Define the purpose of a successful CDI program

Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs can make or break the success of a healthcare organization. The primary goal of CDI is to help prevent claims denials, reduce administrative burden, preserve the integrity of the medical record, and ensure clinical documentation is accurate, robust, and compliant. Successful CDI programs enable consistent feedback loops, encourage cross-team collaboration, proactively promote documentation compliance, and reduce organizational claims denials. CDI teams work hand-in-glove with medical providers to ensure clinical documentation reflects the specificity of current conditions to allow for accurate reporting of the patient’s current health status. 

Why Should You Attend

The participant(s) attending this session will get to know the core principles of successful CDI programs, discuss inpatient vs. outpatient CDI programs, provide strategies for obtaining provider CDI program buy-in, and empower you with tangible information that can be put into action immediately.

Areas Covered In The Session

• Deconstruct Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) and its applications
• Define the purpose of a successful CDI program
• Outline key CDI stakeholders
• Map out a sample CDI workflow
• Review Inpatient CDI program applications
• Discuss Outpatient CDI program applications
• Outline the key differences between outpatient and inpatient CDI initiatives
• Identify steps for implementing a successful CDI program
• Outline key strategies to increase provider buy-in for CDI programs
• Discuss how CDI programs can impact patient care
• Explain relationship between CDI and quality program reporting

Objectives Of The Presentation

This webinar will drill down into the core principles of successful CDI programs, discuss inpatient vs. outpatient CDI programs, provide strategies for obtaining provider CDI program buy-in, and empower you with tangible information that can be put into action immediately.

Who Will Benefit

• Professional Fee Coders
• Auditors
• Billers
• Educators
• Consultants
• Revenue Cycle Management Professionals,
• CDI Professionals
• Coding Management and Operational Leadership
• Medical Providers Of All Specialties
• Physician Advisers
• Compliance Officers/Committees

You Will Receive

• Powerpoint Slide Deck/Conference Material
• Case Study: "Clinical Documentation Improvement—A Physician Perspective: Insider Tips for getting Physician Participation in CDI Programs" Journal of AHIMA 84, no.7 (July 2013): 34-41 by Adele L. Towers, MD, MPH

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