Patients of physicians using dictated electronic health records appear to be receiving lower quality care than those of physicians who use...Read More »
The latest Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) was released May 24. CDI specialists may access the report via their...Read More »
US Senator Tom Coburn, MD, (R-OK) suggests Congress hold committee hearings regarding ICD-10 implementation to evaluate its cost/benefit analysis...Read More »
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) pointed to deficiencies in CMS’ oversight of Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), indicated that...Read More »
The Medicaid RAC program kicked off January 1. Although the program got off to a slow start, activity will likely ramp up in the next few months....Read More »
After HHS proposed a year-long delay of ICD-10-CM/PCS, questions emerged regarding the current ICD-9-CM code freeze. CMS confirmed that the...Read More »
Attached is the powerpoint presentation "The CDI Profession: Results of a Research Study" byGary C. David, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Associate Professor of Information Design & Corporate Communication, at Bentley University, in Waltham, MA.
“This claim was denied after review and it was determined that the documentation did not support the need for an inpatient level of care.”...Read More »
