Clarifying Spinal Interbody Fusion Techniques
Many coders struggle with coding spinal fusion procedures. First, the terminology can be confusing.
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Considerations for a Successful Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Audit
When a CDI audit is in a facility’s future, several factors should be considered for a smooth and successful outcome.
10 Tips for a Successful CDI Program
Once a CDI professional’s clinical skills are at an expert level, their coding expertise must follow suit.
Clinical Documentation Improvement and Social Determinants of Health
The significant role CDI plays in healthcare has become apparent with the transition from the inpatient to the outpatient environment and from a financial to a quality focus.
Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement Collaboration
When first starting an Outpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program, it’s important to identify which departments you will need to interact with and who will be impacted through the CDI process.
The Next Big Thing in Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)
As its importance was realized, CDI expanded from a single setting reimbursement focus to a quality based, multiple setting focus…
The Value of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and the Two Midnight Rule
The Value of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and the Two Midnight Rule Nancy Lero BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CBCS MedPartners CDI Specialist Consultant In the good old days, the process of caring for patients and payment for services was quite simple – physicians treated their patients extensively and the length of stay was not an …
Ensuring Quality Performance from Your CDI Professional’s
One of the major steps in ensuring that your CDI Professionals are performing optimallyis to provide an atmosphere for learning that is both encouraging and up to date.
Top Focus Areas for Inpatient Clinical Documentation Improvement
In today’s value-based landscape, transparency has become the norm and the rightful focus is on the patient.