While the American Medical Association (AMA) supports some of CMS’ proposals for year two of the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP), in some areas, it’s urging CMS to do more to...Read More »
Every year, facilities across the country celebrate the efforts of their CDI teams for one week in September. Though ACDIS believes CDI professionals deserve accolades throughout the year, CDI Week is a time to pull out all the stops. This year’s festivities take place September 18-22 and the...Read More »
CMS now plans to cancel two mandatory bundled payment programs, according to a new rule title posted to the Federal Register on August 10. The two rules, the Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment Models and the...Read More »
The effect of the meaningful use incentives and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 have been hotly contested. While some say the programs increased the rate of EHR adoption,...Read More »
CMS released the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule on Wednesday, August 2, updating Medicare payment and polices for patients discharged from hospitals from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018.Read More »
The concept of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) is not new; CMS implemented the HCC model in 2004 as a way to determine capitated payments for Medicare Advantage plans. With the number of patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage...Read More »
For the second year in a row, the Mayo Clinic tops the U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” of the best hospitals of 2017-2018, HealthLeaders Media reported.Read More »
