Following the release of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule at the end of April, the ACDIS and broader CDI communities were...Read More »
“Denied.” It’s a word no one wants to hear in response to their healthcare claims. Yet, it’s more frequently on the lips of both governmental and private payers. Whether it be clinical- or coding-related, denials are an ever-present reality in today’s healthcare environment, threatening the...Read More »
Average hospital readmission rates associated with individual PCPs show almost no variation, so incentivizing PCPs to change practice to lower the rates may not make sense.Read More »
Private health plans paid hospitals 241% of what Medicare would have in 2017, up from 236% in 2015, according to a new study from RAND Corporation. Though the study found that prices paid to hospitals by private...Read More »
According to a new report from the Leapfrog Group, patients treated at hospitals that earned a “D” or “F” grade when it comes to patient safety face a 92% higher risk of death from avoidable medical errors than at...Read More »
The ACDIS Regulatory Committee formed last fall and has been working to keep ACDIS members up to date on the regulatory changes that could potentially affect their CDI practice. One change that the committee members are...Read More »
