There may be hope for hospitals carefully watching the proposed IPPS rule, praying for some amelioration of the suggested 2.9% documentation and...Read More »
Assessment of clinical measures associated with end-of-life treatment could actually improve care of the dying, according to a release regarding a...Read More »
Two new publications from AHIMA offer guidance and best practices for CDI programs. The Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit, released in...Read More »
The new, revised, and deleted ICD-9-CM codes, effective October 1, 2010, are now out. You can find them in a zip file on the CMS website, here:...Read More »
Nine hospitals in seven states will pay the United States more than $9.4 million combined to resolve claims that they overcharged Medicare between...Read More »
