The announcement that ICD-10 would be delayed once again made waves throughout the healthcare industry. In the wake of the passing of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which spurred the delay, CMS released a statement announcing that it canceled ICD-10 end-to-end testing.Read More »
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., part of Guthrie Health System, was overpaid $1.876 million, according to a new Medicare compliance review. An audit of nearly 300 claims submitted beween 2009 and...Read More »
Q: Can you please provide me any additional information that supports the option of only offering a single possible diagnosis on a query form? We are working to simplify our query system but are having some difficult discussions regarding whether offering a single diagnosis is “...Read More »
The new ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date looks to be October 1, 2015. CMS mentioned October 1, 2015, as the new date three times in the IPPS Proposed Rule, released April 30. The following day, CMS released a statement verifying its plan for an October 1, 2015, implementation.Read More »
On Tuesday, May 6, more than 1,000 conference attendees gathered in the Bally’s Casino Event Center to fete the 2014 CDI Professional of the Year Michelle Custodio, and the two Recognition of CDI Professional Achievement award recipients Katy Good and Karen Chase during the ACDIS Conference...Read More »
Q: I’m in a little debate: Does documentation of the patient’s body mass index (BMI) need to come from an ancillary clinician like the dietitian or nurse? I thought that we could use ancillary documentation for clinical indicators supporting our physician query but that the...Read More »
