2014 Conference, Track 5: Emerging Outpatient CDI Drivers and Technologies

Elaine King, MHS, RHIA, CHP, CHDA, CDIP, FAHIMA, explores how emerging legislation and technology has created tremendous demand for CDI that extends beyond the traditional inpatient-focused initiatives into the outpatient arena. This session will explain how organizations can implement practical and  relevant outpatient CDI programs that address the real-life situations coders and providers face every day. It will describe how to design an effective, long-term outpatient CDI program that engages staff—and as a result drives the kind of documentation change that leads to enhanced data quality, better patient care, cleaner claims, and an improved revenue cycle.