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Top Strategies and Skills for HIM Leaders
2024 CDI Salary Survey findings show increased compensation, fewer cuts to benefits and pay
By Linnea Archibald for ACDIS Note from the Associate Editorial Director: In case you missed it at the end of the year, the newest CDI Salary Survey report has been released! The survey was fielded to the public in September/October…
90% of hospital execs anticipate financial gains in 2025: Report
By Alan Condon for Becker’s Hospital CFO Report Ninety percent of hospital leaders expect financial performance to remain similar to or better than 2024, driven by increased utilization (77%) and success with commercial contracting (56%), according to a VMG Health…
Upcoding a key concern for coders in 2025, survey says
From ACDIS CDI Strategies Upcoding—when higher-level codes are assigned than are justified to increase reimbursements—will remain a major ethical dilemma in 2025 for coders, according to survey data released by Black Book Research. Of more than 4,000 surveyed health information management…
Will Consumers Force Healthcare Leaders to Embrace Innovation?
By Eric Wicklund for HealthLeaders Are consumers having an ‘I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more’ moment? KEY TAKEAWAYS What’s keeping healthcare innovation executives up at night? Many challenges. But one of the chief concerns is…
The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Health Care
By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For The Record Artificial intelligence (AI) is an evolving technology that’s increasingly being employed across the health care industry. Like many technologies, AI continues to evolve, moving from what’s commonly referred to as…
2025 MPFS final rule contains 2.93% reduction to overall payments
By ACDIS for CDI Strategies The 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule was released on November 1 and contains a number of billing modifications to payment rates, services, telehealth rules, and other such services. According to the National…
How this healthcare organization is reshaping Gen Z retention
By Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review As more healthcare leaders turn their focus to Gen Z, Menlo Park, Calif.-based WelbeHealth, an organization that provides older adults care through its PACE program, has cracked the code to hiring and retaining…
CMS Introduces New Appeals Process for Medicare Beneficiaries Reclassified from Inpatient to Outpatient
By Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM for RACmonitor On Oct. 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS 4204-F) establishing a new appeals process for Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted to a hospital…
Coding for Gender-Affirming Health Care
By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For The Record Gender identity is how individuals perceive themselves, be it different or the same as the sex they were assigned when they were born.1 Gender identity differs from gender expression in…
