Posts Tagged ‘cdi practices’
From Encephalopathy to Edema: Talking chart review with Dr. Tarman Aziz
Listen to the episode here. I’m consistently surprised at how few CDI or IP coding professionals talk about their most basic job function. The very reason they are hired, and what most do for eight hours a day. I’m talking about chart review. Go on Linkedin or Facebook and it’s rarely discussed. Yet it’s … everything. Nuanced, complex, clinical, critical to the quality of financial health of hospitals. It’s how patient acuity is expressed in coded data, how hospitals get paid, and why CDI and coding professionals are employed. …
Read MoreIt’s OK to ask direct (but not leading) queries to the provider, CDI professionals
By Brian Murphy Ask direct queries. It’s OK. Sometimes we get so fixated on query format we fail to see forest through the trees. The point of a query is to ask a pointed, clinically relevant question and allow the physician to exercise his/her independent judgement. We should be asking direct no-nonsense queries, especially in…
Read MoreHow do CDI professionals review the medical record (and how has tech changed the game)?
By Brian Murphy I’m always amazed at how little the core function of CDI gets discussed. I’m talking about medical record review. How it’s actually done, the process. For example: Where do you begin when reviewing the record? What steps do you take, and in what order? For inpatients, how long do you wait…
Read MoreGood coding, CDI Practices can Reduce CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Penalties
By Brian Murphy Is your hospital among the nearly 2,300 dinged for excessive readmissions (“excessive” as defined by the parameters of the CMS Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, or HRRP)? The latest HRRP numbers are out. Kaiser Health News always does a great job covering the details. Link below. Per KHN, CMS evaluated 2.5 years of…
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