Conference Materials

Cassi L. Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA

Attendees learned how to redesign the coding and documentation enterprise to create a holistic, singular approach to improve HCC risk adjustment coding, enterprise charge capture, quality, and medical necessity edits.

Lauren B. Shivers, MSHI, RN, CPC, & Julian Everett, BSN, RN, CDIP

This presentation provided insight into the need for mortality review in the pediatric population based on low severity and risk scores, as well how to develop a mortality review process and obtain support from...

Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS

Attendees gained an understanding of how medical subspecialists’ documentation affects an institution’s revenue cycle and publicly reported quality data. This presentation reviewed the most common opportunities and reveal techniques to...

William Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, & Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CRC

During this session, attendees heard from two industry experts who served on the committee creating the latest ACDIS/AHIMA physician query practice guidelines. Participants learned what’s changed...

Jon Elion, MD, FACC, & Jerry Williamson, MD, MJ, CHC, LHRM

Session participants obtained a brief review of the ACDIS Code of Ethics and then delved into a deep examination of the principles that drive effective compliance programs, including a primer on the False Claims Act...

Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN

Knowledge drawn from data analysis is a powerful tool to help CDI programs identify the most likely opportunities. However, in this increasingly complex environment of CDI practice, it is equally imperative to understand those areas that need to be...

Susan Lynne Fantin, MSA, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, & Shawn M. MacPhee, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP

This session featured how McLaren Health Care standardized clinical validation into a multidisciplinary team approach, including physicians, quality, coding, clinical documentation, and...

Sheilah J. Snyder, MD, FAAP, Lucinda Lo, MD, Wendy Arafiles, MD, & Amy Sanderson, MD

During this session, panelists joined for a discussion to help attendees understand what other terms providers use and how CDI specialists can help providers start using the appropriate...

Erica Remer, MD

During this closing keynote address, Remer shared how CDI is charting the course for a better healthcare tomorrow.

Truman Mayfield, CPA, CPE, & Scott Perry, CPA

Participants learned directly from Office of Inspector General (OIG) representatives how the OIG develops its work plan, how it plans its work, and how it updates the Work Plan. OIG representatives also discussed what to expect...