by Mark N. Dominesey, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CHTS-CP
Many CDI specialists are just beginning to scratch the surface of risk adjustment as it pertains to their work, and even fewer have undertaken the specialized education necessary to work in the pediatric setting. Inpatient...
by Patricia Buttner, MBA/HCM, RHIA, CDIP, CHDA, CPHI, CCS, and Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
Participants will learn how to recognize the opportunity to appeal a denial and leverage denial data to inform CDI opportunities. Drafting appeals, monitoring and tracking denials...
by Tara Bell, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCM, and Lisa A. Farhar, RN, MSN, MBA, CCDS
This session will help seasoned inpatient CDI staff use their expertise in a new and challenging field. Further, this session will define common HCCs that are as important in the inpatient arena as CCs and...
by Jeff Morris, RN, BSN, CCDS, Leah N. Savage, MSN, RN, CCDS, and Sheilah Snyder, MD
In this panel discussion between a pediatric CDI program physician advisor and two pediatric CDI leaders, attendees will learn key areas for assessment prior to program implementation, clinical...
Palliative medicine patients have an increased risk of mortality, and the documentation needs to reflect that risk. Participants will learn documentation needs related to acute care, hospice medical necessity, and professional services billing.
by Kerin Draak, MSN, WHNP-BC, CPC, CEMC, COBGC, CPC-I
The complexity of coding and payer guidelines and limited training in CPT coding likely accounts for the high error rate in physician evaluation and management (E/M) coding. Participants will be able to identify potential gap...
Most quality of care and risk adjustment CDI efforts focus on adults and are not easily applied to the pediatric population. This session examines the challenges in the development of pediatric quality measures relating to the AHRQ pediatric...
by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, and Kelly Skorepa, BSN, RN, CCDS
CDI professionals must anticipate which diagnoses are prone to clinical validation concerns and understand the clinical indicators and criteria to be able to assess clinical validity. The session provides a...
Do you remember the show “Emergency” or Dr. Wayne Fiscus in “St. Elsewhere” or Dr. Doug Ross in “ER?” During this session, participants will learn about the very different thought processes of local ED doctors and why they’re resistant to...
by Daxa Clarke, MD, Lucinda Lo, MD, Amy Sanderson, MD, and Sheilah Snyder, MD
In this panel discussion, participants will learn how four pediatric physician advisors—from large to small freestanding children’s hospitals—make an impact on CDI through their EHR, billing, education...
