Productivity has been a huge concern for both CDI specialists and coders. With the added specify in ICD-10, facilities need to strike a balance between getting claims out the door and capturing the full clinical picture is key, says ACDIS Advisory Board member Judy Schade, RN, MSN, CCM,...Read More »
Quality. Mortality. Advanced CDI. Pay-for-performance. Value Based Purchasing (VBP). Last week’sACDIS Quarterly Membership Conference Call touched on a number of these topics.Read More »
It’s hard not to use some form of cliché to describe the advent of ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2015. “Implementation is on the horizon.” “It’s time for a wake-up call.” “Alarm bells are ringing.” The images throughout this edition of the Journal mimic many of them. One thing is true, however, it...Read More »
by Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS
Did you know the United States is the last country in the world to adopt ICD-10? Many organizations held off on preparations, waiting in case another delay came. Now, however, the clock continues to tick, louder and louder. Now, the reality of...Read More »
CDI entered my life in January 2004. It clicked, and from then on my passion for CDI gained momentum. In a few short years, I began to hear of a group that catered directly to the CDI profession, and once I logged onto...Read More »
Last week’s congressional House Energy and Commerce Committee subcommittee hearing regarding ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation left many industry leaders optimistic. Of the seven witnesses who answered committee questions and provided testimony, only one spoke against implementation, essentially...Read More »
Everyone wants a gold star. As a personal friend often puts it, “Wouldn’t it be nice to get a pat on the head and a cookie every once in a while?”Read More »
by Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CCM
The typical pay for performance (P4P) program provides a bonus to healthcare providers if they meet or exceed agreed-upon quality or performance measures. Quality. If I had a dollar every time that “buzzword” was used in the healthcare...Read More »
