Resources
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists Tool Kit
AIS Health.com (free newsletters)
http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/atlantic_subscription.cfm
Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists
http://www.hcpro.com/acdis/
AHA News Now- Daily e-zinc update of healthcare news
http://ahanews.com/ahanews_app/index.jsp
AHA News biweekly newspaper
http://ahanews.com/ahanews/files/Current_AHA_News.pdf
Modern Healthcare Daily Dose (subscription costs $39/year)
http://www.modernhealthcare.com
American Medical News
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/
Free medical journals
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/
Medscape newsletters & CME cases (Free registration required)
http://www.medscape.com/medscapetoday
PhysicianNews Digest (daily newsletter and weekly, registration required)
http://www.physiciansnews.com/
MedPage Today (free daily newsletter)
http://www.medpagetoday.com/
AIS Health Business Daily
http://www.aishealth.com/BusinessNews.html
AIS Health Government News of the Week
http://www.aishealth.com/GovernmentNews.html
CMS Frequently Asked Questions
http://questions.cms.hhs.gov/
CMS Hospital Open Door Forums
http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/18_ODF_Hospitals.asp
CMS.HHS.Gov E Mail Updates
http://www.cms.gov/AboutWebsite/20_EmailUpdates.asp#TopOfPage
OIG website List Serve
http://oig.hhs.gov/mailinglist.asp
Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Program (CERT website)
http://www.cms.gov/cert/01_overview.asp?
Quality Improvement Organization Locator
http://www.ahqa.org/pub/connections/162_694_2450.cfm
Medicare Administrative Contractor Jurisdiction Map
http://www.cms.gov/MedicareContractingReform/Downloads/PrimaryABMACJurisdictionFactSheets.pdf
CMS MedLearn Matters Fact Sheet (helpful in navigating website)
http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MailingLists_FactSheet.pdf
CMS RAC website
http://www.cms.gov/RAC/
HCPRO weekly free newsletters
http://www.hcmarketplace.com/free/e-newsletters/index.cfm?s=EHCPR
Becker’s Hospital Review (can also sign up for weekly newsletter)
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/
Noridian Administrative Services Mailing List
https://naslists.noridian.com/list/subscribe.html?mContainer=2&mOwner=G30392x2n39372t36
Trailblazers Health List Serve sign up
http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/
HighMark Medicare Services List Serve sign up
https://www.highmarkmedicareservices.com/mailinglists.html
Payment Accuracy (updates on federal government spending including Medicare)
http://paymentaccuracy.usaspending.gov/
Hospital Compare
http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/hospital-search.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Healthcare.gov (information for patients and providers on Medicare coverage and healthcare reform measures)
http://www.healthcare.gov
AHIMA Practice Brief Clinical Documentation Improvement
Managing an Effective Query Process
http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_040394.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_040394
AHIMA Guidance for Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs
http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/idcplg?IdcService=GET_HIGHLIGHT_INFO&QueryText=xPublishSite+%3csubstring%3e+%60BoK%60+%3cAND%3e+%28xSource+%3csubstring%3e+%60AHIMA+Practice+Brief%60+%3cNOT%3e+xSource+%3csubstring%3e+%60AHIMA+Practice+Brief+attachment%60%29&SortField=xPubDate&SortOrder=Desc&dDocName=bok1_047343&HighlightType=HtmlHighlight&dWebExtension=hcsp
Fierce Healthcare Finance (collection of daily newsletters)
http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/
Healthgrades (Physician and Hospital Ratings)
http://www.healthgrades.com/
HealthLeaders Media (Monthly Magazine and daily newsletters)
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/
Kaiser Health News (daily news)
http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Headlines.aspx
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (white papers and monthly healthcare related newsletter, sign up for updates)
http://www.ihi.org/ihihttp://www.ihi.org/ihi
Commonwealth Fund (Healthcare Reform Updates and newsletters to sign up for)
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/
Commonwealth Fund Healthcare Rating website
http://whynotthebest.org/
Your Surgery.Com (surgical procedures and anatomy resource)
http://yoursurgery.com/index.cfm
News For Nurses
http://www.newsfornurses.com/ (weekly newsletter)
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
http://www.guideline.gov/
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
http://qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/
Theheart.org (sign up required-daily newsletter)
http://www.theheart.org/
Healthday (daily newsletter)
http://www.healthday.com/