Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, will present “A Deep Dive into HCCs” on Day 1 of the ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, which takes place November 14-15 at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas. Pinson is the principal and medical...Read More »
Q: I’m doing a pilot program related to missed query opportunities in ED cases and I have a question about congenital conditions in outpatient billing. We recently came across documentation from an ED physician that stated a patient had “incidental congenital...Read More »
By Anny Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP, and Page Knauss, BSN, RN, LNC, ACM, CPC, CDEO
Advancements in medicine and technology shifted a variety of services that were once solely performed in the inpatient setting to the outpatient setting. The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee’s...Read More »
By Tracy Boldt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, and Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
Developing and maintaining a good working relationship requires a lot of effort regardless of whether the CDI team works in the inpatient or outpatient setting. A strong team is built on respect and...Read More »
The AHA, the Association of American Medical Colleges, Mercy Health Muskegon, Olympic Medical Center, and York Hospital sued the Trump administration last week over...Read More »
If you’ve been thinking about applying for the new Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient (CCDS-O) certification, we’re accepting exam applications now.
The exam committee is busy finalizing questions that will appear on the...Read More »
Confusion and a lack of guidance about Medicare knee replacement rules has caused many hospitals to treat all Medicare beneficiaries undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as outpatients, according to a survey by the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons...Read More »
