CMS may have paid $729 million in electronic health record (EHR) incentive payments that didn’t comply with the federal standards between May 2011...Read More »
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The session will explain the contribution CDI programs can make to improving hospital quality reporting by collaborating with the quality department and reviewing pay-for-performance (P4P) reports for improvement opportunities. Actual P4P reports...
Barbara J. Brant, MPA, RN, CDIP, CCDS, CCS; Timothy J. Garrett, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACHE, CHCQM, CIC
This session will provide an internal view of Recovery Audit processes, from the inside perspective of a Recovery Auditor (Cotiviti Healthcare, Region 2 and Region 3). Discussion...
Join this session with representatives of the ACDIS Advisory Board as they offer an insider’s look at the CDI profession, including where it stands and how it must evolve. Membership survey results will be shared. The session will also include a look at how ACDIS is helping to shape the...
Clinical validation can be a challenging task for both CDI and coding professionals. The 2016 AHIMA practice brief “Clinical Validation: The Next Level of CDI” adds some clarity on this...
