Infographic: Clinical documentation improvement: Moving from the present...
What is the future of CDI and how can organizations improve their current programs?
View ArticleVideo: CDI program differences: Inpatient vs. outpatient
What are the differences between inpatient and outpatient CDI programs? Learn more about the unique documentation challenges facing each type of facility.
View ArticleVideo: Inpatient vs. outpatient: What determines payment?
3M’s Donna Smith explains why the differences can impact a clinical documentation improvement program.
View ArticleMore changes contemplated for short stays
As we all focus on the looming deadline for the ICD-10 go-live, CMS is quietly floating more changes to short stay requirements. CMS reiterated its goals of “respecting the judgment of physicians,...
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Annotations: A closer look
In my last blog post, I talked about Coder Acceptance methods and I introduced the idea of rolled up CAC methods and rolled up manual methods. I also went over how one can figure out how much room for...
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Medical device replacements and the OIG
Seems little in health care is straightforward. An area that I’ve often found confusing has become even more complex: Accurately reporting medical devices. To meet CMS regulations, not only do you...
View ArticleWebinar: How will CJR bundled payments affect your organization?
3M’s Cathy Machacyk, RN, BSN, reviews Comprensive Joint Replacement bundled payments in this webinar.
View ArticleHCCs: Whose “problem” is it? It’s an AND, not an OR!
HCCs are a “problem.” By that I mean no organization can ignore the impact of HCCs. No CDI specialist, HIM professional, quality specialist, provider or billing auditor can remain uneducated about the...
View ArticleWebinar: Let’s talk: Creating a common inpatient language for value
During this webinar, learn about key features of the 3M APR DRGs, how they are commonly used by payers and providers and the impact they have on creating value. The post Webinar: Let’s talk: Creating...
View ArticleA common language to manage risk and drive quality care
Health ministries across the world wrestle with the same essential challenge: providing quality health care that is sustainable. To succeed, they must balance both the financial and clinical aspects of...
View ArticleWhat to choose for the principal diagnosis (Is there a choice?)
In my opinion, one of the hardest aspects of coding is selecting the principal diagnosis. It is not simply assigning a code to a documented diagnosis. It takes critical thinking to ascertain “that...
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Annotations: A closer look
In my last blog post, I talked about Coder Acceptance methods and I introduced the idea of rolled up CAC methods and rolled up manual methods. I also went over how one can figure out how much room for...
View ArticleHCCs: Whose “problem” is it? It’s an AND, not an OR!
HCCs are a “problem.” By that I mean no organization can ignore the impact of HCCs. No CDI specialist, HIM professional, quality specialist, provider or billing auditor can remain uneducated about the...
View ArticleA common language to manage risk and drive quality care
Health ministries across the world wrestle with the same essential challenge: providing quality health care that is sustainable. To succeed, they must balance both the financial and clinical aspects of...
View ArticleWhat to choose for the principal diagnosis (Is there a choice?)
In my opinion, one of the hardest aspects of coding is selecting the principal diagnosis. It is not simply assigning a code to a documented diagnosis. It takes critical thinking to ascertain “that...
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