May 2023
Newsletter Highlights
Responses for January 2023 Newsletter cases
Training the Trainees in the Art of Clinical Documentation - Making the Case for “Catching Them Young”
Observation Committee Newsletter Cases for May 2023

April 2023
Newsletter Highlights
SIRS ≠ Sepsis
Why is the Capture and Clinical Documentation of Malnutrition So Important?
Using an Acute ICD-10-CM Code Instead of “History of” Can Lead to OIG Peril
The Silent Crisis
ACPA Strategic Planning Executive Summary

March 2023
Newsletter Highlights
Is it the PAs Role to Teach the Experts?
Breaking the Silos for Healthcare Success
Pediatric Observation Case 1 Survey Results with Expert Analysis
Pediatric Observation Case 2 Survey Results with Expert Analysis
Providers - Now is the Time to Change How We Document!

February 2023
Newsletter Highlights
Getting Your Surgeons to Document Complications Appropriately
Government Affairs Committee Comment on CMS 4201-P
Acute Blood Loss Anemia (D62): In Denials, Not All Literature is Created Equal
NPAC is Coming! Will You Be There?
Enhancing the Revenue Cycle Through Streamlined Physician Advisor Programs

January 2023
Newsletter Highlights
2023 Medicare Inpatient Only (IPO) Lists
Breaking the Silos: Role of CDI in Reporting Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs)
Disruptive Innovation: A Challenge to Physician Advisors and Case Managers
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Reimbursement and Documentation Challenge
Lowering Your Observation Rate
Observation Committee Cases for January 2023

December 2022
Newsletter Highlights
PEDIATRIC Observation Committee Cases
Observation Committee Case Analysis

November 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Acute MI – Another Evolution in Terminology
You’ll Catch Your Death of Cold?
An Introduction to Physician Advisors to the Industry Standard for Compliant Query Composition

October 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Status, Ethics, and Decision-Making Capacity – All in One Case
Hand Me That (Occam’s) Razor, Would You? One Application of the Scientific Law of Parsimony Can Help Assure That Your Revenue Accounts for the Actual Health of Your Population
Follow Up from Advisory Board Town Hall: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions Concerning MAO Denials

September 2022
Newsletter Highlights
June 2022 Observation Case Responses
Clinical Validation: The Physician Advisor’s Role
Surviving Denial Management…
The Regulatory Nuances of Observation
Observation Case September 2022

June 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Imagine
Patient Safety Indicator 15 (PSI 15): Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate
Key Considerations in Developing an Observation Unit
June 2022 Observation Case
ACPA Letter to CMS about the 2022 OIG Report on MAOs

May 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Is Encephalopathy Making Your Head Hurt? Documentation Tips for the Physician Advisor
Observation: Tales From the Trenches, Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Developing an Effective IP Hip and Knee Joint Program
On-Boarding and Mentoring New Physician Advisors
The Perfect Storm – Healthcare 2022
Observation Committee Answers to February 2022 Cases
“MCG vs. IQ and Does it Even Matter?”