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Note from the ACDIS Editor
CDI Journal focuses on preventing, fighting denials

by Linnea Archibald

Typically, CDI specialists’ work happens before the bill drops, while the patient is in the hospital or immediately following discharge before final coding. Even with the most stringent CDI processes and an exceptionally engaged physician group, we know that that final bill will never be entirely safe from auditor scrutiny or secure from the risk of denial.

Payer denial tactics are getting more and more aggressive with each passing year, according to 2020 CDI Week Industry Survey respondents, putting organizations at great financial risk. A risk felt more keenly this year in light of slashed organizational budgets and revenue shortages associated with COVID-19.
 

ACDIS Picks
News: OIG to audit telehealth claims and other COVID-19 programs
News: Healthcare organizations unite to provide COVID-19 training
News: Half of the nation’s hospitals fined for readmission rates, analysis finds
Q&A: Escalating “Unable to determine” query responses
 

ACDIS Updates
Conference corner: 2021 annual conference rescheduled
ACDIS update: Meet the ACDIS PRO
ACDIS update: What to expect from ACDIS this winter
Local chapter update: 2021 is just around the corner
 

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Scholarship applications

Reminder: Applications for the second annual ACDIS CDI Scholarship program are open now! The purpose of this scholarship is to assist CDI professionals in enhancing their careers with further education and to increase collaboration among their colleagues by sharing knowledge.

For more information about the scholarship program, eligibility requirements, and the link to apply today, visit the ACDIS website by clicking here!

Applications will remain open until 11:59 p.m. eastern on Monday, November 30, so act now!

 
 
 

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