ICD-10 & OB, Pediatrics, NICU &/or Acute Rehab Reviews

lreis@gvh.orglreis@gvh.org
in CDI Talk Archive
Is your CDI Team planning to expland to cover review in any of all of these areas for ICD-10? If so, what are you doing to prepare your staff for reviewing these areas? Are you planning to hire additional staff?

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  • katysuegood@gmail.comkatysuegood@gmail.com
    edited May 2016
    Yes, We are expanding from Medicare-only (for the most part) to all-payer, all patients in anticipation of I-10 (as well as other reasons). We are a mid-sized hospital and this has also meant a HUGE staff increase. From 2.5 FTE's a year ago to 8 FTE's! We just expanded to PEDS and our goal is to begin reviewing OB/NICU in October. Our staff is new so we have mainly focused on general CDI education. I am also trying to stay abreast of issues specific to PEDS/OB/etc via online research and discussion with colleagues while supplementing with webinars and such.
    It is overwhelming and I am sure we are missing things. Just like we did when we first started this program in the adult population.

    Katy Good, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS
    Clinical Documentation Program Coordinator
    AHIMA Approved ICD-10CM/PCS Trainer
    Flagstaff Medical Center
    Kathryn.Good@nahealth.com
    Cell: 928.814.9404


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