Read more about the article Are CDI Programs Operating at the Top of Their Game?
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Are CDI Programs Operating at the Top of Their Game?

The clinical documentation integrity (CDI) profession began its heyday in 2008, with the advent of the Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) system that built and expanded upon the simpler system…

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September 10, 2024
Read more about the article Is Your CDI Program Putting You in the Danger Zone?
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Is Your CDI Program Putting You in the Danger Zone?

Time for CDI checkup. Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) programs may be exposing hospitals to unnecessary, costly compliance risks and financial exposure by virtue of their very nature and purpose. When…

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August 18, 2022
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Integrating COVID-19 into Coding and Clinical Documentation Integrity

There are certain key elements of consideration during CDI review of COVID-19 patients.  Understanding how to clinically validate sepsis and differentiate between sepsis and septicemia is not easy, and requires…

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March 15, 2021