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The State of Provider Engagement
A Norwood special report Download the report here. CDI trends come and go. Retrospective reviews become concurrent and then, prospective. At the elbow record review…
November 19, 2025
From Risk to Revenue Clarity: How One Health System Transformed OP CDI Performance
Register here: https://my.demio.com/ref/v1rDIDccDyru0SEW Only 31% of U.S. healthcare organizations have a dedicated outpatient CDI program—yet risk-based contracts, MSSP performance pressure, and documentation complexity are accelerating…
Telehealth requirements loosened, one of many changes in 2026 MPFS final rule
By Brian Murphy Sizable changes are coming Jan. 1 to telehealth, chronic illness and behavioral health management and reimbursement, and physician payment formulas per the…
Documentation with a Pulse: Erin Kreider on ethics, CDI advocacy, and ambient listening
Listen to the episode here. Erin Kreider gives me hope for the future of the CDI profession. That’s a pretty positive first impression for someone…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to downcode high level E/M codes for outlier providers
By Brian Murphy We’ve got another blanket E/M downcoding policy set to take place on Monday, just after Halloween. Not a treat. Not a totally…