Shortly after releasing its Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit in April, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) released its Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs in the May issue of the Journal of AHIMA.
CMS has been holding a number of open forum calls regarding its Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) programs. Dubbed “Nationwide RAC 101 Calls” these sessions covered the basics of RAC reviews, each focusing on a different provider area.
The first call on April 28, intended for all acute...Read More »
Effective January 1, 2011, CMS will start to accept up to 25 codes for secondary diagnoses. The change, listed in a March 2010 MedLearn Matters article and also listed in the...Read More »
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) published its Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit earlier this month. The 41-page document offers sample job descriptions for CDI specialists and physician advisers to CDI, provides definitions for documentation...Read More »
Recent CDI-related headlines include concerns about the burden of paperwork on patient care and the cost of healthcare. And article authors cite a few recent surveys to back up such assertions.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) offered mixed reviews of CMS’ handling of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration program, according to a report released March 31. While the...Read More »
Effective January 1, 2011, CMS is expanding the number of ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes processed on institutional claims, according to an MLN Matters® article released March 5, 2010.
