Quality & Regulatory

According to a recent study by the University of Michigan, participation in voluntary federal quality reporting programs has a greater effect on...Read More »

CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS proposed rule...Read More »

ACDIS Advisory Board member Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CDI manager at Penn State Hershey Medical Center brings along her...Read More »

There’s no doubt that focus in healthcare reimbursement shifted in the past decade—from payment for services rendered to payment methods which...Read More »

A recent study from the University of Michigan concluded that the...Read More »

CMS recently made the July 2017 Hospital Compare preview reports...Read More »

by Melissa Varnavas

Healthcare has often been referred to a both a science and an art. Nevertheless, the healthcare industry...Read More »

Time to take action

With the help of our hospital quality improvement (QI) committees, we can take action to restore the...Read More »

CDI specialists likely know the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as the proverbial keepers of...Read More »

The Coordination and Maintenance Committee met at the CMS headquarters on March 7-8 to discuss the proposed new ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes for...Read More »