“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 »
No new hospital initiative operates in a vacuum. And there is no way to anticipate every consequence of your CDI program. Even with the best intentions, there will be downstream consequences to navigate.Read More »
Shannon Huth, MSN, RN, CCDS, was working as an emergency department nurse in Southern California when she discovered her talent for chart reviews. She was asked to enter trauma data for county reporting, and realized how much she enjoyed analyzing the charts and learning the...Read More »
