An Ounce of Prevention: Using Clinical Documentation Improvement to Minimize Regulatory Risk

Background

The implementation of FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) regulations, Medicare Severity DRGs (MS-DRGs), Present on Admission (POA) indicators, the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, the Medicare Modernization Act, and the Tax Relief and HealthCare Act of 2006 have bro....