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 »
Most CDI professionals have worked in a clinical field prior to embarking on the journey of CDI. We utilize the knowledge, experience, and skills obtained from caring for our patients to build the foundation for our CDI career,...Read More »
At the dawn of the human race, people used their fingers to perform calculations; in the age of the ancient Greeks, it was the abacus; then, long-form calculations on scrolls; then, Turing machines in the early 20th century; then, massive IBM calculators; then,...Read More »
by Kathleen Romero, MSN, RN, CCDS-O, EBP-C, Cynthia Beal, MBA-HCM, BSN, RN, and Blanca Arguello, MSN, RN
Inpatient and outpatient CDI programs share a common set of objectives centered around ensuring clear and comprehensive clinical documentation. These efforts are ultimately...Read More »
Whether it is to acquire new staff or merely to avoid reductions in the department, CDI—though it is a critical component of a health system’s infrastructure—must always be able to consistently demonstrate its value to key stakeholders.
