Quality & Regulatory

Every month, you will find a new topic or question along with the committee’s findings posted to this page and publicized in CDI Strategies.

Topics under review for future release include:

• Hierarchy
• Sepsis
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Following is the text of ACDIS comments to CMS on the proposed changes to the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and proposed fiscal year (FY) 2021 rates, as published in the May 29, 2020 Federal Register (CMS-1735-P). Download them below. Please use the following...

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O

There is a saying that “the only constant in life is change.” This can also be said about healthcare. New advances in medical technologies are constantly introduced allowing us to better care for our patients. Unfortunately, the cost of these...