2018 Conference, Day 3, Track 6: A Primer for an OB/GYN Clinical Documentation Excellence Program

May 31, 2018
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion

by Sandra Surratt, BSN, RNC-OB, and Michelle Walters, MSN, RNC-OB

This presentation includes detailed strategies for physician engagement and education to ensure accurate documentation of diagnoses and procedures as they affect quality measures and publicly reported data.

2018 Conference, Day 3, Track 6: CDI Beyond Concurrent Coding: Three Electronic Health Record Tools to Maximize CDI Programs

May 31, 2018
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding

by Stephanie Hill-Sandoval, RN, and Lucinda Lo, MD

While 100% concurrent review might be touted as the gold standard, there are usually more charts to review than time and resources. Speakers will share three methods to prioritize CDI workflow and share case examples...

Journal excerpt: Payment and criteria for inpatient psychiatric facilities

May 31, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 25
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

When the IPPS became law in the 1980s, freestanding psychiatric hospitals were exempt. Like...Read More »

General session recap: Joe Flower talks future of healthcare and patient data

May 22, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 22
CDI Expansion, News

This morning, healthcare futurist Joe Flower took the stage to kick off this year’s ACDIS conference in San Antonio  by sharing a  robust vision...Read More »

Note from a Speaker: A primer on CDI in critical access hospitals

May 22, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 22
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Jacie Kramer, RN, BSN

The critical access hospital (CAH) was born out of the effort to protect access to healthcare in rural...Read More »

Journal excerpt: CDI efforts affecting the special care nursery

May 17, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 20
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By Cathy Farraher, RN, BSN, MBA, CCCM, CCDS

At a recent meeting, my facility coders discussed that our special care nursery (SCN)...Read More »

Guest post: Point of saturation of CDI Programs: Myth or reality

May 16, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 98
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

By E.S. Damalie, MD, FACHE, FHFMA, RHIA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS

Naturally, most programs or processes get optimized at one point or...Read More »

Q&A: Outpatients receiving observation services

May 15, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 97
Ask ACDIS, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

Q: Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a patient who does...Read More »

ACDIS conference preview: Pediatric surgery

May 10, 2018
CDI Expansion, Clinical & Coding

With special guests Valerie A. Bica, RN, BSN, CPN, lead CDI specialist at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, and Leah Savage, RN, MSN...

ACDIS update: May/June CDI Journal focuses on expansion

May 10, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 19
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion

“The scope of care a patient requires doesn’t start in the hospital,” writes ACDIS Associate Editorial Director Melissa Varnavas...Read More »

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