Lara M. Faustino, RN, BSN, CCDS; Kara Masucci, RN, MSN, CCDS; Rebecca R. Willcutt, RN, BSN, CCS, CCDS, CDIP
This session includes a panel discussion by CDI management and staff at Boston Medical Center and Cooper University Hospital. A 100% remote and a hybrid model will be...
Mary S. Alvarado, MD; Andrea Benzing, CPC; Jennifer M. Conroy, BSN, RN
This session is presented by Gundersen Health System’s CDI ambulatory physician leader, also a practicing OB/GYN staff physician with firsthand knowledge of the multitude of challenges facing a busy ambulatory...
Hear from an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and former QIC employee who was integral in developing training materials and presentations for proper adjudication of Medicare appeals, and defended claim denials at the reconsideration and ALJ levels of...
Understanding the facets related to coding and documentation of congenital anomalies, chromosomal malformations, and syndromes can be a challenge. This session will examine various congenital anomalies with a focus on documentation tips to assist...
Hear from a physician in the provider setting as he presents case studies on the difficult coding/clinical intersections of conditions like functional quadriplegia, complex pneumonia, MI, and severe malnutrition.
Janie Gafford, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP; Susan Tiffany, RN, CCDS
This presentation discusses how the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center implemented a quality improvement (QI) program to enhance its CDI program. Processes and challenges as well as tools, time frames, and sample sizes are...
Mark N. Dominesey, RN, BSN, MBA, CCDS, CDIP, CHTS-CP
Physicians often struggle with determining which risk reduction methodology they should employ with their patient population. This session teaches how CDI professionals can assist hospitals and providers by focusing on...
While case management and utilization review staff are typically charged with implementing Medicare regulations, CDI professionals can play a key role in ensuring their hospital’s regulatory compliance. This session includes regulations...
Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are complex. The procedures to treat CHD are even more complicated, and ICD-10 added an even thicker layer of difficulty. This session is intended to give the learner a clearer understanding of CHD and the procedures...
Without HIM and CDI involvement in creating or reviewing surgical templates, key components of the procedure may not be captured or captured correctly. This session will be presented as a “murder...
