At a confidential agency briefing in August 2010, CMS officials outlined steps to recover more than $128 million in alleged 2007 overpayments from five Medicare Advantage insurer...Read More »
Call it a no-brainer but recent research shows a “strong association” related to “clinically validated” patient safety indicators (PSIs) and patient outcomes such as increased length of stay and high rates of hospital readmissions and mortality. It is a no-brainer because PSIs are a set of...Read More »
Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to a study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in 2014. However, the scope and usefulness of those online reviews are limited, according to a study conducted by JAMA...Read More »
It's time to submit nominations for the ACDIS Achievement Awards, to be presented at the 10th annual ACDIS Conference, May 9 - 12, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Please fill out the nomination form by Friday, February 17, 2017. Click here:...Read More »
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6 Focus on growth in year of the rooster: ACDIS members share their priorities for CDI program efforts in 2017.
9 Resolutions for remote CDI effectiveness: Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, CDIP, provides insight on mitigating work-from-home headaches.
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Every quarter since January 2014, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has collected and published survey data from its member facilities regarding government audit activities in its RACTrac surveys, reports, and related webinars. Although new Recovery Auditor contracts were awarded in...Read More »
Hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) declined by 21% in the last five years, according to a report, “National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts to Make Health Care Safer,” published by the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (...Read More »
ACDIS is pleased to donate $1,000 of the proceeds from the 10th annual conference bookstore sales to The Josie King Foundation, a non-profit foundation started by Josie’s mother, Sorrel King, who delivered the general session address on Day 1 of the conference.Read More »
