Many outpatient CDI professionals stepped into their roles blind—not knowing where to begin or how to tell if they were successful. However, as...Read More »
Technology changes at what can seem like light speed. ACDIS released a white paper on the topic of electronic health records (EHR) in 2013, and...Read More »
According to a recent ACDIS poll, 58% of respondents currently conduct retrospective chart reviews, and another 5% say they have plans to expand...Read More »
This session will look at how CDI and coding can work collaboratively in the outpatient realm. Covering both CDI and coding initiatives, it examines what to review and how to engage providers from both aspects...
Rebecca Robbins Willcutt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC, and Mary M. Rogers, CRC, CPC, COC, CCS
Ambulatory CDI is a new frontier, and the process for developing a mature and sustainable program is not well understood. It is critical to define exactly what you want to accomplish and...
Getting CDI specialists involved in the outpatient arena, including the emergency department (ED), outpatient surgery, and provider offices, provides important benefits to downstream documentation and coding accuracy. However, CDI programs...
