The effect of the meaningful use incentives and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 have been hotly contested. While some say the programs increased the rate of EHR adoption,...Read More »
Most people in the CDI world have begun to feel the effects of technology on their day-to-day work. Although there may be hiccups in implementing new technology, it does have the ability to simplify and streamline the CDI process, according to a new white paper from ACDIS in partnership with...Read More »
Any CDI specialist who’s gone through a transition from paper records to an electronic health record (EHR) system knows the new technology is far from perfect. In the latest finding, a study by the Journal of...Read More »
Healthcare organizations need to make crucial decisions based on the perceived risk of their patient populations. To do this, organizations need a complete picture of their population.Read More »
About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although CMS implemented the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) reimbursement model as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2011, many CDI programs have only...Read More »
Q: The revenue officer at our facility says all death charts should have a CC/MCC. I do try to find missed CC/MCCs on the records as well as the complete documentation, however, not all records end up having one. Can you help me understand the basis of this requirement and give me some...Read More »
The use of electronic health records (EHR) should be guided by ethical principles that put patient care at the forefront, according to a position paper published by the American College of Physicians (ACP). EHRs can be an...Read More »
Editor’s Note: There are only 18 more days until the 10th Annual ACDIS Conference! Over the past few months, we’ve spoken to several speakers and provided their thoughts on the ACDIS Blog. Recently, we...Read More »
