CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 35

Conference corner: 2020 speaker application period extended to Friday, September 13

August 22, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

There’s been quite a bit of buzz about the speaker application period for the 13th annual ACDIS conference. And while applications are coming in fast and furious, many potential speakers have been seeking an extension to the submission deadline. After conferring with the 2020...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 35

ACDIS update: New video highlighting website navigation available

August 22, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Frequent ACDIS website visitors may have noticed several updates over the last few weeks. Back in July, ACDIS Editor Linnea Archibald highlighted the changes to the ACDIS menu layout, but as more...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 35

Local chapter update: ACDIS community goes local with events nationwide

August 22, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

Last week, ACDIS’ extended administrative family started out on an ACDIS “road show.” Last Thursday, ACDIS’ Solutions Specialist Angie Herrin and Enterprise Sales Executive Corey Campbell traveled to the Tennessee ACDIS Chapter meeting. And on Friday, Enterprise Sales Executive Caison Morisey...Read More »
CDI Blog - Volume 13, Issue 34

Guest post: Imaginary backstories for denials

May 29, 2020

by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

As I approach the autumn of my years and the most-significant-other Beloved Dental Empress remains perpetually in spring, she and I sometimes speculate on our life choices. Among these are our decisions to enter the field of healthcare. While...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 34

Note from the ACDIS Director: Launching the ACDIS Leadership Council

August 15, 2019
Leadership Council, CDI Management

By Brian Murphy

If you’re a regular user of the ACDIS website (and we hope you are), you will be seeing a few new features in the coming days. In addition to streamlining the website, we’ve made a few adjustments related to a brand-new initiative  for CDI supervisors, managers,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 34

News: Baylor wins $61.8 million FCA case over alleged upcoding

August 15, 2019
Clinical & Coding, Denials & Appeals, News

Providence Health & Services wasn’t the only one under fire from Integra Med Analytics. The firm also filed a suit alleging that Baylor Scott & White, a large Texas-based health system, wrongly billed Medicare for more than $61.8 million over seven years through the practice of upcoding...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 34

News: FY 2020 OPPS proposed rule released

August 15, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS recently released the calendar year (CY) 2020 MPFS and OPPS proposed rules, introducing new CPT codes and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 13, Issue 34

News: Cooperating Parties approve FY 2020 ICD-10-CM guidelines

August 15, 2019
Clinical & Coding, News

The four Cooperating Parties recently approved the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, which include updated guidance for reporting pressure-induced deep tissue...Read More »

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