2014 Conference, Track 5: Advancing CDI Through Leveraging Technology

Nick van Terheyden, MD, and Paul L. Weygandt, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, CCS, FACPE provide insight into innovative technologies, including primary real-time documentation methodologies, computer-assisted physician documentation, dynamic problem lists, and computer-assisted coding. They address  physician engagement through enhanced workflow, including immediate closed loop feedback without burdening clinicians with additional non-patient-facing tasks. The session also addresses compliance considerations, including safeguards necessary to ensure appropriate monitoring of innovative  technologies and ensure physician discretion in clinical documentation.