According to a recent ACDIS poll, 58% of respondents currently conduct retrospective chart reviews, and another 5% say they have plans to expand...Read More »
This session will look at how CDI and coding can work collaboratively in the outpatient realm. Covering both CDI and coding initiatives, it examines what to review and how to engage providers from both aspects...
Rebecca Robbins Willcutt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, and Mary M. Rogers, CRC, CPC, COC, CCS
Ambulatory CDI is a new frontier, and the process for developing a mature and sustainable program is not well understood. It is critical to define exactly what you want to accomplish and...
Getting CDI specialists involved in the outpatient arena, including the emergency department (ED), outpatient surgery, and provider offices, provides important benefits to downstream documentation and coding accuracy. However, CDI programs...
Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, and Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
A new focus on accurate outpatient diagnosis coding has emerged, leaving providers and coders debating whether or not they should assign a diagnosis code for coexisting...
Carrie Horn, MSHA, BBA, RN, CNOR, CCDS, and Mary Carol Brouwer, MSHA, BSN, RN, CCDS
Find out how Spectrum Health created and sustained an outpatient CDI program through collaboration with inpatient CDI. In this session, you’ll hear the challenges of two teams working together...
Susan A. Carrier, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CPC, and Karen Frosch, CCS, CCDS, CRC, CPHQ
Hear how Christiana Care Hospital developed a viable ambulatory CDI program from initial concept to the present day. Our speakers will share their development timeline, analytics used, results to...
It may be difficult to convince leadership of the need for an ambulatory CDI program when budgets are tight. If you are starting an ambulatory CDI program or contemplating doing so, this session is for you. You’ll hear how Novant Health...
