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?”

April 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Condition Code 44 and its Compliant Execution
Length of Stay Management
Physician Advisors - Know thy Worth!!
Surgery Documentation Specificity Key to Proper Coding
Observation Cases April 2022

March 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Physician Advisors: To Practice, Or Not To Practice
Basics of Medicare-Severity Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG)
The Inpatient Only List Reinstated
Yes, You Can Admit Psychiatric Cases as Inpatients
Can a Patient with Sepsis Be Discharged from the ED?

February 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Observation Committee November Cases
Cancelled Surgery – Change the Status?
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings... What Are They? Why Should We Care? What Can We Do About Them?
NICU Baby Listed as “Self-Pay”: You’ve Got to Be Kidding!
APCA Observation Committee Cases of the Month

January 2022
Newsletter Highlights
Now Available – 2022 Medicare Inpatient Only Lists!
What to Do in 2022?
Academics and the Physician Advisor
ACPA 2021 Survey