The ACDIS quarterly conference call is scheduled for today, Thursday, February 16, from 1-2 p.m. ET. ACDIS members should have received dial-in instructions via e-mail. If you did not receive instructions, e-mail ACDIS Member Services Specialist Penny Richards at...Read More »
In a recent “CDI Talk” discussion, ACDIS members shared reporting structure details,describing the pros and cons of their situations. Of those participating in the discussion,three reported to quality, one reported to the chief financial officer, and one reported to thechief medical information...Read More »
The CDI Roadmap is intended to help establish baselines for hospitals starting up a new CDI department,either for the first time or in a “reboot.” Established CDI programs should find these documents beneficial as well. One of the documents I’m most pleased with is the “Goals and objectives of...Read More »
CMS’ Recovery Auditors (previously called Recovery Audit Contractors, now associated with the Recovery Audit Program [RAP]), collected nearly $400 million in overpayments from October 1 through December 31, 2011,...Read More »
On August 24, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a one-year delay of ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. The new deadline is October 1, 2014. (Read the final rule at www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-21238_PI.pdf.)
The switch from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS is set and it isn’t going to change. There is no waiting for ICD-11, no two-year delay until 2015. But many questions remain. The following Q&As were culled from 3M’s September 5 webinar, “ICD-10 Final Rule Q&A.”Read More »
