Symposium Materials

Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, HCS-D

What are Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs)? Why are HCCs important? During this session, attendees will acquire pertinent knowledge to identify, query, and capture HCC diagnoses completely and...

Andrea J. Eastwood, RHIA, and Judy Moreau, RN, MBA

Implementing an outpatient CDI program can be daunting, but during this session, the speakers will explain how to phase in outpatient efforts and demonstrate the progress being made throughout their system’s 46 acute care CDI...

Deanne Wilk, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS

This presentation will provide background and history of the problem list, who developed it, the list’s initial intent, and who should and could make entries on the problem list. It will discuss regulatory standards and requirements in relation to...

Jennifer Boles, CPC, CRC, Lori J. Ganote, MSN, RN, CCDS, and Caryl Liptak, MSHAI, RHIA

The CDI team at Baptist Health in Kentucky/Indiana invites you to learn how they combined ambulatory and inpatient CDI specialists to share education throughout their system to meet the common...

Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, and Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CCDS, CCDS-O, HCS-D

Many providers self-code their records in the outpatient setting as a way to decrease costs. The majority of providers, however, perform this...

Ashley Chamberland, BSN, RN, CPN, and Valerie Parent, BSN, RN, CCDS

During this session, attendees will learn how an established two-year-old ambulatory CDI program in primary care practices operates, including best practices for educating providers on what CDI is and how to...

Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O

Many CDI professionals are more familiar with the conditions treated in the acute care setting but need a refresher regarding the chronic conditions diagnosed and monitored outside the inpatient admission. This session will explore chronic...

James Manz, MD, CCDS-O

Christopher G. Bresette, CPA

This session will review OIG audits and scope of work of particular interest to CDI professionals operating in the outpatient setting. Attendees will hear straight from the OIG about a recent audit of a Medicare Advantage program that revealed high-...

Karen Newhouser, RN, BSN, CCM, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP

A firm understanding of evaluation & management (E/M) code assignment factors will help ensure not only physician support for CDI efforts on the inpatient side but also medical record and reimbursement accuracy on the...