A new report from CMS found that providers used Z codes to report social determinants of health (SDOH) for 467,136 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries in 2017, which is nearly 5% more than in 2016. CMS notes that this represents 1.4% of the 33.7 million total Medicare FFS beneficiaries...Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
When I was a kid, my siblings would tease me. They’d tell me I was wrong, that I didn’t know what I was talking about. They’d say, “You’re in denial, and it ain’t just a river in Egypt.” Imagine a kid in pigtails sticking out her tongue and wagging her fingers...Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
As the CDI profession has matured and expanded over the years, many CDI departments find themselves pulled down new avenues outside of the traditional chart review process. While not traditionally a role of CDI work, many have begun branching out into denials...Read More »
There’s a lot of talk about the transition from sepsis-2 to sepsis-3, but only one conference is bringing you the latest—straight from the source authority.
Attendees of the 13th annual ACDIS conference in their conference registration a pass to attend Sepsis transition...Read More »
by Anneleah Williams-Bridges, MS, MBCA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, RH-CBS, LIA
Until recently, many organizations have solely used their CDI resources to strengthen the capture of CCs/MCCs, Hierarchical Condition Categories, severity of illness/risk of mortality, and DRG validation....Read More »
Do you know a CDI professional who goes above and beyond their daily duties to advance the CDI profession, help their colleagues, and move the needle on CDI outcomes at your facility? Consider nominating them for one of this year’s ACDIS Achievement Awards.
