by Sydni Johnson, BSN, RN, CCDS, and Suzanne Santellanes, BSN, RN, CCDS
The CDI specialists serve as a liaison between the clinical team and the coding team. Strong foundational coding knowledge ensures that the CDI specialist accurately identifies the appropriate documentation...Read More »
Education is the foundation of virtually everything that occurs in CDI, whether it be coding, reviews, queries, diagnoses, clinical indicators, etc. There is a discipline and a body of knowledge that must be mastered in order to advance in the field and, most...Read More »
Not all CDI departments are directly involved in denials management. However, every CDI specialist plays a vital role in denials management through concurrent chart reviews and collaboration with healthcare providers. Sepsis, acute...Read More »
Healthcare organizations are positively affected when CDI is directly involved in the justification of medical necessity, reimbursement claims, and the improvement of patient outcomes. When clinical documentation practices are not held to...Read More »
Since its inception, artificial intelligence (AI) has been touted as the next breakthrough in modern technology—one that, in its most extreme formulations, could either save humanity via its wide-ranging applications or annihilate the human race as we know it....Read More »
by Cathy Farraher Nakhoul, RN, BSN, MBA, CCM, CCDS
Successfully managing inpatient stay denials should begin long before they occur and depends on having excellent case management, CDI, and coding departments. Although these departments have differing duties, they all play a part...Read More »
by Heather Briggs, MD, PhD, FACP, and Renee P. McGraw, MD, FACOG
When CDI teams develop education programs, most of the content is directed toward physicians and advanced practice practitioners. In the academic hospital setting, this type of education includes trainees such as...Read More »
