Articles for February 13, 2014

CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

Director’s Note: Welcome new ACDIS Advisory Board leadership

February 13, 2014
ACDIS Guidance
Please join us in welcoming our newest additions to the ACDIS Advisory Board—Wendy Clesi, Wendy De Vreugd, Mark LeBlanc, and Michelle McCormack. 
 
The board consists of a 12-member multi-disciplinary team, reflective of the ACDIS membership, and also includes CDI...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

Local Chapter Events: March meetings scheduled

February 13, 2014
News

The following ACDIS chapters are planning upcoming networking events. For additional information visit the Local Chapter page of the ACDIS website or visit the...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

News: '2-Midnight' audit probe timeline extended

February 13, 2014
News

Medicare Administrative Contractors can continue their “probe and educate” audits related to the “2-Midnight Rule” through September 30,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

News: OIG targets Kwashiorkor claims

February 13, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

Christus Saint Vincent Regional Medical Center, in Santa Fe, used ICD-9-CM diagnosis code 260 for Kwashiorkor, when it should have used codes for other forms of malnutrition, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

News: Congress proposes new bill to reform physician payments

February 13, 2014
News, Quality & Regulatory

Senate Finance, House Ways and Means, and House Energy and Commerce committees combined multiple Medicare physician payment reform proposals into one bipartisan bill titled SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014, released Feb. 6.  

 
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

News: CMS hosts ICD-10 summit Friday; Physician Compare meeting Feb. 24

February 13, 2014
News

News: CMS hosts ICD-10 summit Friday; Physician Compare meeting Feb. 24Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 8, Issue 4

Q&A: Linking/unlinking osteomyelitis with diabetes diagnosis

February 13, 2014
Ask ACDIS

Please clarify the rule regarding presumption of the link of diabetes, when documented, to the diagnosis of osteomyelitis when both are documented by the provider.Read More »