CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 17

ACDIS update: Join us for the CDI Summer Retreat

April 29, 2021
Education

A retreat is a place of privacy, safety, and security. A place where like-minded individuals can come together to withdraw from the day-to-day, to study, meditate, and learn from one another. A place to take a collective breath, let the worries of the past year pass by, and recharge both...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 17

Local chapter update: Use ACDIS materials for meeting topics

April 29, 2021
Education

While vaccines are being widely distributed and the world is starting to return to some semblance of normal, local chapter leaders may still run into challenges when planning events for finding speakers. Don’t forget, if you’re experiencing speaker recruitment roadblocks there are a few ways you...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 16

Note from the Associate Editorial Director: Celebrating HIP Week

April 22, 2021
Clinical & Coding

by Linnea Archibald

It’s Health Information Professional (HIP) Week and that makes it the perfect time to celebrate the HIM professionals in our lives! Whether your CDI team includes HIM/coding credentialed individuals or not, CDI professionals by nature of their roles interact...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 16

News: Comparison shopping difficult among providers despite price transparency rule

April 22, 2021
News

A study...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 16

News: Humana overcharged Medicare by nearly $200 million, OIG audit finds

April 22, 2021
Denials & Appeals, News

A Humana health plan in Florida overcharged Medicare by nearly $200 million in 2015 by incorrectly billing for high severity hierarchical condition categories (HCC) that were not supported, according to...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 16

News: COVID-positive STEMI patients represent a high-risk group

April 22, 2021
News

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients who are COVID-19 positive “represent a high-risk group of patients with unique demographic and clinical characteristics,” according to a study published in the Journal of...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 16

Q&A: After the third level appeal

April 22, 2021
Ask ACDIS, Denials & Appeals

I was wondering if anyone had experience with denials from commercial payers that goes beyond the third level of appeals. We are getting response letters that state “completion of a level 3 dispute exhausts internal administrative rights.” What are other hospital systems doing with this response...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 15, Issue 16

ACDIS update: Regulatory Committee adds pseudoseizure, rib fracture due to CPR to “hot topic” list

April 22, 2021
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

The ACDIS Regulatory Committee recently posted its hot topics for April, including advice related to:

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