Many CDI managers use case-mix index (CMI) as the primary metric for determining the success or failure of their program. If the CMI rises in a given month, the CDI staff is doing its job, appropriately querying physicians for the correct principal diagnosis and...Read More »
Q: For a newly trained CDI specialist, what is the approximate number of reviews (both concurrent and follow up) one should expect him/her to be able to handle per day? I recall from the CDI Boot Camp that the starting number was about 10, but I can’t remember how many new versus follow-...Read More »
If you have experience with the topic below, please email Linnea Archibald at larchibald@acdis.org by noon eastern on Friday, August 18, and she'll connect you with the relevant folks at the end of the day on...Read More »
A CDI Talk string discussed ideas for evaluating consultants—a conversation that didn’t gather much steam. So I thought I would throw some ideas out to CDI “blog-o-sphere” to discover what floats.
When considering whether to enter into a...Read More »
CMS detailed seven shortcomings, including old and inadequate policies and procedures, in its 2009 audits of healthcare organizations to determine compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule. CMS detailed the findings in its ...Read More »
According to the 2010 Physician Query Benchmarking Report (to be released later this month) 54% of the more than 300 respondents said they follow AHIMA’s guidance fully. Another 21% indicated they had read and incorporated portions of the guidance, while 7% indicated their facilities maintain...Read More »
Prior to implementing an electronic query application from Meta Health Technology in 2010, the query process at Memorial Hermann was completely manual and extremely time-consuming. To submit a post-discharge query, the coder created a Word document...Read More »
