Quality & Regulatory

by Bonnet Tyndall, RN, CCDS

Mortality reviews are becoming more prevalent in the CDI world. But what do they really mean for CDI...Read More »

Q: According to a denial letter, acute metabolic encephalopathy secondary to any disease (which it obviously always is) codes to G94, other...Read More »

Unfortunately, the January/February edition of ACDIS’ CDI Journal has been delayed but not to worry, we expect to publish it shortly and...Read More »

CMS awarded roughly $100 million in aid to 11 small physician practice organizations to help meet Quality Payment Program (QPP) initiatives,...Read More »

Accused of misreporting malnutrition in a January 2017 OIG audit, Vidant Medical Center, a 909 bed acute care teaching hospital, fought back with...Read More »

A False Claims Act lawsuit accuses UnitedHealthcare Group of a scheme which may have allowed its subsidiaries and other insurers to improperly...Read More »

by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

Auditors target multiple conditions which for clinical validation denials (CVD). Personally, I...Read More »

We hope you enjoyed the February 16 Quarterly Conference call. During this call the ACDIS Advisory Board addressed:

• Sepsis-3
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The submission deadline for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Chart-Abstracted Clinical and Web-Based Perinatal Care (PC-01...Read More »

The national health expenditure growth is expected to average 5.6% annually over 2016-2025, according to a report published by Health Affairs and...Read More »