More than $10 million: That’s what Florida-based BayCare Health System agreed to pay the federal government to settle a four-year investigation of its billing for cardiac and vascular procedures, according to a Department of...Read More »
CDI networking efforts have grown since ACDIS’ inception to nearly 40 local chapters across the country. They range in formality but share the mission to bring quality CDI practices to their facilities and to share lessons learned amongst fellow professionals. November events take place in...Read More »
On October 16, Representative Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced legislation to reform Recovery Auditors (RA) through various financial penalties and program limitations. (Read a related article in CDI ...Read More »
A bill, introduced October 16, aims to curtail the proliferation of healthcare audits and medical requests and improve results of Medicare audit programs. Introduced to the House by Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and Adam...Read More »
Hospitals stand to lose about $1.2 million in annual reimbursement revenue for each 1% drop in its surgical complication rates, according to a recent study published in the October edition of ...Read More »
Following the close of each fiscal year (FY) quarter, CMS releases statistics for the amount of overpayments and underpayments made each quarter. In...Read More »
