CDI specialists are getting too tied up with the minutiae of ICD-9-CM coding and DRG optimization instead of focusing on the overall clinical picture of the patient and the integrity of the medical record, says Glenn Krauss, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, FCS, PCS, CCDS, C-CDI, an independent...Read More »
Happy CDI Week and welcome to the 2022/2023 Council term! It always feels fitting when the first CDI Leadership Insider (CLI) edition of the new term falls during our CDI Week celebration. It’s a great way to welcome new members into our...Read More »
Q:I know that in an inpatient setting coders are allowed to use a suspected diagnosis when a definitive diagnosis cannot be determined. However, we have had some trouble with physicians using the term “rule out” or “differential diagnosis” when it comes to a recovery...Read More »
Whether you’re new to the Council this year or returning for a subsequent term, we wanted to highlight some helpful information to make the most of your Council membership this year. Read More »
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) published its Clinical Documentation Improvement Toolkit earlier this month. The 41-page document offers sample job descriptions for CDI specialists and physician advisers to CDI, provides definitions for documentation...Read More »
While Council membership of course comes with a number of benefits, there are a few participation requirements all members must fulfill on an annual basis in order to remain active and in good standing in the Council.Read More »
Despite the inclination of many hospital administrators to mechanize documentation and abstraction of quality measures, Kristen Geissler, MS, PT, MBA, CPHQ, associate director in the Healthcare Clinical Economics Practice at Navigant Consulting, Inc., in Baltimore, hasn’t heard of anyone able to...Read More »
