In April, CMS held an ICD-10 conference for software vendors, billing services, and clearinghouses to discuss the ICD-10 and Version 5010...Read More »
Shortly after releasing its Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit in April, the American Health Information Management Association (...Read More »
CMS has been holding a number of open forum calls regarding its Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) programs. Dubbed “Nationwide RAC 101 Calls” these...Read More »
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) published its Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit earlier this month...Read More »
Recent CDI-related headlines include concerns about the burden of paperwork on patient care and the cost of healthcare. And article authors cite...Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) offered mixed reviews of CMS’ handling of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration program,...Read More »
In 2008, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed a sample of nearly 300 Medicare hospitalizations from two counties in a one-week period in...Read More »