Lisa A. D. Lanier, BS, CCS, covers ensuring medical necessity for common outpatient services, including improving documentation to secure diagnoses needed to support diagnostic tests and procedures performed in the ED and clinic setting.
Andrea J. Eastwood, RHIT, BAS; Judy Moreau, RN, MBA, share their vision of the role of CDI and their preparations for migrating from a fee-for-service to a population health payment model.
Natalie Esquibel, RN, BSN, CCDS; Rachel Mack, BA, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, detail the benefits of having a CDI educator instruct a new CDS one on one with an orientation manual to get him or her on track to high performance within three months of hire.
Jonathan L. Elion, MD, FACC, provides a presentation about CDI efforts that is ready to be given to physicians while also supplying commentary about the presentation, along with examples, tips, and stories about the challenges of this important task.
Jennifer M. Conroy, RN, BSN; John R. Houskamp, MD describe Gundersen Health System’s high response rate and how the system achieved this high level of engagement and the strategies it employed.
William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, explains why and how physicians should be involved in the documentation of the health record, interrupted by staged comments and questions from the “audience” as well as an open microphone.
Karen Chase, MS, RN, BSN, CCDS, offers advice for anyone that is trying to start a new CDI program, revamp an existing program, engage physicians, or prove to administration that CDI can make a difference in both quality and reimbursement.
Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer and Ambassador and J. Peter Savini, BA, MHA, define key roles and components of the revenue cycle and CDI’s place within it, as well as opportunities for performance improvement and working in tandem with denial management...
