As more facilities face the specter of reimbursement losses related to the Readmission Reduction Program, CDI programs may be asked to take a...Read More »
Physician evaluation and management (E/M) payments cost Medicare $32.3 billion in 2010—about 30% of all Part B payments that year—and of that...Read More »
Sara Baine, MSN-Ed, CCDS, and Rhonda Peppers, RN, BS, CCDS, present a professional approach to querying for SOI/ROM, to deomnstrate the effects on the medical record, financial impact on the facility and physician, educational needs for CDIs and providers, and how SOI/ROM improves quality data...
Cheryl Manchenton, RN, BSN, describes how new regulations and federal and state payment reforms link quality performance to financial incentives and reimbursement. This presentation discusses best practices for CDI to support accurate quality outcomes data, processes for flagging potential or...
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 »
