Symposium Materials

Autumn Reiter, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS

Getting CDI specialists involved in the outpatient arena, including the emergency department (ED), outpatient surgery, and provider offices, provides important benefits to downstream documentation and coding accuracy. However, CDI programs...

Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, and Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC

A new focus on accurate outpatient diagnosis coding has emerged, leaving providers and coders debating whether or not they should assign a diagnosis code for coexisting...

Carrie Horn, MSHA, BBA, RN, CNOR, CCDS, and Mary Carol Brouwer, MSHA, BSN, RN, CCDS

Find out how Spectrum Health created and sustained an outpatient CDI program through collaboration with inpatient CDI. In this session, you’ll hear the challenges of two teams working together...

Susanne M. Warford, MBA-HCM, RN, CCDS, and Rita Fields, BSN, RN, CCDS

Outpatient programs continue to grow, and because integrating queries into the outpatient process is still fairly new, many compliance questions still remain. This presentation will focus on practical...

Susan A. Carrier, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CPC, and Karen Frosch, CCS, CCDS, CRC, CPHQ

Hear how Christiana Care Hospital developed a viable ambulatory CDI program from initial concept to the present day. Our speakers will share their development timeline, analytics used, results to...

Join outpatient CDI specialists from around the country as they share quick-hit ideas in an entertaining lightning round format.

Lisa Ann Farhar, RN, MSN, MBA, CCDS, and Rebecca "Ali" Williams, MSN, RN, CCDS

This session will provide obtain key information regarding clinical validation and industry standards for documentation. It will assist seasoned CDI professionals in training others and educating...

Yvonne R. Whitley, RN, BSN, CPC, CRC, CDEO

It may be difficult to convince leadership of the need for an ambulatory CDI program when budgets are tight. If you are starting an ambulatory CDI program or contemplating doing so, this session is for you. You’ll hear how Novant Health...

Sonia Trepina, MPA, and Brett B. Senor, MD, CRC, CCDS

So often we wonder why numbers are not consistent from one analysis to the next. We might assume that one of the analyses is wrong or conducted differently. Whether you are entering into a Medicare Advantage risk adjustment...

Jessica Vaughn, RN, MSN, CCDS, Melinda Matthews, RN, BSN, MHA, CCDS, CDIP, and Sandra Love, RN, BSN, CCDS

The CDI program at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a pioneer in CDI. Since its inception, nearly 20 years ago, the program has demonstrated...