Industry Overview Survey
This report includes survey results of seven of the most pressing concerns for CDI specialists, including ICD-10, RAC, career advancement, electronic queries, expansion into outpatient services, CDI and its relationship to quality, and data mining/reporting. Former CDI Professional of the Year Beth Kennedy, RN, BS, CCS, CCDS, provides insight and analysis of the results.
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CDI and electronic queries
This report includes an interview conducted with Robert S. Hodges, BSN, MSN, RN, CCDS, clinical documentation improvement specialist at Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, MI, on electronic queries and their impact on the CDI profession.
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ICD-10 Preparation
This report includes an interview conducted with Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, director of the CDI program at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NY, regarding ICD-10 preparation and ensuring readiness for the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline.
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CDI and quality
This report includes an interview conducted with Nancy Rae Ignatowicz, RN, MBA, CCDS, system manager of clinical documentation for Provena Health in Frankfort, IL, regarding CDI and its relationship to quality improvement efforts and initiatives.
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Data mining
This report includes an interview conducted with Juanita B. Seel, RN, CCDS, supervisor of documentation integrity at Greenville (SC) Hospital Center University Medical Center, regarding data mining and metrics analysis for program improvement.
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RAC and CDI
This report includes an interview conducted with Trey La Charité, MD, physician advisor for the clinical documentation integrity project at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, regarding CDI and its role in RAC defense.
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Expansion of CDI into outpatient
This report includes an interview conducted with Avery Trickey, RHIA, manager of the HIM department at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, IL on expanding CDI into the outpatient realm.
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CDI and career advancement
This report includes an interview conducted with Wendy DeVreugd, RN, BSN, PHN, FNP, CCDS, senior director of case management for Kindred Healthcare, regarding CDI and career advancement.
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