Tuesday, December 2, 2014
12:00-1:00 pm Central Time
Understanding the pivotal role of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and ICD-10 in quality care, appropriate reimbursement and accurate physician profiling and how to easily and accurately implement them. Most clinicians agree on the benefits of documentation. They know records must be clear, concise and specific. They understand "if it isn't documented, it didn't happen". Yet all too often, they fail to record important details that, if known, could result in better care and more appropriate reimbursement. They lose countless hours responding to coder queries that could be better spent caring for patients.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand why it is important to embed CDI and ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM guidelines in the clinical workflow
- Understand how an effective CDI program can lead to quality care, appropriate reimbursement and accurate physician profiling by demonstrating the severity of illness, medical necessity and utilization of resources
- Gain insight on how to document for severity of illness by using specific clinical terminology and evidenced-based criteria
- Become familiar with select CDI scenarios in ambulatory care in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Orthopedics
- Become familiar with a CDI scenario that illustrates the complexity of CDI in inpatient facilities
