Prove return on investment to reap CDI rewards
Medical Records Briefing, March 1, 2009
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University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
When the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview in Minneapolis began its CDI journey in 2001, it knew that proving ROI was an essential step toward getting the program approved. At the time, the hospital had also embarked on a larger care management initiative that included a review of care coordination, utilization management, and discharge planning.
To help establish the need for a separate CDI program, the medical center had an outside consulting firm conduct a baseline analysis. The consultants reviewed 200 charts to determine the potential effect more detailed documentation would have on case-mix index and reimbursement.
“It was helpful to have an outside vendor provide an objective view of potential areas of opportunity,” says Pat Gastonguay, MBA, RHIA, director of HIM at the medical center.
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