Stephanie Lee Ciccarelli, MD, FACP; Rhonda West-Haynes, MHA, BSN, RHIA, CCDS, show the evolution of a full-time hospitalist to a full-time physician advisor, with part-time responsibilities for appeals and medical
necessity reviews.
Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN and Vaughn M. Matacale, MD describe the development, trial period, analysis, model proposal, and execution for a fulltime physician advisor (PA) program at a tertiary medical center.
Timothy N. Brundage, MD, CCDS; Wendy De Vreugd, RN, BSN, PHN, FNP, CCDS, MBA; Genevir del Mundo, CDIP, CCS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer; and Kimberly A. Klem, RN, MSN, NE-BC discuss the postacute benefits of a CDI program, the reimbursement methodologies of the LTACH and IRF settings,...
Tamara Ashley Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer and Melinda B. Matthews, RN, BSN, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer discuss successful strategies for implementing a pediatric CDI program as developed at a children’s hospital designated as a level...
