It may be difficult to convince leadership of the need for an ambulatory CDI program when budgets are tight. If you are starting an ambulatory CDI program or contemplating doing so, this session is for you. You’ll hear how Novant Health...
Sonia Trepina, MPA, and Brett B. Senor, MD, CRC, CCDS
So often we wonder why numbers are not consistent from one analysis to the next. We might assume that one of the analyses is wrong or conducted differently. Whether you are entering into a Medicare Advantage risk adjustment...
The CDI program at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a pioneer in CDI. Since its inception, nearly 20 years ago, the program has demonstrated...
Participants will learn the diagnostic criteria for diabetic complications that constitute HCCs, documentation requirements, and coding. The Official Coding Guideline requirements for coding and reporting of outpatient diagnoses will be...
Provider education is imperative to any CDI program, but the unique dynamic that is ambulatory CDI makes that education a challenge. In this session, you’ll hear how Novant Health ambulatory CDI nurses educate providers, from initial...
Confusion and a lack of guidance about Medicare knee replacement rules has caused many hospitals to treat all Medicare beneficiaries undergoing...Read More »
Like all reporting structures, CMS updates its HCC list each year. Recently, version 23 was released, and it contains some notable additions that...Read More »