One of ACDIS’ sponsor partners is seeking insight to explore brands and products specializing in healthcare revenue cycle solutions (including CDI). As leaders in CDI, they would really appreciate your input and insight! Please copy and paste this link into your browser to respond today: hub....Read More »
CMS plans limited changes to CCs in fiscal year (FY) 2012, but proposes new MS-DRGs for excisional debridement as well as an additional hospital-acquired condition (HAC). These and other changes are part of the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule posted April 19. The...Read More »
On our advisory board Web pages you can now find new documents describing qualifications and expectations of advisory board members, as well as our brand-new elections process.
In addition, our CCDS certification board is in the final stages of developing its own set of bylaws to govern...Read More »
Despite the guidance CMS offers about proper inpatient admission decisions, hospitals still struggle with the process. In order to clear up confusion CMS issued a special edition MLN Matters article that includes excerpts...Read More »
Alicia Mitchell, MSN, RN, CCDS, director of CDI at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, asks: “We are very transparent with our metrics and have a robust CDI dashboard that contains all of our KPIs. We have the ability to filter by CDI specialist, provider, and coder. All...Read More »
When Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, accepted a CDI position in Texas, she’d planned the move to be closer to her family. When her husband received a promotion, however, plans changed. They decided to stay in North Carolina.
Although Love remained in the area, she found a brand-new...Read More »
As announced in the January 20 issue of CDI Strategies, CMS issued a proposed rule to establish a new Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program slated to take effect October 1, 2012 (for Fiscal Year [FY] 2013). CMS will hold a special open door forum on Thursday, February 10...Read More »
