“Ever since CMS announced its goal of transitioning payments to alternative and value based care models, hospitals and healthcare systems have been implementing new processes and technology to support the shift from fee-for-service to value based reimbursement. Most are already participating,”...Read More »
Q: I am having difficulty understanding “late effects.” The statement of a “condition or nature of the late effect is sequenced first,” but the code for the acute phase of an illness or injury that led to the late effect is never used with a code for the late effect, seems contradictory...Read More »
Though CDI efforts traditionally focused on the acute inpatient side of the healthcare continuum, the spotlight has steadily been shifting and expanding to more settings. The May/June edition of the CDI Journal...Read More »
This year at the 10th annual ACDIS conference, the ACDIS team held their first ever meet-and-greet with attendees. This session gave the team the opportunity to introduce themselves and explain what they can do for the members.Read More »
Recently, we chatted with Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CDI education specialist with HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts, about how she got to where she is, the benefits of on-site training, and her favorite parts of training.Read More »
It’s hard to believe that the ACDIS conference has already come and gone. Though there were many things to love at the 10th annual conference, my favorite part was getting to meet all the lovely attendees and speakers.Read More »
