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New questions from Council members: Staffing according to discharge numbers, updating problem lists
Laura Hartsock, RHIT, CCS, CHC, CCDS, medical documentation director, north central, at Mercy in Springfield, Missouri, asks: “I would like input from other hospitals on how they calculate the number of CDI FTEs needed based on the volume of inpatient discharges? We have an old metric that states we would calculate one CDI specialist/1,600 inpatient discharges but are interested in seeing if there is a more current metric to use for calculating FTE needs.
Jeanette L. Lyons, RN, BGS, CCDS, CRCR, director, CDI and coding quality, at Corewell Health in Southfield, Michigan, asks: "Does your CDI update the problem list? If so, do you have a policy or protocol that you are willing to share?"
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