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...
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...
With special guest Deborah Jones, MSN, RN, the director of CDI at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a large academic medical center affiliated with Harvard Medical school in Boston,...
CMS announced that it is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare...Read More »
ECRI Institute recently published its annual list of the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns. The goal of this list is to help facilities’ efforts for...Read More »
With special guest Vicki Galyean, RN, BSN, CCDS, clinical documentation excellence (CDE) team leader, and Gina Fones-DiCrocco, MEd, CPC, CRCR, director of coding...
Healthcare systems are beginning to make notable investments in community programs to address social determinants of health (SDOH), according to a...Read More »
