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CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Guest column: Eliminating (or at least reducing) query fatigue

May 1, 2019
Physician Queries, Education

By Cathy Farraher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
Physician burnout is at an all-time high and provider query fatigue is a real concern for every facility, whether your response rate is 100% or below 70%. To understand why, put yourself in the provider’s place for a moment.

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CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Focus on engagement: Physician educator roles

May 1, 2019
CDI Management, Education

More and more facilities are employing full-time physician educators or liaisons. In fact, roughly 11% of respondents to the 2018 CDI Week Industry Survey indicated they currently have this role as part of their CDI team. But the industry seems to be seeing a differentiation between the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Podcast recap: Hiring and training CDI staff

May 1, 2019
CDI Management, Education

“One of the things I really look for when I’m interviewing [CDI candidates] is that an individual has critical thinking and analysis skills,” said Sheila M. Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN, CCS, national director of CDI education at Tenet Healthcare in Dallas, Texas, on an episode...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Guest column: Buying in to ambulatory CDI

May 1, 2019
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

By Jennifer Boles, CPC, CRC
Before starting an ambulatory or outpatient CDI program, those tasked with the project must first create some universal definitions so everyone is on the same page and speaking the same language. Consider asking:
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Physician engagement: Six steps for solving CDI’s biggest problem

May 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Education

One of the few constants in the CDI industry is the problem of physician engagement. Year after year, ACDIS members report that their biggest challenge is physician engagement and education. In fact, 57.43% of the respondents to ACDIS’ 2019 membership survey cited physician engagement as one of...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Physician advisor's corner: Oxygen levels related to respiratory distress

May 1, 2019
Clinical & Coding, Education

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS
If anyone under 60 has heard of Allan Sherman, it’s probably in reference to his melodic letter from camp entitled “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh.” One of my favorite Allan Sherman ditties is called “One Hippopotami.” The song concerns itself with...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Guest column: Steps for successful ambulatory CDI implementation

May 1, 2019
CDI Management, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

By Ellen Jantzer, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
CDI specialists who have been around for a while might recall how in 2007 CMS implemented the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) system. This variation to the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) linked reimbursement...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 13, Issue 3

Coding corner: 10 things every coder wishes providers knew about sepsis documentation and coding

May 1, 2019
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

By Sarah Nehring, CCS, CCDS
From the coding and CDI perspective, sepsis can be one of the trickiest diagnoses. Here are 10 things coders wish physicians knew about sepsis documentation and coding.

10: Urosepsis
Urosepsis isn’t sepsis—not from a coding...Read More »

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