Orienting From Afar: Virtual Orientation and Education

Autumn Reiter, MBA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, and Laura J. Werner, DC, MSN, RN, BA, BSN, CDIP, CRCR, CCS. In this session, attendees will learn the art of orienting CDI specialists, whether new to the...

Social Determinants of Health: The Next Level of CDI

Rachel Mack, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC, and Connie Ryan, MBA, RN, CDIP. This session will describe the impact that social determinants of health (SDOH) can have on communities and explain ICD-10-CM...

Newborn Respiratory Failure and Further Specifications

Danielle Flores, RN-CDIS, and Ashley Impriano, BSN, RN, CDIS. Do you know how to distinguish between types of newborn respiratory failure and when to exclude respiratory failure of the newborn? During this...

Medical Decision-Making in CDI: What’s in It for Them?

Erica E. Remer, MD, CCDS. January 1, 2023, brought a huge change in the way providers need to document to justify their professional bill. Using medical decision-making (MDM) as the only component can align...

Clinical Validation for Newborns: New Sepsis and Jaundice Guidelines

Lucinda Lo, MD, and Sheilah J. Snyder, MD, FAAP. This session will review new clinical practice updates in pediatrics, including febrile infant and hyperbilirubinemia guidelines. Specifically, ...

Flourishing in Pediatric CDI

Joy Bombay, RN, MSN, MHA, CCDS, and Sandra H. Love, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC. The pediatric CDI program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has enhanced documentation integrity by capturing diagnoses that can improve  outcomes for...

Physician Educator Liaison: A Tool Used to Plant a Seed to Grow Physician Relationships and Enable Engagement to Blossom

Jonathan “Brad” Gude, PA-C, MCMSc, and Jamie Lynne Johnson, BSN, CCDS. This session will show how AdventHealth West Florida Division...

Engaging New Sites: Community and Critical Access Hospitals

Jessie Roske, MD, FHM, and Ann Zierden, RN, CCDS. Participants will hear one health system’s journey to expand its CDI program to critical access and community hospitals. The speakers will identify the...

Emerging Opportunities for CDI in the SNF

Kalena Britt, RN, BSN, CCM, CCDS. The change to the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) as of FY 2020 resulted in the increased importance of documentation to support ICD-10-CM...

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