Create a successful CDI educational session
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, September 1, 2008
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A successful clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program includes three essential elements: medical staff buy-in, outgoing and knowledgeable CDI specialists, and detail-oriented coders.
Medical staff members are responsible for the plan of care, which includes resource allocation, establishment of quality patient outcomes, and the case-mix index (CMI). Coders, on the other hand, are responsible for timely revenue, a compliant billing cycle, and reporting accurate data. CDI specialists are responsible for interpreting the clinical language in medical record documentation and ensuring that it is correctly translated back to coders.
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