Many CDI programs are shifting their focus to include some sort of quality review. One of those initiatives is Hospital Value-Based Purchasing. ...Read More »
A federal judge, finding in favor of hospitals, rejected CMS’s arguments that it met all legal requirements for rulemaking when the organization...Read More »
As part of the fifth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics.
A new proposal introduced by the House Ways and Means Committee aims to match payment rates and methods for surgical procedures regardless of...Read More »
Want to know what the top 10 MS-DRGs are in the country? Just ask CMS, which released its third annual update to the Medicare hospital inpatient...Read More »
CMS attempted, once again, to resolve ongoing patient status confusion—this time in its Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule...Read More »
Mary Kay Brooks, RN, MSN, CPHQ, offers strategies to address documentation opportunities and standardize processes for improvement for both PSI 15 and PSI 90.
Amy R. Herndon, RN, BSN, CCDS; Dawn R. LaRoque, RN, BSN, CCDS, CPHQ tools needed to implement a concurrent core measures program, allowing you the opportunity to intervene and avoid “misses,” and more importantly ensure that your patients receive the best care at the right time.
