As part of the upcoming twelfth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Brian Simpson, MS, RRT, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, CRC, a CDI specialist at Enjoin, answered these questions. He...Read More »
An increase of $13,800 per employee in healthcare costs is expected in 2023, according to an analysis posted by Aon. This projection of a 6.5% increase is more than...Read More »
As part of the upcoming twelfth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Tina L. Medrano, MSN/MSM, RN, CCDS, the CDI manager at ChristianaCare in Delaware, answered these questions....Read More »
Q: I am considering metric-based incentives for accuracy. How would you suggest these be structured? Also, what are the impacts of implementing incentives for CDI specialists?
A: One way you can do this is to set goals for compliant...Read More »
With each passing week, ACDIS is gearing up for the annual celebrations planned during CDI Week, and we want to help you start as well. Considering much of what a CDI professional does goes under the radar, you can begin preparations by spreading information on what CDI work is all about! Our...Read More »
Q: I am exploring the idea of staffing our outpatient CDI program using both candidates with an RN and an HIM/coding background. We currently have all RNs on our CDI team who have also gotten (at the least) their certified professional coder (CPC) credential. If we decide to include coders to...Read More »
Q: We perform CDI audits on a quarterly basis, which are calculated for a final score. Is there a threshold for audits for which those CDI specialists below the threshold are audited more frequently or provided additional education? What is a good threshold?
