Clinical & Coding

Sheila M. Duhon, MBA, RN, CCDS, A-CCRN; Patricia Ann Fountain, BS, RN, MBA, CCDS

This session describes how to translate CDI skills and clinical expertise to the process of physician query. It includes best practices for writing queries using the “four legged stool” approach and...

Lynn C. Ashton, MS, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, CPMA, CRC; Adriane Martin, DO, CCDS

This session will cover common surgical procedures including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, low anterior resection, Hartman’s procedure, lymph node dissection, skin grafts/advancement flaps, and tunneled...

Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS

This session will walk the CDI specialist or physician advisor through the steps to select high-yield DRGs, analysis methodology to recoup lost revenue, and case-based examples to provide feedback and education for the medical staff.

Susan Haley, AAS, RHIT, CCS, CCDS; Patricia Nemeth, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS

CDI provides a crucial link to assist in clinical validation of the documented diagnosis to support compliant coding. This session describes conditions that are targeted due to a lack of clinical support and...

Today, improved productivity associated with electronic health records and electronic query systems (e-queries) provide clinical documentation improvement programs the flexibility and supportive data to...