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Preliminary estimates for 2013 show a 9% decline in the rate of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) from 2012 to 2013, and a 17% decline, from...Read More »

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered $5.69 billion in False Claims Act settlements in fiscal year (FY) 2014; $2.3 billion of which against...Read More »

Note: AHIMA is calling for grassroots action supporting the 2015 ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation date after a letter addressed...Read More »

The House Ways and Means Committee recently released a draft of the...Read More »

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that while CMS’ transparency tools such as its Hospital and Physician Compare websites “provide...Read More »

For additional information about ACDIS networking and state and local events, visit the ...Read More »

The Congressionally mandated ICD-10 delay this spring gave providers an extra year to train and test for the transition, but also delayed...Read More »

The Maryland ACDIS Chapter has been meeting for more than five years. Although previously under the auspices of the Maryland Hospital...Read More »

The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) has gathered experts to focus on “two pressing issues in health care: malnutrition...Read More »

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) cited Yale-New Haven Hospital for errors which included inpatient...Read More »