CDI Expansion

Jodi P. Carter, MD; Mary Ellen Fee, RN, CCDS; Nancy C. Rush, RN, BSN, CCM, offer top performing
pediatric queries, queries unique to the pediatric surgical and ICU populations, and opportunities to  increase pediatric SOI and ROM.

Kimberly A. H. Baker, JD, CPC; Cheryl E. Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP,  review the key elements required to support an inpatient admission as well as the impact of provider documentation, which affects principal diagnosis assignment and can make a claim more vulnerable to medical necessity...

Karen L. Bridgeman, MSN, RN, CCDS; Tina H. Smith, BSN, RN, CCDS, examine the nuances in the  pediatric population, from neonates through adolescents.

Stephanie Lee Ciccarelli, MD, FACP; Rhonda West-Haynes, MHA, BSN, RHIA, CCDS, show the evolution of a full-time hospitalist to a full-time physician advisor, with part-time responsibilities for appeals and medical
necessity reviews.

Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN and Vaughn M. Matacale, MD describe the development, trial period, analysis, model proposal, and execution for a fulltime physician advisor (PA) program at a tertiary medical center.

John P. Glatthorn, BSBA discusses how to leverage your EHR when reviewing and amending operative notes to meet ICD-10-PCS needs.

Timothy N. Brundage, MD, CCDS; Wendy De Vreugd, RN, BSN, PHN, FNP, CCDS, MBA; Genevir del Mundo, CDIP, CCS, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer; and Kimberly A. Klem, RN, MSN, NE-BC discuss the postacute benefits of a CDI program, the reimbursement methodologies of the LTACH and IRF settings,...

Tamara Ashley Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer and Melinda B. Matthews, RN, BSN, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer discuss successful strategies for implementing a pediatric CDI program as developed at a children’s hospital designated as a level...