OIG Work Plan: A CDI-Focused Examination of Compliance Priorities Leigh Poland, RHIA, CCS, VP of coding service line at AGS Health in Washington, DC
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) regularly focuses its auditing efforts on high-dollar, high-quantity...
Ethics in CDI Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, CDI education specialist for ACDIS at HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts
During this session, participants will learn the origins of ethical behaviors as it relates to CDI and coding. Attendees will explore how...
Understanding Risk Adjustment: Comparing Comorbidity Indices and Steps Toward Quality Improvements Cassi Birnbaum, MS, RHIA, CPHQ, FAHIMA, enterprise senior director of CDI, coding, and HIM at PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington, and Cheryl Manchenton, RN, senior...
Under the Microscope: The Focus Shift With Value-Based Purchasing Sonja Racke, RN, CPC, CRCR, senior director of CDI at Ensemble Health Partners in Blue Ash, Ohio
CMS has made drastic changes to the healthcare reimbursement system in the past 40 years. The...
Optimizing AMI Quality Metrics and 2022 Updates Hassan Rao, MD, CPC, physician advisor at The Brundage Group based in Tampa, Florida
This session will review CMS AMI quality metrics with a specific focus on optimizing mortality and readmission metrics. Each...
Clinical Quality Value Index: Advancing CDI in Clinical Quality Deanne Wilk, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CCS, director of CDI at Penn State Health in Hershey, Pennsylvania
During this session, participants will learn how to advance CDI efforts into quality care...
Clinical Validation of Malnutrition Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS at HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts
In this session, Sharme Brodie examines the common etiologies of malnutrition, treatment options, and the clinical...
Regulatory Café: ICD-10-CM and FY 2023 IPPS Proposed Rules Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDO-O, CDI education specialist for ACDIS at HCPro in Middleton, Massachusetts, Kay L. Piper, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, hospital coding educator at SSM Health System in St. Louis, Missouri, and...
Bridging the Gap Between Quality and CDI Loni J. Johnston, MSN, RN, CCDS, for Optum for facilities in southern and central California, and Tamra O’Bryan, MHA, RHIA, CPHQ, system director of quality at CommonSpirit Health in Chicago, Illinois
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Break Down Those Silos! Creating a Collaborative CDI, Quality Management, and Provider Leadership Team for Harm and Mortality Reviews Mary Alice Dewees, RN, CCDS, CDI system manager, and Padmanabhan Premkumar, MD, vice president, at Hartford HealthCare in Newington,...
