It’s an age-old question: How do you get physicians to support documentation improvement efforts?
“I first spoke on this topic 26 years ago,” says William Haik, MD, FCCP, director of DRG Review, Inc., in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. “The same points I might have made then are still...Read More »
For the past few years, healthcare professionals have focused on ICD-10 preparation. That prep work paid off—the transition has been largely successful. But facilities are experiencing a few bumps as their focus shifts from preparation to improvement of clinical documentation and coding. We...Read More »
by Trey La Charité, MD
Compliance represents one of the most important yet underappreciated goals of a CDI program. While my facility’s eight-year-old CDI project did not start out with compliance as an initial objective, we were able to identify and resolve its unintentional...Read More »
“A graph is worth a thousand words,” says Matthew Bohl, business analyst for the CDI program at Baystate Health in Springfield, Massachusetts.Read More »
Each year, four new Advisory Board members step forward and four trusted members take a step back from their roles. Each board member brings unique expertise and insight to bear on the board and on the direction of the overall association.
For those stepping back from board duties as 2015...Read More »
We believe that the CDI profession may be well poised as the architects of the sturdy infrastructure needed in this new landscape. After all, the profession was built on change.Read More »
CDI programs are growing— hiring new team members and expanding beyond basic CC/MCC capture. That means CDI managers need to create a comprehensive set of job descriptions and professional expectations.
This added structure will help the program not only hire the right person for the job...Read More »
Providers could see adjustments ranging from negative 4% to positive 12% in 2019, and from negative 9% to positive 27% in 2022 from new pay-for-performance measures. The program is designed to be budget neutral with high performers eligible for additional bonuses. In other words, providers face...Read More »
