Revenue integrity is still the new kid on the block as far as hospital departments and roles are concerned, so it’s not surprising that more than...Read More »
Although there are more than 40 ACDIS local chapters and networking groups in operation throughout the country, there may not be one in your...Read More »
by Amy Fletcher, RN, CCDS, and Jacie Kramer, RN, BSN
CDI programs aren’t only for the acute inpatient arena; they are also being implemented in critical access hospitals (CAH) and Medicare dependent hospitals. Learn how to build a successful program to meet the varying regulatory...
The volume of denials due to lack of medical necessity for outpatient services is increasing. As a result, providers must ensure that they develop processes around improving documentation to justify services in all areas of care provided....
by Sandra Love, RN, BSN, CCDS, and Melinda G. Matthews, RN, BSN, MHA, CCDS, CDIP
This session offers strategies to optimize your pediatric CDI program, including hidden opportunities to drive severity of illness and risk of mortality while supporting final coding and audit...
Documentation in the long-term acute care setting (LTAC) differs compared to documentation optimization for typical short-term care centers. This session provides documentation improvement methodologies you can teach to physicians to support...
by Cherri Sanders, RHIT, and Heather Marie Smith, CCS-P
Our facility serves a large Medicare population, making it vulnerable to Medicare’s LCD/NCDs, and it experienced thousands of dollars in denials annually without fully understanding what was being denied and why. Everything...
by Valerie A. Bica, BSN, RN, CPN, and Leah N. Savage, MSN, RN, CCDS
Coding of surgical procedures can be difficult, especially if you are not sure what physicians are doing or why. This presentation is intended to help simplify coding of pediatric surgical procedures and give...
