2018 Conference, Day 1, Track 5: Data Management and Outpatient CDI

May 31, 2018
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

by Cherri Sanders, RHIT, and Heather Marie Smith, CCS-P

Our facility serves a large Medicare population, making it vulnerable to Medicare’s LCD/NCDs, and it experienced thousands of dollars in denials annually without fully understanding what was being denied and why. Everything...

2018 Conference, Day 1, Track 5: Some Assembly Required: Building an Outpatient Program

May 31, 2018
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

by Tracy Boldt, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, and Robert Erickson, MD, CCDS

Essentia Health System is a member of an accountable care organization with over 75,000 members, and its outpatient CDI program touches over 60 clinics systemwide. This presentation provides attendees with tools...

2018 Conference, Day 3, Track 5: We Started an Outpatient CDI Program, Now What Do We Do?

May 31, 2018
Conference Materials
CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

by Sara Atwater, MD, MPH, and David Reece, BSN, RN, CCDS

Outpatient CDI has blurred definitions, few established guidelines/metrics, limited software, and a mostly “home-grown” group of relatives. This session provides insight from an established outpatient CDI program on...

Conference conversations: Denials data and how to use it for outpatient endeavors

May 25, 2018
CDI Blog - Volume 11, Issue 105
Ask ACDIS, Education, Denials & Appeals, Outpatient CDI

Vinita Magoon, DO, JD, MBA, MPH, CMQ, presented a poster at the 2018 ACDIS Conference entitled “Using denial data to improve outpatient...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 update: Thanks to the outpatient certification board!

May 3, 2018
CDI Strategies - Volume 12, Issue 18
CDI Expansion, Education, Outpatient CDI

ACDIS is working on a credential for those specifically working in the outpatient arena—the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist-Outpatient...Read More »

Radio Recap: Focus reviews for HCC opportunities in the ED

May 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

“HCCs [Hierarchical Condition Categories] aren’t just an ambulatory focus. This is inpatient and ambulatory, so it’s really important for [CDI...Read More »

Coding Corner: The future is now: CDI in office/outpatient settings

May 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance, Clinical & Coding, Outpatient CDI

By Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CHDA, CDIP, COBGC
Back in 2016, I wrote the following synopsis for HCPro about outpatient/office...Read More »

Note from the Advisory Board: Tips for outpatient expansion

May 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 3
ACDIS Guidance, CDI Expansion, Outpatient CDI

By Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP
Because healthcare is changing so rapidly, many CDI programs recognize the importance of...Read More »

Proving investment returns for outpatient endeavors

May 1, 2018
CDI Journal - Volume 12, Issue 3
CDI Expansion, Policies & Procedures, Outpatient CDI

For many, outpatient CDI is still a new frontier. An outpatient CDI effort might be kicked off by success on the inpatient side and some...Read More »

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