Now more than a decade removed from CDI programs’ widespread adoption, CDI professionals have an impact on nearly all aspects of healthcare—from reimbursement, to quality reporting, to denials prevention and appeal writing, to patient care. That’s what the 2019 CDI Week theme celebrates—“CDI...Read More »
The application deadline for 2020 national conference speakers is tomorrow, Friday, September 13. ACDIS’ “Lucky 13th” conference takes place May 5-8, 2020, at the...Read More »
During last week’s MedPAC meeting, MedPAC proposed a program that would tie quality to payments for skill nursing facilities, home health service, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-...Read More »
Every year, organizations receive more denials, and payers’ tactics are shifting based on coding rules, clinical criteria, and their own whims. As a result, many CDI teams find themselves involved with the denials management and appeals process.Read More »
It’s time to get your cape out of the closet, dust off your super suit, and kick-off CDI Week 2019 in just a few short days. This will be the ninth annual CDI Week celebration and this year’s theme is CDI Superheroes: The Heroes Hospitals Deserve. Read More »