CDI-Cast Topics

Part 1 Clinical Documentation Training and Management

Physician Support for CDI:  Using the theory of high quality clinical documentation to pull your medical staff into documentation compliance
Communicating with Physicians:  How you say it matters as much as what you say [Includes a review of the hospital-physician relationship assessment
Data Driven CDI:  Using physician survey responses and assessment results to get the most out of your clinical documentation training
Follow up training:  Using outcomes measures to design training and why it should go on and on and on

Part 2 Strategy and Clinical Documentation

The CDI Vision:  Revisit your Vision annually to re-assess and reaffirm your commitment
The Role of Senior Management in CDI:  Initial and continuing responsibilities
CDI and the Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Strategic considerations and operational challenges
The Economics of CDI:  Understanding direct and indirect financial impact of clinical documentation practices

Part 3 Making the continued case for high quality clinical documentation

Change Management and Time Management:  Physician suggestions for how to best manage multiple priorities inherent in the practice of medicine
CDI Program Compliance:  Why physician training is your best defense
Patients, HIPAA and CDI:  How and why to keep the patient at the center of the process
CDI In All Patient Settings:  High Quality Clinical Documentation Practices throughout the healthcare system

Special Edition - The Basics of Clinical Documentation and Coding for Physicians

The Basics of Clinical Documentation and Coding for Physicians

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