Q: We have been educated by our coding staff not to use the residents’ notes except as a guideline. They have said that they can only code the record from the actual attending documentation. We try to get physicians to co-sign the resident notes, and sometimes they do and sometimes they...Read More »
To spread some holiday cheer, CLI asked Council members to rap about the best gift they've received from their CDI team this year. Read on for their festive reflections.
From all of us at ACDIS, best wishes for a joyful holiday season!
As Medicare continues to incentivize high care value, rather than volume, through initiatives that tie hospital performance to payment and national standing, many CDI programs are expanding their scope of...Read More »
To get into the Thanksgiving spirit, CLI asked Council members to dish about what they're grateful for as CDI leaders. Feast your eyes on these sweet sentiments.Read More »
Does it sometimes seem like wound and pressure ulcer documentation is a movable feast? I’ve spent a lot of time scrutinizing wound documentation lately in anticipation of the new pressure ulcer codes being implemented October 1st and sometimes I...Read More »
Metrics have long been the lifeblood of staff performance measurement and management. But as the CDI field advances and specialist roles evolve, so too must the criteria leaders use to evaluate success.Read More »
Prioritization software is becoming a mainstay in the CDI technology landscape. Nearly 54% of respondents to the 2019 CDI Industry Overview Survey said that their program uses a chart review prioritization queue. Of those adopters, 81% reported technology-related improvements in...Read More »
