CMS doled out $1.5 billion to more than a third of U.S. hospitals as part of a longstanding Medicare billing dispute, according to data released by the agency. The top payouts include New York-Presbyterian Hospital ($16 million), North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York ($14.5...Read More »
Hospitals on average misidentify between 7% and 10% of incoming patients when registration staff search the electronic health record (EHR) database for patient records, according to Becker's Hospital CFO.Read More »
At this time last year, many CDI specialists, providers, and coders worried about the arrival of ICD-10; some spoke of doomsday scenarios with mountains of claim denials and delayed payments. One year later, the debut of ICD-10 is earning widespread comparisons to Y2K, the turn-of-the-century...Read More »
All those working in volunteer leadership capacity for current ACDIS local chapters are invited to join the Chapter Advisory Board (CAB) via webinar today, August 25, at 1 p.m., eastern.
The CAB, comprised of past and present leaders, will discuss its work on the leadership toolkit,...Read More »
We are officially one month away from our sixth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, our annual week to celebrate the value of clinical documentation improvement programs and the unique skills and expertise of CDI specialists. This year’s event will take place September 19-23, 2016,...Read More »
Every now and then, we’re contacted by a member unaware of the resources available to them. We want you to be able to make the most of your ACDIS membership. Here’s how you can take full advantage of your member benefits.
Please remember, non-members must register to access free...Read More »
The long-anticipated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year 2017 were released earlier this month, and include a definition for Exclude 1 notes, guidance for meaning and application of the word “with,” and clarification for laterality, according to an...Read More »
$14.2 million. That’s what Medicare paid New York-Presbyterian Hospital in overpayments for 123 claims because the hospital did not have “adequate controls to prevent the incorrect billing of Medicare claims,” according to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).Read More »
