Implementation of Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs in the hospital setting has grown exponentially over the last few years as a key financial strategy to address and meet the tough economic ...
Everything hospital executives need to know about the importance of clinical documentation improvement is summed up in one single fact: CDI fuels correct reimbursement and accurate quality reporting.
Most providers associate clinical documentation improvement (CDI) with the transition to ICD-10 coding, however, CDI - a process in which care providers receive feedback from specialists who review ...
Staff at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall in New York City was faced with a complex and timely physician query process. Queries often would be left unanswered, as providers were challenged by varying ...
Healthcare system survival pivots on many metrics, but the ability to generate revenue and to evidence high quality of care are two of the most essential. At the center of both metrics is the clinical ...
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is increasingly recognised as a pivotal element in enhancing patient outcomes. By ensuring that health records accurately reflect the complexity of patients’ ...
Clinical documentation is possibly the biggest bane of existence for countless clinicians and the claims management staff that have to rely on them to get reimbursement. Health systems have spent ...
Clinical documentation is the written record of a patient-physician encounter. Before the advent of electronic health records (EHRs), these encounters were often inadequately documented. While this ...
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite widespread industry concerns regarding the transition to ICD-10, today Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced that its clinical documentation ...
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) and Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) today announced that Cerner will incorporate Nuance’s clinical documentation improvement ...
Here are five best practices for maintaining accurate, complete and thorough clinical documentation in your ambulatory surgery center. 1. Put a formal policy in place. Jack Egnatinsky, MD, a medical ...
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) are three buzz words in today's healthcare lingo that have come to signify a means of achieving better data quality that leads to more accurate reimbursement ...