CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4

Radio Recap: Denials and effective physician communication

July 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education, Denials & Appeals

Where there are documentation holes, denials flood in.

“It’s just amazing how infrequently the doctor is even aware of the denial. If they don’t know they even had a patient who was denied, then he or she can’t fix the documentation in the future,” said Timothy Brundage, MD, CCDS...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 4

News: Report shows benefit of CDI on inpatient revenue

January 26, 2017
CDI Management, CDI Expansion, News, Quality & Regulatory

Healthcare providers need to dedicate resources to increasing case-mix index, improving discharge disposition code accuracy, reducing readmission denials, and improving quality measures to reduce penalties, according to a report by HealthLeaders Media sponsored by Enjoin.Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4

Breaking through the noise: Successful physician engagement takes creativity

July 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Physician Queries, Education

Despite CDI programs’ 10-plus years of existence, physician engagement continually ranks as the number one concern for CDI departments, according to the 2017 ACDIS Membership Survey. Part of this challenge may stem from the fact that, although some methods work better than others, physicians are...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 11, Issue 4

Q&A: Unavoidable complications

January 26, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Ask ACDIS, CDI Management, Clinical & Coding

Q: If a complication was unavoidable, and has been documented as such, is that good enough reason to not code it? We wouldn’t mark a code as a patient safety indicator if it was an inherent part of the procedure, so would the same hold true for unavoidable complications?...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4

Physician Advisor Corner: Hit docs where it matters most—in their wallets!

July 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Education

by Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS
In the past, I have advised CDI professionals against promoting the monetary benefits of CDI adoption. If the medical staff thinks the program’s purpose is hospital revenue, they will likely rebel. Working in an academic institution, I...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4

Physician engagement begins with residency

July 1, 2017
CDI Expansion, Education

by Lisa Dias, MD, and P. Roger DeVersa, MD, MBA, FHM, CPE, CDIP, CHDA, CCS
Residency training typically serves as physicians’ first exposure to the CDI process, yet physicians have historically not had robust education during medical school on CDI or how it benefits patient care....Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4

Start ‘em early: Documentation training for physician residents

July 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Education

“When I first started getting interested in the topic of CDI, […] I asked my more senior colleagues and got blank stares,” says Joseph A. Cristiano, MD, an assistant professor of internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Without the...Read More »
CDI Journal - Volume 11, Issue 4

Coding Clinic for CDI: New advice for neurology, stroke, heart attacks, and drug dependence

July 1, 2017
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding

by Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS
One thing many new CDI specialists hear—and many experienced CDI specialists attest to—is that the CDI profession requires an incredible amount of knowledge in numerous areas, not all of which you may have experience in. One such area may be neurology....Read More »

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