The Ideal State of CDI
The Ideal State of CDI- Collaborating Synergistically With All Other Ancillary Healthcare Roles to Achieve Real Meaningful Improvement in...
Looking Into The Future-Balance Is Essential
The Future Can Be Bright... A recent conversation with a CDI colleague of mine raised several interesting points I would like to share...
Putting a Proper Perspective on "Proper" Documentation
Proper Documentation is Critical to Our Modern Healthcare System Proper documentation is indeed critical to our modern healthcare system....
Creating a Successful Effective Physician Documentation Improvement Program- Changing Course
Creating a Successful Effective Physician Documentation Improvement Program- Changing Course Clinical documentation improvement has...
Focusing On CDI Measures That Truly Matter
Use of Case-Mix as a Proxy for Judging Effectiveness of CDI Programs The use of case-mix as a proxy for judging the effectiveness of...
Key Performance Indicators- Revisited
CDI’s present-day Key Performance Indicators centered upon reimbursement do not truly reflect a meaningful account of performance in...
Staunching The Tide of Medical Necessity Denials
The Importance of CDI Involvement in Denials and Appeals Denials and appeal is a major challenge for hospitals with the Advisory Board’s...
Medical Necessity Germane to CDI
Medical Necessity Germane & Inherent to Medicine Medical Necessity is assuming even more importance as the crux of medicine with the...
Optimization of Documentation- Is This the Right Terminology?
Optimization of Documentation- Is This the Right Terminology? Optimization of documentation, is this the right terminology to be...
Does Reimbursement Focused Behavior Drive Process Improvement?
Does Reimbursement Focused Behavior Drive Process Improvement? A major challenge of current clinical documentation improvement processes...
