The healthcare industry has evolved over the past year with ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation, new controversial clinical definitions, expansion beyond the traditional acute care hospital scope, and further developments in quality and performance-based initiatives. The success of CDI in this rapidly changing landscape requires CDI professionals to work across disciplines, “in concert” with other departments, and across the continuum of care to achieve the best outcomes with their documentation reviews.
A number of local chapters will be holding events next week in honor of the sixth annual CDI Week. South Carolina and Maryland both “kick-off” CDI...Read More »
Providers will be able to choose how they participate in the first Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance period set to begin January 1, 2017, ...Read More »
Risk adjustment requires coding and CDI professionals to work together as one team to ensure the capture of the most appropriate risk score for each patient. This free webinar will explore ways to expand your CDI department into outpatient settings and services-all of which can impact risk...
The North Carolina ACDIS Chapter recently sent an email to its members offering a discounted $30 dues rate in September, and encouraging them to...Read More »
When ICD-10-CM was launched last year, CMS said it would allow providers billing Part B physician fee schedule codes a one-year grace period to...Read More »
The latest short-term Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is available for acute care hospitals nationwide,...Read More »
