By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS
For some organizations, CDI may be something new; an innovative dream touted as beneficial to the organization. To others, CDI exists in its rudimentary form. Yet there are others who may have CDI programs operating at that...Read More »
While I love each of our CDI-related courses, this one if my absolute favorite course to teach as it covers so many angles of the CDI practice. Many look at risk adjustment as it relates to outpatient CDI practice. The concepts we...Read More »
Healthcare organizations need to make crucial decisions based on the perceived risk of their patient populations. To do this, organizations need a complete picture of their population.Read More »
The 10th annual ACDIS conference, May 9-12, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is less than a week away. While the event offers a great opportunity to connect with CDI professionals from around the country, you can also spend some time catching up with your local CDI comrades.Read More »
The first step in determining the impact of an outpatient CDI program and its return on investment (ROI) is evaluating the amount of outpatient care the organization provides.Read More »
As a young journalist on deadline, I stared down a blank white computer screen as the clock ticked toward midnight, pondering an exposition regarding my home town’s complicated municipal budget. In the end, I settled on introducing the article with a quote...Read More »
Though 93% of respondents to an ACDIS Radio poll review surgical and operative notes, this area can pose a daunting hurdle for CDI teams, said Frances Frank, RN, MBA/MSN/HCM, CPHQ, manager of CDI at Stanford (California) Health Care, on...Read More »
