Using POA as the Guiding Star for CDI: Insights from Yale New Haven Health

Between MS-DRGs, HCCs, U.S. News and World Report rankings, Leapfrog, readmissions, mortalities, Vizient or Premier performance, and on and on, how does a CDI program know where to focus its record reviews? The choices seem bewildering.

My current guest on Off the Record Leif Laframboise has settled on present on admission (POA) as the north star for the CDI program at Yale New Haven Health.

“Just pick up everything POA and you’ll properly risk adjust your patient,” Laframboise concludes. Love his no-nonsense approach.

The below video clip includes a portion of Leif’s reasoning on why POA is at the center of his CDI Venn diagram.

What is your department’s focus? How are you simplifying in a sea of competing quality programs and reimbursement methodologies? Send me an email at brian.murphy@norwood.com