Membership update: CDI Journal offers tips for denials management
No matter how diligent the CDI team, payers will still issue claims denials. Because of this well-known fact, the September/October edition of the CDI Journal pulls together a number of voices on the subject of denials management, appeal writing, and the role CDI specialists play in mitigating the effects of such post-discharge scrutiny.
This issue includes three, long-form feature articles telling the story of CDI in denials prevention from three different angles:
- Gain physicians’ perspectives on the denials management and appeals process
- Dive into the world of denials management teams.
- Learn how mortality reviews can protect your facility’s quality scores and reimbursement.
This edition also includes several guest columns delving directly into first-hand advice and experience of those working in the field including:
- Glimpse behind the curtain with Rachel Strom, RN, a former MAC reviewer.
- Learn how to form a denials management team from scratch from Janie L. Brown, RN.
- Take a peek inside Coding Clinic, Third Quarter 2017, with Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS.
- Dig into commonly denied diagnoses with James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP.
- Understand how to collaborate with others to focus on quality with Cheryl Manchenton, RN, BSN.
No facility is immune to denials. Developing methods for fighting and preventing them is a choice. Jump into the CDI Journal to start your fight.