A recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine analyzed the effect of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) on hospital mortality and found that each 1% decrease in...Read More »
In Virginia, an ongoing contract dispute between Bon Secours Mercy Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has left 11,000 Medicare patients out of network for the health system,...Read More »
Q: Regarding TAVR DRG 267 versus 266: Our providers wonder why so many TAVR procedures go to the 267 DRG without an MCC. I would like to know if other facilities that perform TAVRs get many cases to 266 DRG with an MCC, and if so, what are the top MCCs captured? Providers routinely...Read More »
Leadership Council applications close today August 31, so submit an application to join us for the 2023/2024 term! Applications for the fifth...Read More »
The new episode of the ACDIS Podcast is now available!Click here to listen now! This week’s guest is Mandy Petre, RN, a CDI specialist at Rock...Read More »
Are you so excited about CDI Week that you can’t even think of how to celebrate?
That’s okay: we planned for this.
ACDIS’ CDI Week will occur on September 18 and will end September 22. CDI Week is an opportunity for you and your department to celebrate the importance of the work...Read More »
ACDIS national is pleased to announce the launch of two new chapters in Colorado and northern New Jersey! These two groups are busily planning for their first events with...Read More »
by Deanne Wilk, MPS, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS
We all have t-shirts that are our favorites. Mine are three of varying colors that are worn to the point of being paper thin, even friable I would say. These shirts are at least 10 years old, yet I love how they feel and...Read More »
