Despite the guidance CMS offers about proper inpatient admission decisions, hospitals still struggle with the process. In order to clear up confusion CMS issued a special edition MLN Matters article that includes excerpts...Read More »
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 »
When Jennifer Love, RN, BA, CCDS, accepted a CDI position in Texas, she’d planned the move to be closer to her family. When her husband received a promotion, however, plans changed. They decided to stay in North Carolina.
Although Love remained in the area, she found a brand-new...Read More »
As announced in the January 20 issue of CDI Strategies, CMS issued a proposed rule to establish a new Hospital Inpatient Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program slated to take effect October 1, 2012 (for Fiscal Year [FY] 2013). CMS will hold a special open door forum on Thursday, February 10...Read More »
How can we provide quality care for our patients if we do not have a clear picture of their clinical story? That has been a core question of mine for as long as I can remember, even before I heard the term “clinical documentation improvement...Read More »
Q: How should I query for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) if SIRS codes to sepsis? I want to correctly query and obtain the proper supporting information in the medical record in the event of an audit. Any discussion on this topic is appreciated.Read More »
Q: Our small hospital has decided at this time that they no longer need the services of a Physician Advisor (PA). He will only be here another sixty days. Can you tell me from your perspective why a hospital should have a PA?Read More »
