As 2018 draws to a close, the ACDIS administrative team wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all our wonderful volunteer local chapter and networking group leaders.Read More »
CDI professionals, along with HIM professionals, have important responsibilities to assign the most accurate ICD-10-PCS codes to arrive at the correct DRG assignment. Despite working together, there are times when differing perspectives...Read More »
It’s not always easy being the director of ACDIS, but I do have to say that hosting the bi-weekly ACDIS Radio show doesn’t feel like work. It’s one of my favorite aspects of my job. ACDIS Radio allows me to...Read More »
The AHA, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Mercy Health Muskegon, Olympic Medical Center, and York Hospital sued the Trump administration last week over...Read More »
In FY 2018, 57% of hospitals earned Medicare incentive payments under the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program. In FY 2019, that number will decline to 55%, or roughly 1,550 hospitals.Read More »
Q:We have a couple providers that will diagnose patients with severe sepsis with septic shock when they are hypotensive stating that they “caught the cascade early” and averted the need for vasopressors. Alternatively, the...Read More »
