Alicia Mitchell, MSN, RN, CCDS, director of CDI at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Kentucky, asks: “We are very transparent with our metrics and have a robust CDI dashboard that contains all of our KPIs. We have the ability to filter by CDI specialist, provider, and coder. All...Read More »
ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Linnea Archibald sends out “missed connections” emails with questions from Council members on a regular basis. Anyone with experience related to one of the questions was invited to respond and Archibald connected them with the question-asker. In order to share...Read More »
Imagine sitting down to take an exam and the teacher tells you exactly what’s on the test. Not only that, but the teacher’s putting the answers up on the blackboard. PEPPER is a lot like that. It outlines areas that are at risk for payment errors (referred to in the report as “target areas”)...Read More »
With all the discussion regarding electronic health record (EHR) implementation, many CDI professionals worry that facilities pay little real attention to the collection of meaningful health information or the interconnection of the various electronic tools vendors offer. Added to their concerns...Read More »
As the financial tug-of-war continues, with government and private payers on one side and healthcare providers on the other, it can be difficult for CDI staff to know where the bright white line of ethical behavior begins. This is one reason AHIMA released its Ethical Standards for Clinical...Read More »
Few managers have the luxury of hiring staff with concurrent record review experience. Thus, once you hire new staff, you need to determine how to train them. Even if the new hire is an experienced nurse who understands core measures, “you can’t just throw him or her a problem list and set them...Read More »
No industry or profession is immune to the budget crunch. Unfortunately, many departments fall into a routine, neglect to assess costs, and fail to look for innovative ways to save money. To address the mounting stresses on its budget, Tufts Medical Center in Boston turned to CNG-ONLINE,
I almost didn’t become a nurse. I was almost booted out of nursing school. For alleged transgressions too ridiculous to describe, a petty instructor failed me in my pediatrics clinical. While the director basically conceded that the...Read More »
