CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 12

News: OIG audit finds IRF overpayments of more than $400,000 at Georgia Hospital, documentation to blame

March 22, 2018
Denials & Appeals, News, Quality & Regulatory

Incorrect IRF claims led to $444,458 in overpayments at Memorial University Medical Center, according to a recent OIG audit report.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 12

News: CMS initiatives would give patients more access to medical records data

March 22, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS recently announced MyHealthEData, an initiative aimed at standardizing medical record data and giving patients the ability to share it with providers.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 11

News: PEPPER for short-term acute care hospitals released for fourth quarter 2017

March 15, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS released its PEPPER with statistics from the fourth quarter of fiscal...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

News: CMS publishes quality measure impact report, calls for quality measures

March 8, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

CMS has released their latest impact report for quality measures, showing a decrease in heart attack mortality, unplanned readmissions, and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 10

News: Roughly 25% of healthcare money used for the billing process, JAMA study finds

March 8, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

A recent study by JAMA found that roughly 25% of healthcare dollars are used for the administrative billing process, not patient care. Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 9

News: CMS invites clinicians to participate in study of MIPS reporting burden

March 1, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

In January, MedPAC recommended that MIPS be thrown out and replaced with a new alternative payment program, but CMS isn’t ready to throw in the towel.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 9

News: EHRs burdened by billing requirements, fail to cut costs

March 1, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

EHRs don’t reduce administrative costs, according to a study published in JAMA.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 9

News: CAUTIs cost anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000 for hospitals

March 1, 2018
News, Quality & Regulatory

Without a clear sense of how much CAUTIs cost, hospitals may not be appropriately responding to CMS' financial incentives.Read More »

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