The clinical documentation integrity (CDI) profession began its heyday in 2008, with the advent of the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) system that built and expanded upon the simpler system consisting of DRGs with complications and comorbidities (CCs) or major CCs (MCCs) and those without. Consulting companies recognized the opportunity to develop and market CDI […]
Today, I want to focus on quality review for facility coding. A best practice is to have an external review performed annually, but what should the reviewers be assessing? Remember that coding is more than just health information management (HIM). Here are some topics that should be included in the review: Coding is a complex […]
Federal officials are marking National Women’s Health Week with a call for awareness and reform to address stubborn disparities that have lingered historically – and to this day lead to poorer medical outcomes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) noted that the week-long event begins on Mother’s Day […]
I attended the 2024 National Physician Advisor Conference (NPAC) hosted by the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA) in the middle of April. Its theme was “Safeguarding Patients Amidst Shifting Currents of Healthcare.” I love this conference because it is so rich with information and expands my knowledge base beyond clinical documentation integrity (CDI). I […]
Enjoin's very own Dr Adrienne Martin mentioned in this great article! #npac
https://icd10monitor.medlearn.com/coding-questions-arising-from-npac-answered/
Enjoin's very own Dr Adrienne Martin mentioned in this great article!
#npac
I attended the 2024 National Physician Advisor Conference (NPAC) hosted by the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA) in the middle of April. Its theme was “Safeguarding Patients Amidst Shifting Currents of Healthcare.” I love this conference because it is so rich with information and expands my knowledge base beyond clinical documentation integrity (CDI). I […]
We have all heard it, time and time again. In fact, I recall telling my hospital’s chief medical officer that my patients were sicker than others to explain why my average length of stay was longer than those of other internists on the medical staff. The difference, of course, was that for my patients, it […]