Quality

News: Teaching, rural hospitals hit with fewer readmission penalties following CMS changes

April 18, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 16

Changes made to the HRRP aimed to address concerns related to unfair penalties seems to have worked, according to a new study...Read More »

Q&A: What’s a flagship organization, related to CMS reporting?

April 17, 2019

CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 58

Ask ACDIS, Quality

Q: When looking at the PEPPER and comparing regional, state, nation, etc., what does a “flagship"”...Read More »

News: AMA, UnitedHealthcare to develop new ICD-10 codes to address social determinants of health

April 11, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 15

Clinical & Coding, News, Quality

The AMA and UnitedHealthcare announced a...Read More »

CDI's Role in Population Health

April 10, 2019

CDI Expansion, Quality

With special guest Cassi L. Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA, director of HIM and revenue integrity for UC San Diego Health, where she provides enterprisewide leadership and...

News: AHA comments on potential changes to CMS star rating methodology

April 4, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News, Quality

At the beginning of March 2019, CMS...Read More »

News: Despite participation drop, CMS to accept applications for BPCI Advanced Model Year 3

April 4, 2019

CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 14

News, Quality, Regulations

CMS announced that it will soon begin accepting applications to participate in its second cohort of the BPCI Advanced Model starting in January...Read More »

Conference conversations: CDI as a quality initiative for both inpatient and outpatient

April 1, 2019

CDI Blog - Volume 12, Issue 48

ACDIS Guidance, Quality

Kimberly Charles, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC, will present “Documenting Evaluation and Management Services,” on Day 1 of the ACDIS conference. Charles...Read More »