In the early days of the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) industry, the focus was overwhelmingly financial in nature. CDI professionals reviewed records focused simply on capturing comorbid complicating conditions (CC) and major CCs (MCC) for accurate code assignment and reimbursement....
Gone are the days when clinical documentation integrity (CDI) professionals had to work with paper medical records and queries or scan documents into a rudimentary electronic health record (EHR) system. As the CDI...
CDI leaders’ responsibilities are varied and far reaching. Rather than going the journey alone, leaders can gain valuable insight by connecting with peers outside their organizations to collaborate, trade advice, and share challenges and successes.
Like all areas of healthcare, clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs underwent rapid change during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unanticipated fluctuations in patient volumes caused CDI priorities to shift in a...
CDI technology options have come a long way, adapting as the industry’s role in the healthcare environment has shifted from a primarily financial enterprise to one that includes quality reviews, denials management and appeals, risk adjustment, and settings beyond traditional inpatient acute care...
Clinical documentation integrity (CDI) work has evolved significantly over the industry’s history, particularly when it comes to technology and software solutions. CDI professionals have transitioned from paper charts to electronic health records (EHR), and now they’re making the leap to more...
Clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs offer immense value to their organizations, including more accurate financial reimbursement and improved quality scores. When organizational
It seems every year the scope of clinical documentation integrity (CDI) roles continues to expand. What started as a specific role to increase the accuracy, clarity and specificity of
Wrestling with bandwidth challenges, a large physician group in the Midwest struggled with making changes to status quo documentation and coding practices. While documentation and coding improvements were acknowledged as critical success factors, options for making such improvements without...
CDI leaders find themselves involved in so many different projects. Advice on how to juggle it all can often be found by connecting with peers outside their organizations to collaborate, swap advice, and share challenges and successes. The ACDIS CDI Leadership Council serves the purpose of...
