This sample was reviewed and approved by the ACDIS Resource Library Committee in 2023. The committee noted that, though this template would be useful for those just starting out in mortality reviews, it would also require customized columns (ex. columns containing quality reviews) to reflect...
Determining when to code a post-surgical complication as opposed to simply considering it to be an expected outcome after surgery can be a...Read More »
While CDI and coding staff members are well versed in assigning a principal diagnosis, they are often less adept at incorporating the concept of...Read More »
Over a nine-year period, from 2001 to 2010, physicians increased billing of higher level evaluation and management (E/M) codes in all types of E/M...Read More »
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) pointed to deficiencies in CMS’ oversight of Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), indicated that...Read More »
