Coder presentation

dvitalone1dvitalone1
in CDI Talk Archive
Our CDI program is new to our facility. The CDI team is giving a presentation to the facility's coders next week to explain what CDI is, the process, etc. Does anyone have info they are willing to share such as power point, hadnouts, etc? Thank you in advance.
Dawn, RN
CDI Specialist
Community Hospital

Comments

  • dong.lidong.li
    edited May 2016
    I think it would be easy to explain to coders what we do as CDIS, the most important issue is the communications, how our work related and affected to each other, just a thought.

    thanks

  • tiffany_susantiffany_susan
    edited May 2016

    The most helpful thing I can suggest is to make sure they are aware of:

    - the focus of your dept.. whether quality or financial - they need to
    understand what you are looking for in the chart

    - make sure they are aware of the types of questions you are asking -
    they need to know you are not restricted by the same regulations they
    are--- side note: educate yourselves on the coding process so you can see
    how different yet similar you are.

    - do everything possible to keep communications flowing, this is the
    crucial time for you.... they are a wealth of information and should be
    involved. If you lose the coding support now, it is not easy to regain

    - it has taken me 4 years, and multiple coding classes to fully understand
    how coders work, how they are regulated, and their frustrations. So many
    programs have a strained relationship with the coding world. It is not a
    clinically based focus in medical records, what may seem obvious to you is
    not to them.

    Good Luck! Feel free to email with any questions!

    Thank You,

    Susan Tiffany RN, CCDS
    Supervisor Clinical Documentation Program
    Guthrie Healthcare System
    email: tiffany_susan@guthrie.org

    "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
    didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
    away from safe harbor.Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
    Discover." Mark Twain

  • stacy.vaughnstacy.vaughn
    edited May 2016

    I presented the data that I showed the physicians and stated the goal is
    to improve documentation and not be a auditor of their coding. You want
    to work as a team to assist each other in improving the information which
    will in turn help them in coding by having less issues and less queries.
    This is key to creating a great working relationship, I walked into a
    program that the coders were already on the defense and it is hard to move
    past that!!!



    Stacy Vaughn, RHIT, CCS, CCDS
    Data Support Specialist/DRG Assurance
    Aurora Baycare Medical Center
    2845 Greenbrier Rd
    Green Bay, WI 54311
    Phone: (920) 288-8655
    Fax: (920) 288-3052
  • dvitalone1dvitalone1
    edited May 2016
    Thanks to everyone who responded, great ideas! I really appreciate it!

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    Dawn M. Vitalone, RN
    Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
    Community Hospital


  • stacy.vaughnstacy.vaughn
    edited May 2016

    send me your email address

    Stacy Vaughn, RHIT, CCS, CCDS
    Data Support Specialist/DRG Assurance
    Aurora Baycare Medical Center
    2845 Greenbrier Rd
    Green Bay, WI 54311
    Phone: (920) 288-8655
    Fax: (920) 288-3052
  • dvitalone1dvitalone1
    edited May 2016
    dvitalone@comhs.org

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    Dawn M. Vitalone, RN
    Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
    Community Hospital
    Munster, IN
    219-513-2611


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