Few managers have the luxury of hiring staff with concurrent record review experience. Thus, once you hire new staff, you need to determine how to train them. Even if the new hire is an experienced nurse who understands core measures, “you can’t just throw him or her a problem list and set them...Read More »
No industry or profession is immune to the budget crunch. Unfortunately, many departments fall into a routine, neglect to assess costs, and fail to look for innovative ways to save money. To address the mounting stresses on its budget, Tufts Medical Center in Boston turned to CNG-ONLINE,
I almost didn’t become a nurse. I was almost booted out of nursing school. For alleged transgressions too ridiculous to describe, a petty instructor failed me in my pediatrics clinical. While the director basically conceded that the...Read More »
I have a question for all of the CDI professionals who feel they have achieved a genuine level of expertise (be it after two, three, or even five years): What do you consider as avenues for continued professional advancement, satisfaction, and development...Read More »
In March, I started a conversation on CDI Talk entitled “Failed Programs,” hoping at the time that there might be someone willing to divulge a first-hand account of how and why their program “failed”...Read More »
When evaluating overall compliance within a CDI department, Lynne Spryszak, RN, CCDS, CPC-A, CDI education director for HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, MA, says that CDI department managers should:
Try not to confine your reviews to a particular payer. Although everyone
One analysis I particularly like is a metric I refer to as chart value. I calculate for the entire program as well as for the individual CDI specialist. I believe it helps to partially level comparison among different clinical areas. For example,...Read More »
When it comes to tracking CDI program data, many facilities fall back on the information provided by their consultants,. But other CDI programs often rely on homegrown data systems. Mary Cooper, EVP, of ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc., in Wakefield, RI, suggests a few items to consider for those...Read More »
