Remote CDI Again

Hi All,
Hope the holidays were enjoyable for you.
I need to get some details from people doing remote work. Is anyone willing to call me or let me call you. It would be helpful for me to be able to speak to two or three people in order to get a good sampling. In case it doesn't show my email is donna.kent@yahoo.com
Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Donna

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  • I ALSO WOULD APPRECIATE THIS INFORMATION IF YOU COULD EMAIL ME PRIVATELY AND JUST GIVE ME A POINT OR CONTACT FOR WHOM YOU ARE CONTRACTED THROUGH!

    THANKS

    JULI
    Jbovard@regionalhealth.com

    Juli Bovard RN CCDS
    Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist
    Clinical Effectiveness/Clinical Quality
    Rapid City Regional Hospital
    719-4390 (work)
    786-2677 (cell)
    "No Limit to Better......"


    "The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens






  • I've looked at 2013 Salary Survey conducted by ACDIS, thank you ACDIS.
    It's apparent that CA and MA have the highest percentages paying more than $110,000 annually. I currently work as a consultant doing interim work and feel I'm paid well. However, I'm seriously hoping to get a remote position. Other agencies tell me you're not paid aas well for them. I don't believe it frankly. You're doing the same work.
    Donna
  • Bear in mind the cost-of-living in California can be very, very high. A salary of $110,000 sounds like a lot, but not in California. I have no idea if the pay for remote work is adjusted - but, I would like to know more about that option, if anyone can share.



    Paul Evans, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS
     
    Manager, Regional Clinical Documentation & Coding Integrity
    Sutter West Bay
    633 Folsom St., 7th Floor, Office 7-044
    San Francisco, CA 94107
    Cell:  415.637.9002
    Fax:  415.600.1325
    Ofc:  415.600.3739
    evanspx@sutterhealth.org



  • Same pay onsite or remote expecially if you are a permanent employee. However, agencies seem to do that differently. The more I find out, the more I'll share.
    Donna
  • I think the key may be finding a site that is amenable to off-site CDI as opposed to using a staffing agency? I dont really know, I have not looked into it much but I work remotely for my hospital and my salary did not change when I went off-site (I worked on site for 18mo).
    The other thing I think would be to look at opportunities that are not strictly CDI, if you are open to that. There are a TON of opportunities right now with I-10 and/or consulting agencies. Marny require some travel but I have recieved information many times on fully remote opportunities. These opportunities are most often in I-10 preparedness or helping new hospitals design their own programs as opposed to concurrent chart review but someone with CDI experience would be a good candidate for these roles.

    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


  • Having worked in a remote CDI program (all CDI RNs worked from home full time)...The CDRs are not paid extra for doing remote reviews in the CDI program. The only change is that instead of coming to work, you are now working from home.
    -- Benefit to CDI RN: commute time/gas, comfort of home
    -- Benefit to organization: office space
    -- Benefit to community: work-life balance to employee, less carbon footprint (esp in California)


    You do need to ensure:
    - access to medical records via full EMR or hybrid EMR
    - specific policies and procedures on "telecommuting"
    - monitoring and PIP if CDRs not performing at standards established, to come back to office until performance improves

    Also, you need to ensure atleast:
    - once a month the CDRs come to office for education meetings, mgr 1:1 mtgs, IT updates
    - once a month be on-site at hospital to educate physicians or share performance data to show impact of CDI program.


    Dexter


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