by Carolyn Riel
It’s always been easy to show financial return on investment for inpatient CDI endeavors, but the monetary value of outpatient programs is increasing dramatically year after year, making outpatient CDI reviews more attractive to many healthcare organizations....Read More »
by Linnea Archibald
Pediatric CDI reviews require a different skill set than those in the traditional adult acute care space. Often, CDI professionals reviewing these specialized charts are islands within their overall CDI department, acting as the sole pediatric CDI reviewer....Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI work in the home healthcare space is anything but basic, and while it shares some similarities with traditional inpatient CDI, it carries many nuances of its own. Sometimes, it may not even be called “CDI,” according to Sharon Litwin, RN, SHSH, MHA, HCS...Read More »
by Brian Murphy
The greatest barrier to CDI efforts in the outpatient/ambulatory setting is often the simple question of where to start. Following are some tips on where to direct your focus and what to ask before beginning. These suggestions can save you valuable time and...Read More »
by Carolyn Riel
CDI in the inpatient rehabilitation setting shares many similar aspects with traditional inpatient acute care CDI programs, so it’s not uncommon that many CDI specialists working in the rehab setting have a background in an inpatient acute care setting.
by Carolyn Riel
Though emergency departments (ED) are part of larger inpatient organizations, the CDI work required for them is quite different. Because of that, it can be beneficial to have an altogether separate CDI department for the ED setting.
by Madhu Subherwal, MHA, MBBS, CCDS, CDIP
The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) took effect on October 1, 2019 and drove many CDI programs to review skilled nursing facility (SNF) stays for the first time in their history. My organization, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, has a...Read More »
by Merle Zuel, RN, CCDS, and Vajeeha Sadi-Ali, MD
How do you effectively engage physicians across the spectrum of specialties and service lines in a system where manual documentation of each diagnosis is still required? The trend in CDI is to focus more on quality metrics rather...Read More »
