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Revolutionizing Risk Adjustment: CMS-HCC Version 28 Changes
Revolutionizing Risk Adjustment: CMS-HCC Version 28 Changes When the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final rule for the HCC Risk Adjustment Model for the payment year 2024, sweeping changes were announced. Transitioning from version 24 (V24) to version 28 (V28) includes significant changes to HCC codes, disease mappings, and impacts on…
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From Local Innovation to Global Movement: The CSI Connect Vision Expands to Create Equal Opportunities for All
It’s been one year since the launch of CSI Companies’ CSI Connect internship program. The initiative resulted from CSI Companies’ leaders winning RGF Staffing’s Global CEO Challenge. Chris Flakus, CEO of CSI, and Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick, CIO, were challenged with the task of introducing a new way of doing business that closes the economic divide…
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Pride Month 2023: Running Towards a More Inclusive Future
Whether it’s celebratory parades, vibrant murals, or bridges being lit up with rainbow colors, Jacksonville, Florida knows how to celebrate Pride Month! The entire month of June is dedicated to the uplifting of LGBTQ+ voices and embracing diversity and resilience. It is a time of unity, empowerment, and education, where we strive to foster respect…
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Attracting the Next Generation of Physicians
Why Financial Incentives Should Not be the Only Recruitment Tool. Are your physicians engaged? The current state of healthcare is chaos. Multiple payment systems, healthcare systems, the loss of independent practitioners, advances in medicine, the cost of technology, and an overall lack of participation from patients in their own healthcare have led to physician burnout. …
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CSI Companies Raises Over $20k for American Heart Association
Last week, team members from CSI joined forces with others in the Jacksonville community at the 2023 First Coast Go Red for Women Luncheon to celebrate the year’s initiatives in fighting heart disease. Throughout the afternoon, participants engaged in thought-provoking break-out sessions, browsed informational exhibits, and heard heartwarming testimonials from survivors – reminding everyone why…
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Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity
The 2023 theme for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is “Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity.” The ongoing initiative encourages building a pipeline of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) leaders who are determined to transform their communities. This theme has never been so important for workplaces, as the need for innovation, diversity,…
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Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Mental health encompasses one’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It is how one thinks, feels, and acts, and it can even determine how someone handles stress, connects with others, and makes choices. Believe it or not, mental health is just as important (if not more) as one’s physical health.…
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Want to break into the coding workforce? In 2023, bootcamps just aren’t enough
A talented, qualified, and diverse workforce is the cornerstone for any business in the US today, and healthcare is no exception. In 2021, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are approximately 39,900 health information open positions. Projected to grow at a 17% increase through 2031, the profession has a tremendous need to…
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Autism Acceptance Month: Celebrate Differences
Autism Acceptance Month (AAM) occurs every April and aims to recognize the importance of supporting, understanding, accepting, including, and empowering people on the autism spectrum. Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before age three and looks different for each person. Recently, autism has been named the fastest-growing developmental disorder. Fast Facts: It’s…
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Are You Ready for the Financial Impact of a RADV Audit?
Does $428 million dollars sound like a lot of money to you? If you are a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan or provider, buckle your seat belts because that is the annual dollar amount the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects to recover as a result of risk-adjusted data validation (RADV) audits. On January…