As Congressional members continue tweaking plans to replace and/or repeal the Affordable Care Act, the American Hospital Association, for one, continues to oppose such efforts.
The latest version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) “continues to put health coverage in jeopardy for many...Read More »
Roughly 80% of U.S. children live within 30 miles of a level I or II center, while 88% live within 30 miles of a level I, II or III center, according to a recent study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, First Quarter 2017, which became effective March 15, provides interesting perspectives regarding coding and documentation for Impell®, an implantable heart pump device that supports a patient’s...Read More »
Due to the demands of the conference, the ACDIS offices will be closed through May 8-16. Should you have any questions regarding a missing username/password, website access, or membership expiration dates, please contact customer service at ...Read More »
Our eLearning Product Manager Chelsea Brookes will be in the ACDIS/HCPro booth at the 10th annual ACDIS conference next week to talk about our range of online boot camps and online training courses for CDI professionals. Stop by to talk with Chelsea and enter for a chance to win a...Read More »
About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although CMS implemented the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) reimbursement model as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2011, many CDI programs have only...Read More »
If you don’t follow the ACDIS Blog religiously, now is the time to subscribe. The ACDIS team has been posting conference related tips and tricks in addition to the usual litany of guest posts, book experts, and Q&As. To follow along yourself, visit to the Blog and subscribe using the box on...Read More »
Q: Does sepsis and/or severe sepsis have to be documented in the medical record when only septic shock is noted? We have a couple of physicians that will document septic shock without noting sepsis and/or severe sepsis. I was informed that coding needs to also have the documentation of...Read More »
