When I was asked to write this month’s journal article on the topic of innovation—more specifically expansion, technology, and workflow—one particular “hot topic” came to mind: artificial intelligence (AI). At the outset, we should...Read More »
From the first note in the EHR to the last appeal letter, health records can end up taking the equivalent of a cross-country road trip from the moment a patient walks into a hospital until the final billing of their stay. CDI programs, however, have long since...Read More »
CDI is a cornerstone of modern healthcare, ensuring that medical records accurately reflect patient acuity, comorbid conditions, and the complexity of care provided. Historically, CDI programs have prioritized the adult inpatient population due to...Read More »
Outpatient CDI programs are a unique beast: Though they often appear to be like inpatient programs, upon closer examination, they present their own set of workflows, technical and personnel challenges, and corresponding solutions.
5 Developing new KPIs: What is the recipe for success?
CDI leaders are facing increasing pressure to make KPIs impactful, but it can be a hard balance to keep them realistic as well.
Once upon a time, capturing CCs/MCCs took up a majority—if not the entirety—of CDI’s focus. But CDI reviewers and programs at large have expanded far beyond the initial scope of tracking DRG movement over the years, even if the importance of financial impact is...Read More »
Success is personal. What drives you as an individual to be better, do more, and work harder, both personally and professionally? Your individual ideals, values, education, lifestyle, and experiences (your “YOU”) frame how you define and...Read More »
Creating a new recipe of your own can be many things at once: exciting, challenging, rewarding, and, at times, a bit frustrating. Just because you’ve made a dozen kinds of dessert doesn’t mean you won’t be out of your element baking the perfect soufflé without...Read More »
