In 2020, tax-exempt hospitals provided approximately $130 billion in total benefits to their surrounding communities, $57 billion of which was used for financial assistance for patients in need,...Read More »
Q: What is your take on differential diagnoses? From The Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, it looks like they are equal to “uncertain conditions” if they are documented at the time of discharge. My concern regards the word “confirmed”: I don’t think that the...Read More »
Wondering how to interpret the latest patient safety indicator (PSI) 15 guidelines? Looking for clarification on a Coding Clinic or update in the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting? We want to hear from you!
2024 is upon us! Well, that’s how it feels to the ACDIS team at least.
I’ve written before that the national conference feels like the end of the ACDIS year and that a new year begins immediately after the conference concludes. Which means, with the 2023...Read More »
Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments have cost taxpayers approximately $88 billion per year (or 22% of 2022 MA spending levels), according to a new report.
The report, authored by the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), suggested that Part B premiums or federal spending on...Read More »
