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CDI-ing like its 1999: A conversation with Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist director Tamara Hicks
How long have you been in CDI, oh listener? Three years, five, 10? Maybe as many as 16, if you started back when CMS adopted MS-DRGs and ACDIS began, in the hazy, pre-Tik-Tok days of 2007? My most recent guest on Off the Record has been in CDI for 24 years, starting in 1999.…
Read More“Bermuda triangle” of Medicare Advantage scrutiny signals alarm bells: Get your risk adjustment house in order
By Jason Jobes Is healthcare prepared to sustain the onslaught of changes to Medicare Advantage payments? How will it impact the industry? How does it impact you? At the beginning of this month I attended the RISE conference, which serves a community of established and emerging leaders in the Medicare Advantage and managed care space.…
Read MoreGrow You: Expand your career horizons with these three hot jobs in CDI—and a leadership mindset
CDI is a booming profession, with organizations across the country hiring for open positions. But many are stuck in the mindset that the only available options are front-line chart reviewers, or managers/directors who oversee them. The reality is that the last several years have seen incredible diversification of the CDI role, which means more job…
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