Each quarter, ACDIS publishes a list of newly minted Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) holders on the website. In another blowout quarter, more than 60 CDI professionals earned their credential during the first quarter of 2017, according to CCDS Coordinator Penny Richards.Read More »
Still reeling from the 10th annual ACDIS conference in Las Vegas? Thrilled by the sessions and excited to share what you learned with your co-workers? Can’t wait until next year’s event? Well, it’s already time to start planning the 11th annual conference in San Antonio,...Read More »
“Simply put, the advent of EHRs and e-queries changed how CDI specialists work—and the days of misplaced paper queries and incoherent penmanship are all but gone,” according to a special report out from ACDIS and HealthLeaders Media.Read More »
“Ever since CMS announced its goal of transitioning payments to alternative and value based care models, hospitals and healthcare systems have been implementing new processes and technology to support the shift from fee-for-service to value based reimbursement. Most are already participating,”...Read More »
Though value-based care is still in the early stages of adoption, respondents to HealthLeaders Media’s Value-Based Readiness Survey expect robust growth in the share of patients in value-based programs over the next three years, HealthLeaders Media reported.Read More »
The newly released Coding Clinic, Second Quarter, 2017, touches on diagnoses related to neurology such as Parkinson’s disease, encephalopathy, and stroke, as well as questions related to nicotine and drug dependence, among other items, some of which previously lead to discrepancies...Read More »
