CAC & CDI
I've noted the results of the current ACDIS on-line poll and am curious about what benefits folks are finding when using a CAC as part of their CDI workflow.
I suspect that many using CAC may also have a CDI module as part of that workflow, so the benefits may be due to the combination just as much to the CAC.
Specifically, I am wondering if folks are finding:
*Does the CAC &/or CDI module allow gains in efficiency by providing a automated (prior to any CDI review) prioritization for initial &/or rereviews? Is the software able to flag certain cases that are more in need of a CDI review? What kind of criteria are available to establish that priority?
*How effective is the CAC / CDI software in identifying and proposing possible queries (prior to the CDS eyeball review)? How discriminative is this (ie, were these usually queries that a CDS would often feel important enough to query for)?
*What benefits do you attribute to using the CAC software?
*What benefits do you attribute to using the CDI software?
*How has it affected the way you perform your reviews / workflow?
*What drawbacks or negatives have you experienced?
Thanks,
Don
Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN
Manager, Clinical Documentation
Vidant Medical Center, Greenville NC
DButler@vidanthealth.com ( mailto:mDButler@vidanthealth.com )
I suspect that many using CAC may also have a CDI module as part of that workflow, so the benefits may be due to the combination just as much to the CAC.
Specifically, I am wondering if folks are finding:
*Does the CAC &/or CDI module allow gains in efficiency by providing a automated (prior to any CDI review) prioritization for initial &/or rereviews? Is the software able to flag certain cases that are more in need of a CDI review? What kind of criteria are available to establish that priority?
*How effective is the CAC / CDI software in identifying and proposing possible queries (prior to the CDS eyeball review)? How discriminative is this (ie, were these usually queries that a CDS would often feel important enough to query for)?
*What benefits do you attribute to using the CAC software?
*What benefits do you attribute to using the CDI software?
*How has it affected the way you perform your reviews / workflow?
*What drawbacks or negatives have you experienced?
Thanks,
Don
Donald A. Butler, RN, BSN
Manager, Clinical Documentation
Vidant Medical Center, Greenville NC
DButler@vidanthealth.com ( mailto:mDButler@vidanthealth.com )