CDI Expansion

By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS

For some organizations, CDI may be something new; an innovative dream...Read More »

The first step in determining the impact of an outpatient CDI program and its return on investment (ROI) is evaluating the amount of outpatient...Read More »

By Brian Murphy

Outpatient CDI is a different beast than CDI performed in the inpatient hospital setting. The volume of encounters...Read More »

Whether your local chapter has been around for five years or five minutes, finding new members to participate in networking events can be...Read More »

Dignity Health in California used a multipronged initiative to improve their revenue cycle, according to...Read More »

Outpatient. Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC). Quality. Value-based purchasing. Pediatric. Interdisciplinary, integrated CDI response and...Read More »

Though larger facilities may have had CDI programs for years—some for over a decade—others are only starting now. When the first CDI departments...Read More »

By Melissa Varnavas
Last year, in the January/February edition of the Journal, we suggested CDI professionals focus on growth for...Read More »