CDI Expansion

Megan Buyrn, BSN, RN, CCDS; Pence Livingston, BSN, RN; MaryKate Rentschler, MBA, BSN, RN

This session will describe the process that one regional academic medical center took to improve attending documentation of medical necessity for inpatient and observation status. Current...

Angela Carmichael, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P; Bonnie Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS
Many healthcare organizations are expanding their coding efforts to include risk adjustment methodologies, such as the CMS Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC). In order to reap the full...

Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS, CMS
Learn why establishing and running a facilitywide clinical indicator committee will increase documentation improvement; establish guidelines for defining diagnoses; and set up protocols that can be utilized for improved quality and physician...

Debra Clark, RN, BC, CCDS
A common question among CDI programs is, “Does leadership within my organization understand the value of CDI?” This session will review the importance of implementing a CDI steering committee meeting and how this supports the growth and success of CDI...

Gopi Astik, MD; Kristine Green, RN, BSN; Kristy Langel, RN, MSN

Sue Belley, RHIA, CPHQ; Jill Devrick, MPA

CDI professionals are under pressure to ensure physicians provide the necessary documentation to support ICD-10 coding, and they are looking for other ways to leverage or extend CDI activities. Healthcare documentation specialists (HDS) are the...

Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS

Although a CAH is paid under the cost-based methodology, sound documentation is no less important in this setting than it is for those under the DRG-based prospective payment system. This concept might be a tough sell to the executive team and physicians...

Daxa Clarke, MD; Lucinda Lo, MD; Amy Sanderson, MD; Sheilah Snyder, MD, FAAP

Although CDI is well established in adult hospital settings, it’s still an emerging field in pediatric hospitals. This session will draw on the experience of pediatric CDI physician champions to highlight the...

Stephane Hill-Sandoval, RN; Lucinda Lo, MD

This session will describe five motivational forces to help attendees effect behavior change in pediatric providers. It will also identify common obstacles to documentation compliance to increase pediatric CMI, SOI, and ROM.