Developing an auditing process

July 15, 2026
Education, Quality & Regulatory

Today’s guest is Michele A. Hamilton, RN, CCDS-O, CRC, ambulatory clinical documentation integrity specialist at a health system in New England.

Our intro and outro music...

News: CY 2027 OPPS/ASC proposed rule addresses payment policies and rates, volume of outpatient services

July 9, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 29
Quality & Regulatory, Outpatient CDI, News

CMS issued its...Read More »

Regulatory Committee Insight: Understanding the ins and outs of the APR-DRG system

July 1, 2026
Regulatory Committee
Education, Quality & Regulatory

The All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group (APR-DRG) system, developed by 3M (now Solventum), is an inpatient classification methodology that groups hospital stays based on clinical...

News: Quarter of providers on maternal health managed Medicaid network lists are ‘ghost providers,’ OIG found

June 25, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 27
News, Quality & Regulatory

In a...Read More »

ACDIS update: New resource published by the Regulatory Committee on building defensible query practices under regulatory pressure

June 11, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 25
Committee Insight, Education, Quality & Regulatory

The regulatory environment surrounding CDI has never been more demanding, and therefore, compliant query practices have never mattered more....Read More »

Regulatory Committee Insight: Building defensible query practices under regulatory pressure

June 10, 2026
Regulatory Committee
ACDIS Update, Quality & Regulatory

The regulatory environment surrounding CDI has never been more demanding, and therefore, compliant query practices have never mattered more. Recovery audit contractors, commercial payers, and government reviewers are scrutinizing documentation and claims with unprecedented precision. Against...

Q&A: Quality analytics to identify documentation gaps

May 21, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 22
Ask ACDIS, Quality & Regulatory

Q: I would love to learn from other organizations that are using Vizient or Premier data to focus their CDI teams on documentation...Read More »

ACDIS Leadership Council BONUS Meeting (May 14, 2026): On-Demand Materials

May 14, 2026
Council Resources
ACDIS Leadership Council, Quality & Regulatory

The on-demand recording and slide deck from our May 14, 2026, community meeting are posted at the end of this resource.

Questions? Email ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald at ...

Council member Q&A: Quality analytics to identify documentation gaps

May 11, 2026
CDI Leadership Insider - Volume 8, Issue 5
ACDIS Leadership Council, Quality & Regulatory

ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis....Read More »

News: OIG audit results in call for CMS to strengthen improper payment safeguards

May 7, 2026
CDI Strategies - Volume 20, Issue 19
News, Quality & Regulatory

A recent audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) sought...Read More »

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