Q: We have a process on the inpatient side of our CDI program to only place three queries on a chart to avoid query fatigue. How do you manage the...Read More »
Engaging Physicians Proactively With AI-Powered CDI Dana Burnap, RN, CDI specialist, and Tami L. McMasters-Gomez, MHL, CCDS, CDIP, director of coding and CDI services, at UC Davis Health based in Sacramento, California
Building a gold-standard CDI program is...
The Heavyweight: Using a Physician Advisor/Champion to Knock Out Your CDI/Coding Struggles Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, physician advisor for case management, utilization, and clinical documentation at ProHealth Care, Inc. in Waukesha, Wisconsin...
Solid Documentation for Medical Decision Making in E/M: Ensure Your Providers Get a GOLD Medal and Not a “Participation” Trophy Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, director of HIM and coding at HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts....
Provider organizations are increasingly adopting computer-assisted physician documentation (CAPD) and artificial intelligence (AI) for Clinical Documentation Integrity, providing physicians with efficient, real-time support as they document in the EHR.
No matter how much the CDI industry grows, physician education and engagement remain one of its top concerns. A lack of physician buy-in will stymie even the most rigorous CDI efforts. While the problem remains front and center, CDI teams now have significantly more tools by which to tackle it....