The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Service Office of Inspector General announced on Thursday, July 13, charges against 412 individuals responsible for $1.3 billion in false billing. This fraud takedown is the largest in DOJ history,...Read More »
“One of the key components for a successful CDI program is the ability to review records concurrently […] Since the documentation takes place so rapidly in the outpatient world, though, concurrent review is difficult,” said Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, director and lead nurse planner...Read More »
Q: After a video-assisted thorascopic surgery (VAT) procedure, a patient is usually receiving high flow oxygen. What circumstance might prompt a CDI specialist to query for acute respiratory failure in this situation? Read More »
Summer can be a hectic time. This often leads to a lull in productivity and education. With more and more people going on vacation, it’s easy to lean back and relax for a couple months. The ACDIS Forums, however, show a different story for the CDI community. Even with vacations, etc., the CDI...Read More »
As we did with the 10th annual ACDIS conference in May, we’ll take some time leading up to the first ever ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI to meet a few of the speakers. Today, we talked with Laurie L....Read More »
Recently, some of the members of the Local Chapter Advisory Board put together some suggestions for starting a local chapter and some tips to keep the flame alive. Here’s a few pieces of their advice.Read More »
Q:I’ve heard some conflicting advice regarding code group B95-B97, bacterial and viral infectious agents. I’ve heard that those codes don’t provide a CC or MCC as a secondary diagnosis in most cases. I’ve also heard that...Read More »
