The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI), ACDIS’ sister association, is looking for applicants for their inaugural Leadership Council.Read More »
Local chapter leaders do everything they can to keep members connected, especially during these times of social distancing. Many are holding virtual meetings in place of in-person ones, at times opening these events to any local chapter members even those from different states. Still, it can be...Read More »
Identifying sepsis is a complex process that takes more thought than checking off clinical indicators from a list regardless of what criteria is used to qualify the diagnosis. It takes critical thinking and oftentimes, collaboration with...Read More »
As some of you know, I’m recently back in my at-home office after a week-long staycation. I have a hard time taking a vacation. Last summer was the first time in almost four years that I took a full week off, rented a house in Ogunquit, Maine, and...Read More »
CMS released its 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) experience report, which includes data on participation and performance in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) during the 2018 performance year.
Our facility has adopted a systemwide definition of sepsis (based on Sepsis-3) and we’re having success with educating most providers. Some of our infectious disease providers, however, like to use the term septicemia which codes to A41.9, Sepsis, unspecified organism. This is somewhat of a...Read More »
