Even the best CDI teams can't realistically review every data point in every patient chart.
UAMS, McLaren Health, and Novant Health each figured out how to solve that problem in a way that actually worked for their teams — and it drove real financial results.
Meaningful metrics can help leaders paint the picture of their department’s worth to organizational leadership, building the case for departmental expansion over time. Managing the data, however, could be a leader’s full-time job. The Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists...
As the industry has matured and proved its worth for healthcare organizations, CDI departments are increasingly asked to take on more responsibilities, often with the same staffing they’ve always had. Fortunately, in many cases, the advent of technological systems has helped CDI teams do more...
As the CDI world has expanded, leaders in the industry have been tasked with increasingly varied responsibilities, often without a network of colleagues to help troubleshoot issues encountered along the way. Thus, they frequently must look beyond their organization to collaborate with peers and...
Reviewing every data point of every patient chart? Your CDI team is great, but that’s a humanly impossible task. That’s because there are 30,000 data points per patient chart and 156,000+ ICD-10 codes. Simply put — manually conducting an exhaustive review of every chart is impossible.
As the tide of denials continues to rise, and as the prospect of aggressive regulatory oversight comes into view, the need for accurate and efficient CDI practices couldn’t be clearer.
CDI has a critical role to play across all domains of healthcare, including compliance, quality, and...
El Paso Children’s Hospital partnered with AGS Health to modernize its clinical documentation integrity (CDI) program, which was hindered by manual workflows, limited performance visibility, and growing operational inefficiencies. By implementing AGS Health’s AI-powered CDI platform, the...
As the saying goes, it’s lonely at the top. CDI leaders often find themselves in an isolated position without many peers at their organization who truly get it. Often, leaders must look outside their organization’s walls to collaborate with peers and trade stories and advice. The ACDIS CDI...
In today’s value-based landscape, accurate risk adjustment isn’t just a compliance requirement—it’s a competitive advantage. The Edifecs Risk Optimization Toolkit equips health plans and provider organizations with a proven framework to strengthen risk capture, enhance care outcomes, and...
