Because record reviews and queries are done by individuals and not on a collective basis, it is easy to forget how much of a team sport CDI really is. Whether it’s interdepartmental collaboration, a quality review with leadership, an educational effort, or a simple one-on-one, the spirit of...
Today’s guests are Wendy Arafiles, MD, pediatric hospitalist and medical director of the CDI program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Lucinda Lo, MD, pediatric...
Healthcare institutions categorize and manage admission types, specifically urgent versus elective admissions, in various ways. To better analyze...Read More »
The majority of CDI teams operate remotely in today’s CDI landscape, making education and orientation for new staff members a challenging endeavor. Those developing the educational programs and those going...
What does it mean to have an “advanced” CDI program? In this session, attendees will learn how Baylor Scott & White Health has developed and structured a...
Like many organizations, Stanford Health Care was being pressured from both sides: Outside vendors would tell them they were missing potential revenue, while the...
Laura Werner, DC, RN, MSN-Ed, CDIP, CCS, and Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
Hospital inpatient clinical and coding denials have increased substantially over the years. HIM/coding and CDI departments, however, can partner to address these denials, making a manageable...
Kim Hefelfinger, RN, CCDS, CCM, and Whitney Bardowell, MSN, RN, CCDS
Education is at the heart of all CDI efforts. In this session, attendees will learn strategies and build their educational toolbelt to help them implement CDI educational efforts or expand their current ones....
