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Final/updated ACDIS/AHIMA physician query practice brief is out: What does it say?
The final (revised/updated) ACDIS-AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice—2022 Update was released on Wednesday, Dec. 14th. What’s in it? If you’re a CDI or coding professional you need to read it. The link is below; the document is open source/free and available on the ACDIS website. A few items that jumped out at…
Read More2022 in review, 2023 look ahead—and a whole lot in between
For our final episode of 2022 we’re going off the record (even for Off the Record) with a couple interesting guests you may recognize from Brian’s home base at Norwood. This week we’re joined by CEO and Founder Justin Satterfield, and VP of Consulting Jason Jobes. As you might expect at the holidays the conversation…
Read MoreLittle-known profession, big organizational impact: Ren Garcia on the ins-and-outs of a career in cancer registry
What the heck is a cancer registry professional? How can they impact quality (and even revenue, indirectly) in your hospital? And why do Harley Davidson and Indian owners despise each other (and is it possible to like both brands)? If you’re at all curious about these incongruous questions, the latest episode of Off the Record…
Read MoreRN and HIM can get along, after all: Meet Rebecca McDade and Andrea Smith
HIM professionals and nurses can get along, after all. There has long been a divide in the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) profession over who can/should serve in the CDI role. Though it has lessened with the passing of years, that divide still exists today. Recent ACDIS survey data shows that 72% of CDI professionals are…
Read MoreACDIS/AHIMA release new query practice brief, are you ready?
By Brian Murphy The new ACDIS/AHIMA Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice are out. Why care about this new guidance? The Guidelines are not law or regulation, but they are the standard that the two organizations recommend everyone follow. And that means literally everyone involved in the query process—CDI and coding of course, but…
Read MoreHospitalist, family man, CDI guru of MedTwitter… Meet Robert Oubre, MD
Twitter is an … interesting place right now, due to the purchase of the platform by the lightning rod known as Elon Musk. Love or hate the platform, there is some great content being produced in some corners. Light, rather than heat. Which speaks to me. One such lantern-bearer in the storm is Dr. Robert…
Read MoreA football mindset, delivered with a nurses’ caring: Meet Robin Jones, Executive Director of Clinical Excellence, AdventHealth
What prompts a nurse working at the bedside to get into clinical documentation integrity (CDI)? Long, draining shifts, and burnout, are among a few that I’ve heard. Others include a desire to put their clinical acumen and physician communication skills to work in a different, less physically demanding capacity, but one that still engages the…
Read MorePopulation Health: Eight Strategies for Success
By Brian Murphy Note: This is the second in a two-part series on how mid-revenue cycle professionals can successfully operate in population health. View part 1 here. Population health is the current buzzword in healthcare. But do you know how to succeed in these environments? Population health initiatives often stall due to silos within the…
Read MoreMeet the Director of CDI and Utilization Management at Essentia Health, Tracy Boldt
“I like unique. Tell me something I don’t know.” That certainly describes this week’s guest. Tracy Boldt is the Director of CDI and Utilization Management at Essentia Health in Minnesota. Since September 2016 Boldt’s role has included providing leadership, direction and support in the development and management of CDI and UM at multiple Essentia Health…
Read MoreFrom meeting planner to medical coder … meet UC Davis’ star director of CDI and coding, Tami McMasters Gomez
Tami McMasters-Gomez, BS, CCS-P, CDIP, CCDS, (MHL), is the Director of CDI and Coding Operations at UC-Davis Health in California. She has ultimate oversight of 80 employees, a team that is busy querying, coding, and abstracting data for a huge organization that includes its flagship 646-bed multispecialty academic medical center. Tami is a bright light…
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