Shannon Newell, RHIA, CCS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, and Richard D. Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, describe how hospitals get paid for their performance by CMS using outcomes derived from ICD-9-CM (soon to be ICD-10-CM) codes. In the IPPS FY 2014 final rule, CMS refined and further expanded...
Katy Good, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, and Benjamin Keeler, RN, BSN, PCCN, MHI, explain how to leverage your CDI program to improve hospital rankings and SOI/ROM; assist in the transition to pay for performance; initiate real-time quality improvement and monitoring; and improve core measure compliance...
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2014–2018 strategic plan, which outlines four core goals...Read More »
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After a decade of performance-based healthcare payment initiatives, the Department of Health and Human Services decided it was high-time to take...Read More »
