CDI departments across the country have brought significant value to their organizations. However, CDI professionals understandably experience...Read More »
With special guests Martin Conroy, RHIA, director of CDI for Temple University Health System (TUHS) in Philadelphia, PA, and Deborah Dallen, BSN, RN, CCDS,...
Kathy Dorich, RN, CCDS, CPHQ; Kelly Tarpey, RN, MS, CPHQ
This session will describe through case study the journey and tools the CDI and coding professionals at 11-hospital system Advocate Healthcare adopted to bring closer alignment across the two teams. Examples, tools, and...
This session demonstrates how a midsized standalone hospital used a variety of tracking tips and techniques to parse CDI data and metrics to reveal useful trends and information. This includes CMI, unspecified code usage, PSIs, and...
This presentation describes how a large academic medical center leveraged the EMR to enhance CDI. It describes how solutions can be built into provider documentation workflow in the EMR for primary capture of diagnoses, allowing for sustainable...
James P. Fee, MD, CCS, CCDS; Michael D. Teague, MD, SFHM, CCDS
This session features a case study of a successful development of a physician advisor program, which includes selecting the most appropriate individual, comprehensive education, and mentoring. Presenters share...
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...
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...
