Though I can now follow along with (at least some of) the acronyms related to CDI, I’m still pretty new to the field. Ever since I was eight years old—or so my parents tell me—I wanted to be a writer. So, when I saw the job posting and description for the...Read More »
Turning the microscope to critically examine the program you painstakingly created is no easy task. It is a challenging process that requires a fair amount of humility and humbleness. It’s hard to accept that your program, your staff, and you (the physician...Read More »
Jeff Morris, RN, BSN, CCDS, started his career in CDI four-and-a-half years ago. Before that, Morris worked as a nurse for more than 15 years in adult critical care, emergency, and ambulatory settings before moving to pediatric emergency and outpatient sedation. Now, he’s the...Read More »
No new hospital initiative operates in a vacuum. And there is no way to anticipate every consequence of your CDI program. Even with the best intentions, there will be downstream consequences to navigate.
The basic tenant of learning CDI is learning how MS-DRGs work, and the tiered structure of CC and MCC levels. That is the first step, to be sure, but it is not the final destination. In the new era of quality based reimbursement, there are...Read More »
By Marion Kruse, BSN, RN, MBA, and Jennifer Cavagnac, CCDS
Every CDI program should objectively evaluate the outcomes, processes, and compliance of their CDI efforts. Auditing and monitoring provides oversight for the CDI program, insight into physician documentation and...Read More »