
CDI-Metamorphosing Into Something Far Better
Clinical Documentation Integrity, previously referred to as Clinical Documentation Improvement, has been a strong passion of mine for the...

Physician Business Tips to Grow Your Medical Practice
Unfortunately, they don’t teach you how to run a business in medical school. As a result, many physicians struggle to manage the business...

A Real Skilled CDI Professional
Highly Proficient Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists A fully engaged Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists possesses an...

Anatomy of a Medical Record
Just like a roadmap or if you use a map direction app such as MapQuest or Waze, one needs a start and end point. The same principle or...

Clinical Documentation Integrity- Advancing as a Profession
As many of you are aware, I have been advocating passionately for a total transformation of current CDI processes that have virtually...

Is Your CDI Program Really Performing at the Top of Its Game
As outlined in the 2019 Medicare Fee-For-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data Report, the overall Medicare Improper Payment Rate...

CDI- Moving Into The 21st Century
Clinical documentation integrity programs have evolved over time with its expansion of duties and responsibilities beyond CC/MCC diagnosis c

CDI - A New Dat
The majority of CDI programs rely on the query process as the fundamental hallmark of documentation improvement. This query process has...

How Effective is that H&P?
What's Your Position on the Primary Purpose of Clinical Documentation? Effective physician communication of patient care serves a wide...

Strong Patient Care Communication Facilitates Collaboration With Outcomes
Physician encounters should be long-term relationships, not one-night stands Excellent read (link at conclusion of blog) about the...