Kimberly A. H. Baker, JD, CPC; Cheryl E. Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, review the key elements required to support an inpatient admission as well as the impact of provider documentation, which affects principal diagnosis assignment and can make a claim more vulnerable to medical necessity...
Stephanie Lee Ciccarelli, MD, FACP; Rhonda West-Haynes, MHA, BSN, RHIA, CCDS, show the evolution of a full-time hospitalist to a full-time physician advisor, with part-time responsibilities for appeals and medical
necessity reviews.
Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN and Vaughn M. Matacale, MD describe the development, trial period, analysis, model proposal, and execution for a fulltime physician advisor (PA) program at a tertiary medical center.
Timothy N. Brundage, MD, CCDS; Wendy De Vreugd, RN, BSN, PHN, FNP, CCDS, MBA; Genevir del Mundo, CDIP, CCS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer; and Kimberly A. Klem, RN, MSN, NE-BC discuss the postacute benefits of a CDI program, the reimbursement methodologies of the LTACH and IRF settings,...
Tamara Ashley Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer and Melinda B. Matthews, RN, BSN, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer discuss successful strategies for implementing a pediatric CDI program as developed at a children’s hospital designated as a level...
While we normally roll out our speaker previews during the week, we were just too excited about the fact that the annual conference is just ...Read More »
The CDI specialist’s role is changing. It’s no longer enough to query for diagnoses and report corresponding codes. The diagnosis must be backed...Read More »
