According to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) 2015 fourth quarter RACTrac survey, which included nearly 750 hospitals, shows that 81% of complex denials in the fourth quarter were due to inpatient coding errors—falling between the second quarter (79%), and third quarter (83%)...Read More »
Local chapter membership rosters will be due by the end of the month. Please remind local chapter members to update their contact information using the online membership roster. Read More »
Did you know that there are just over 60 days until the annual ACDIS conference? As you plan your itinerary, stay in the loop on speakers, sessions, special events, and more.Read More »
The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)¹ as published on February 23 in the Journal of the American Medical Association represents a radical departure from the prior sepsis definitions in 1991² (...Read More »
I am often asked by CDI managers and directors about how can they hire and retain a successful CDI specialist. These comments identify two issues: one, finding a person with the right skills, and, two, keeping them in this highly...Read More »
One of the biggest concerns regarding electronic health record implementation has been the proliferation of physicians simply copying and pasting information from the previous days’ record forward. Now, there’s new guidelines on effective use of this tool from the Partnership for Health IT...Read More »
Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 declared that any off-campus hospital outpatient departments that started billing after passage of the bill November 2, 2015, would not be paid under the OPPS, but other Part B payment systems, such as the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) or...Read More »
