Quality & Regulatory

by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) allows CMS to penalize hospitals with...Read More »

by Bonnet Tyndall, RN, CCDS

Mortality reviews are becoming more prevalent in the CDI world. But what do they really mean for CDI...Read More »

A number of inpatient prospective payment system changes in recent years, due primarily to the Affordable Care Act, have allowed CMS to adjust...Read More »

Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to a study conducted by the Journal of the...Read More »

by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP

You may be wondering why so many CDI departments are expanding their review processes to...Read More »

Unfortunately, the January/February edition of ACDIS’ CDI Journal has been delayed but not to worry, we expect to publish it shortly and...Read More »

CMS awarded roughly $100 million in aid to 11 small physician practice organizations to help meet Quality Payment Program (QPP) initiatives,...Read More »

Accused of misreporting malnutrition in a January 2017 OIG audit, Vidant Medical Center, a 909 bed acute care teaching hospital, fought back with...Read More »

A False Claims Act lawsuit accuses UnitedHealthcare Group of a scheme which may have allowed its subsidiaries and other insurers to improperly...Read More »

by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Auditors target multiple conditions which for clinical validation denials (CVD). Personally, I...Read More »