Articles for March 1, 2017

CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

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March 1, 2017
CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

Take a look through this edition of CDI Journal and note how many of CDI programs focused on quality also aim to capture some of the diagnoses already on most CDI programs’ top 10 lists. Through case examples and expert analysis, the March/April edition shows you how to "Take a closer...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

Associate Editorial Director's Note: The many heads of CDI review for quality service in healthcare

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

by Melissa Varnavas

My husband swears he had SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). It happened on an extended weekend trip to Maine, just a few months after the south China outbreak that killed more than 700. He suffered through our trip, and when neither antibiotics nor...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

Note from the Advisory Board: Adapting a quality of care perspective

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Management, CDI Expansion, Quality & Regulatory

by Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP

You may be wondering why so many CDI departments are expanding their review processes to include consideration of how CMS quality measures will be affected by claims data.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

Readmission reduction: The CDI effect

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Policies & Procedures, Quality & Regulatory

by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) allows CMS to penalize hospitals with excess readmissions, as written in Section 3025 of the Affordable Care Act, which added section 1886(q) to the Social Security Act. Specifically, the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

Foray into CDI for value-based purchasing

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education, Quality & Regulatory

About 41% of CDI programs currently review medical records for quality improvement items, according to an online ACDIS membership poll. Although CMS implemented the VBP reimbursement model as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2011, many CDI programs have only recently started...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

Publically reported data and your CDI program

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Quality & Regulatory

A number of inpatient prospective payment system changes in recent years, due primarily to the Affordable Care Act, have allowed CMS to adjust healthcare reimbursement based on quality metrics and data. But some providers are unaware that many quality scores for themselves and hospitals are...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

In the News: Publically reported data sites provide their top 100 lists; physician sites continue to be unreliable

March 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, News, Quality & Regulatory

Nearly 60% of patients say that online reviews matter to them when choosing a physician, according to a study conducted by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in 2014. However, the scope and usefulness of those online reviews are limited, according to a study conducted by JAMA...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 2

Case study: CDI reviews for mortality at Lenoir

March 1, 2017
CDI Expansion, Policies & Procedures, 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 specialists? Some organizations have mortality review committees, but such reviews don’t always fall under CDI; they could be managed by the quality...Read More »

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