During its November House of Delegates meeting in Honolulu, members of the American Medical Association (AMA) again vocalized its opposition to ICD-10 implementation, according to a preliminary report of its 2012...Read More »
When CMS stopped paying for healthcare-associated infections such as catheter-associated blood stream infection and urinary tract infections, the agency expected rates for such infections to decline. In fact a recent study “found no evidence that the 2008 CMS policy had any measurable effect on...Read More »
More than $10 million: That’s what Florida-based BayCare Health System agreed to pay the federal government to settle a four-year investigation of its billing for cardiac and vascular procedures, according to a Department of...Read More »
By Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS
In a recent CDI Talk conversation the discussion centered around whether CDI professionals are working with case management staff on the documentation of medical...Read More »
ACDIS is pleased to provide one CEU towards recertification of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential for participation in our quarterly conference calls. Quarterly conference calls are offered as a benefit to ACDIS members and recordings of the calls are available as...Read More »
Earlier this month, CMS released a quick tip sheet “Communicating with your Payers about ICD-10.” In it, the agency listed several questions facilities can use to connect with various payers to ensure readiness for the transition slated for October 1, 2014. Questions include:
Should we query for the specific pulmonary exacerbation of cystic fibrosis (CF)? Coding Clinic states that the exacerbation of CF should be listed first.Read More »
