Conference Materials

Teresa Butler Washington, RN, LMSW, CDIP, CCS

Encephalopathy is a crucial diagnosis to master, given its clinical, quality, coding, and risk implications. In this session, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of encephalopathy and learn how to assign the appropriate...

Michael Gao, MD

McLaren Health Care’s CDI program is mature, encompassing both concurrent and pre-bill reviews, but still, the organization was outmatched by payers who could leverage multiple review levels to recoup every possible dollar. To address the problem, CDI leadership...

Sherian Kelley, RN, CCDS
Teresa Helwig, BSN, RN, CCDS

This session will provide a comprehensive look at how the role of a CDI specialist affects far-reaching areas of the denials management landscape, beyond the usual focus area of clinical validation denials. A CDI...

Amy Pritchett, CCS, CRC, CPA-RA, CPC, CPCI, CPMA, CPCO, CDEI, CDEO, CDEC, CANPC, CASCC, CMPM

This session will begin by delving into the complicated world of risk adjustment and end with the transition from Version (V) 24 to V28 for Medicare Advantage plans. The speaker will also...

Lucinda Lo, MD
Wendy Arafiles, MD
Sheilah Synder, MD

Interprofessional healthcare teams of all sorts struggle with the consequences of implicit power dynamics. In the CDI space, unique layers of power dynamics add complexity to working relationships between...

Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS

This session will review the types of debridement, key terms used for debridement procedures, instruments used for debridement, and tips to code the debridement procedure accurately. The speaker will outline ICD-10-PCS guidelines, documentation...

Sandra H. Love, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CPC
Joy Bombay, MSN, MHA, CCDS

The pediatric population is not just little adults—not clinically, and not when it comes to CDI and coding. The stark differences mean CDI programs need to develop a specific pediatric focus, rather than...

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

Most CDI programs and professionals focus their provider education efforts on current diagnosis definitions, clinical recognition, and correct documentation terminology. The documentation nuances necessary for the construction of the...

Adriane Martin, DO, FACOS, CCDS

Many organizations are looking for opportunities to bring in new processes to enhance revenue capture or to make existing processes more efficient to reduce costs. By thinking outside of the box and taking an innovative approach to the mid-revenue...

Tamara A. Hicks, MHA, BSN, RN, CCS, CCDS, CCDS-O

Are you new to leadership in CDI? Or have you been a leader for a while, but still think you can learn more about being effective? In this session, attendees will learn what being a “green-flag leader” means and how to become one....