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News
Following Integra Health Management employee’s death, OSRHC affirms decision in workplace violence violation
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) affirmed an OSHA citation in a case where an employee of Integra Health Management Inc., of Owings Mill, Maryland, was killed by a client with a history of violent behavior.
HHS releases 2020 budget ahead of Azar's grilling on Capitol Hill
Source: HealthLeaders Media
The budget proposal includes less discretionary authority and more mandatory funding than last year's proposal.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Measuring success: Creating outpatient CDI tracking tools
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Many outpatient clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professionals stepped into their roles blind— not knowing where to begin or how to tell if they were successful. However, as programs mature, they need to be able to track their progress for a number of reasons, including focusing physician education and justifying continued funding from organizational leadership.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Querying for unspecified diagnoses
Source: ACDIS

Q: How much should a CDI team focus on unspecified codes if it does not have an affect on the case? 

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