ACDIS would like to welcome four new members to the advisory board. These new board members are the first to be elected to the position through the work of a nominating committee and a vote of the ACDIS membership, in a new process begun this year. Thanks to everyone who voted! Please welcome:...Read More »
Malnutrition codes proposed for CC status; 584.8 for downgrade
Inpatient acute care hospitals could see a 2.3% increase in payment rates under the fiscal year (FY) 2013 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule, released April 24. The 2.3% is a...Read More »
Documentation in today’s records may affect payments in FY 2014, 2015
Fail to reduce costs or fail to meet quality measures and your facility could lose out on those incentive payments—a loss of up to 1% of all MS-DRG payments in FY 2013, and up to 2% by 2017. In July, CMS...Read More »
Of 165 respondents who took part in a recent website poll, 50 (30%) indicated they earn more than $100,000 as CDI program managers/directors, followed by 34 (21%) who earn in the $70,000 range, according to a recent ACDIS Weekly Poll. In order to gain additional information...Read More »
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from ACDIS’ letter to CMS regarding the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2013, sent on June 11, 2012. ACDIS is pleased to comment on the proposed changes to the Medicare Hospital...Read More »
More than 65% of respondents listed improving physician documentation as “the most important revenue cycle-related business process” needed to “prepare for the transition to ICD-10,” according to a recent release from...Read More »
Many CDI managers use case-mix index (CMI) as the primary metric for determining the success or failure of their program. If the CMI rises in a given month, the CDI staff is doing its job, appropriately querying physicians for the correct principal diagnosis and accompanying complications/...Read More »
