I am at a loss for a new CQI study. Any one have any suggestions? I would also be interested in setting up an External Benchmarking group to identify areas for improvement. We are accredited with AAAHC but I'm sure all of the other accrediting bodies have similar requirements.

Please feel free to email me directly at ndavis@delawarekidney.com

Greetings colleagues,

      In our effort to bring you the most relevant and late-breaking information in the field of Interventional Nephrology, we would like for you to respond with your thoughts and ideas for the 2018 scientific meeting in Salt Lake City Utah.

Some of the topics that we have gathered so far are listed below. We would like for you to review, comment on, and add the topics you would like to see in our 2018 Scientific forum. 

• Developing a community based education program to increase regional outcomes.

• Joint commission update.

• Retaining talent, what it takes to keep the best.
• Technical corner/ A review of new technology in Interventional Nephrology.
• Latest legal developments.
• Occupational hygiene, infection control in the interventional suite The critical components of an infection control program.
• Physician relations in high stress environment.
• MACRA, MIPS, and meaningful use update.

• Accounts Receivable, how to invoice and recoup with grace.

• ACLS review for the vascular lab.

• Peritoneal Dialysis program development.

• ASC resources in review.

• Clinical corner/case review.

       These are just some of the topics we have received interest in, please take a moment and share a couple of topics you would like to learn more about so we can bring you the best. Your input helps the team strive to make us better as a community and society. Thanks for your help and feedback, be in touch if we can help in anyway. Have a great week ahead.

Greetings colleagues,

It was our team's honor, and privilege to host the 2017 ASDIN administrators and associates section of our Scientific Meeting. As promised, we wanted to collect and refine our tips for cost savings and send them to our constituency. Please see the attached resource to help you continue to thrive in 2017.

We would also like for this Associates Community Blog to become an active resource for our Associate membership. Please take time to participate and give us your feedback as we will help develop programs in the future from your participation. Have a great spring and summer ahead, and look forward to relevant Hot topics and communications from the society coming to you soon. Thanks again for your participation, we appreciate all you do for our patients around the nation.

Feel free to add any of your own suggestions on cost savings by adding a comment to this post.  Remember, you must be signed in as a member to comment or start a new post.

Thanks,

James Bevis II RT.R.

ASDIN Associate Councilor

Chair, ASDIN Associates Committee

Hello ASDIN Community,

I have a question regarding G0365. My billing department states that Medicaid is now denying G0365 stating services rendered are not covered through texas Medicaid. Are any other centers in Texas having this issue? The also were informed by a fellow coder that if it gets denied to use 75820 for one arm and 75822 for bilateral arms. Again this is for a vein mapping not a venogram and I felt that those 7 codes should only be used if its a venogram meaning there was a cannulation and x-ray was used.

Thanks in advance,

Jennifer

I used the RPA (renal physician association) suggested "PQRS wizard" to report data.  It had some catheter related measures (PD and hemodialysis) as well as some surgical vascular access reportable measures.  Would love to hear from others for better applicability for our distinct practice area of dialysis access.   Most of the other reportable measures involved either dialysis visit codes or clinic visit codes which both don't usually apply to dialysis access care.