Clinical & Coding

CMS released a new Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) with...Read More »

by Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA, ACHE

To reinforce formal documentation education provided to physicians and staff, open chart...Read More »

by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP
Over the years there’s been a tsunami of denials from payers, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC),...Read More »

By Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
Another issue of AHA’s Coding Clinic is out, and much of the information in the newest release pertains...Read More »

Through data analysis, CMS concluded that the average length of stay of functional quadriplegia cases are similar to those in MS-DRGs 947 and 948...Read More »

by Elizabeth Lamkin, MHA, ACHE

Accurate clinical documentation is the bedrock of the legal medical record, billing, and...Read More »

While the American Medical Association...Read More »

Medicare Administrative Contactors (MAC) have new revised audit targets, according to a...Read More »

ACDIS members are invited to join the ACDIS Advisory Board today for the Quarterly Membership Conference Call, which will focus on the new...Read More »

Coming swiftly on the heels of the fiscal year (FY) 2018 IPPS final rule release,...Read More »