According to a recent study published in the JAMA, Medicare penalties for above-average readmission rates among patients with AMI, heart failure, and pneumonia do not seem to have affected mortality rates either in-hospital or after discharge.Read More »
Over the past five months, thousands of patients have received notices from several insurance companies that Panos had posed as another doctor in order to review their medical records in coverage disputes.Read More »
The country's first, state-mandated, public reporting initiative for sepsis, implemented in 2013, has increased compliance with sepsis care bundles for patients with severe sepsis and...Read More »
Hospitals may be better at preventing early readmissions but outpatient clinics and home-based interventions are better for preventing late readmissions, according to...Read More »
Clinicians working in ambulatory surgical centers may soon have more discretion over when to conduct comprehensive medical H&Ps, if CMS’ proposed changes to the Medicare Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage are implemented.Read More »
The Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists(ACDIS) is proud to sponsor the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week. This week is a time to recognize CDI specialists for the critical role
CDI is a diverse field, involving multiple disciplines both directly in a CDI professional role and indirectly through interdepartmental collaboration. That’s what the 2018 CDI Week theme is all about—“CDI Mosaic: Creating a Collaborative Portrait.” This year’s Industry Overview Survey bore out...Read More »
According to a recent report from the RAND Corporation, public rankings of hospital quality would be more accurate and useful if they incorporated the different ways patients judge a hospital’s performance.Read More »
