Debra Conrad filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District against Heartland Regional Medical Center, also known as Mosaic Life Care, alleging wrongful termination for raising concerns about fraudulent billing practices.Read More »
Last week, CMS announced new initiatives to improve Medicaid program integrity “through greater transparency and accountability, strengthened data, and innovative and robust analytic tools."Read More »
Q:I’ve heard people say that CDI professionals should be wary of conflicting diagnoses that occur in the discharge summary as the provider’s documentation may not “conflict” with the consulting provider. Can you clarify what...Read More »
After a week of racing neck-and-neck, the CDI Week 2018 theme has been chosen! This year’s theme will be “CDI Mosaic: Creating a Collaborative Portrait!”Read More »
The ACDIS Local Chapter Agreement Form sets out the expectations for official local chapter leadership in both their relationship to ACDIS national and to the chapter itself. For those new to a...Read More »
Q: A physician documented that a pregnant patient is obese, and the patient’s chart has a listed BMI score. Can we assign an ICD-10-CM BMI code in this instance or should this never be done for an obstetrics patient? Read More »
It’s a hot topic in the CDI world: who’s qualified to be a CDI professional? ACDIS as an organization holds that CDI is a broad table, welcoming professionals from diverse backgrounds including...Read More »
