With the advent of Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC), which review both Part A (hospital) and Part B (physician) billing, payers are now looking to ensure that physician and facility billing match, says Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDIS, CCDS, an ACDIS Advisory...Read More »
It is hard to believe that the first-ever Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Week is now little more than a pleasant memory for most. It was definitely something to be marked in the annals of ACDIS’ history. The first CDI Week may be over, but the days of recognizing this unique, vital...Read More »
The first annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week was celebrated September 18–24, 2011. A work group organized and supported by ACDIS convened over several months to plan and organize the event and to develop resources and promotional events, including an industrywide survey and a series...Read More »
I have had several people ask me how I keep the excitement alive in my department which has been in existence eight years. It is not hard to do when CDI is my love, passion, and life. I continually look for areas of improvement and where we can...Read More »
Consider new Noridian observation vs. inpatient flowchart
CDI specialists should review the overall quality of medical record documentation from the day a patient comes into the ER—regardless of whether that patient ultimately ends up in observation, as an...Read More »
In October, ACDIS will celebrate its fifth anniversary. We couldn’t be prouder. In those five years since its inception the association has grown to more than 3,200 members and more than 15,000 CDI Strategies subscribers. ...Read More »
APR-DRGs are the most widely-used SOI and ROM-adjusted DRGs in the healthcare industry. They are driven not only by the principal diagnosis (PDX) and any procedures performed, but also take into consideration all secondary diagnoses. MS-DRGs, in comparison, are driven by the PDX, procedures, and...Read More »
