Posts Tagged ‘outpatient cdi’
Sharpies and stage lights: MUSC’s Tracy Ferro on outpatient CDI origins
Listen to the episode here (Spotify). At ACDIS 2026 I delivered an unofficial episode of Off the Record with my guest today: Tracy Ferro, Executive Director, System CDI for Medical University of South Carolina Health (MUSC). The “podcast” was delivered on stage, at the outpatient symposium. MUSC’s OP CDI program is new and being built in flight, and Tracy and I presented on it together, running the session a bit like an…
Read MoreThe time for risk adjustment coding, outpatient CDI is now
By Brian Murphy In my ACDIS days we launched the CCDS-O (outpatient) certification in 2017. The response, while positive, was not nearly the same as the CCDS (inpatient) received in 2009. In hindsight we were ahead of the curve. While risk adjustment was a concern, and a big one for some facilities, for others the…
Read MoreFive Steps to get Started in Outpatient CDI
By Brian Murphy If you’re a CDI leader or HIM director, odds are there’s a voice ratting around in your head somewhere: I need an outpatient CDI program. These days, such thoughts are not a surprise. According to recent ACDIS survey data, only 20.6% of organizations have a standalone outpatient CDI program, but another 22%…
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