by Christine Donnamiller, RN, ACDIS-Approved CDI Apprentice
I know it’s not easy.
I see you documenting early in the morning, afternoon, and late in the evening. Somewhere in the middle you are holding that patient’s heart by speaking your words to him, speaking with the...Read More »
Fall is the time for cider, apple picking, and pumpkin patch pictures. For those in the CDI profession, though, it’s also a time for regulatory updates. The November/December edition of the CDI Journal seeks to give readers a guiding light through the...Read More »
Despite successful legal challenges by stakeholders, hospitals will see continued cuts to the 340B drug savings program and reductions in reimbursements for off-campus clinic visits in 2020 under the calendar year (CY) 2020 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule, ...Read More »
The CMS is working with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation/Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) to develop a measure of acute cardiovascular-related admissions for patients with heart failure. The purpose of developing this measure is to assist in creating outcome measures...Read More »
A new study performed by researchers at Johns Hopkins found that Medicare fraud and abuse costs are much as $140 billion annually. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, also found that this fraud and abuse is...Read More »
We had a patient with Type 2 diabetes who was admitted for hypoglycemia with metabolic encephalopathy. The patient also had stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN). Which ICD-10-CM codes should we assign for this patient’s encounter?Read More »
The ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI is next week at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas! Have you registered yet? If not, you still have a chance!Read More »
The ACDIS Forms & Tools Library Committee recently approved several new samples for publication in the ACDIS Resource Library. The committee also included suggestions with each sample to help those adapting these resources. Here’s what’s new in the Library:
