Outpatient CDI

I am inquiring about outpatient CDI programs. There seems to be expanding interest in this area. Where do any of you see these outpatient CDI programs typically reside in the health systems; revenue cycle area, HIM, inpatient CDI? Also,where are they most impactful and successful?
Vickie Smith RN, BSN, CCM, CCDS
Clinical Documentation Specialist-Manager

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  • edited March 2016
    Robert thanks for the info. We have not tried anything yet at our facility, but it is starting to get alot of discussion. We recently had an assessment of our outpatient oncology center.
    Vickie
  • edited March 2016
    If you want to contact me I can send you some info.


    Deanne Wilk, BSN, RN, CCDS, CCS
    AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer

    Clinical Documentation Improvement and Inpatient Coding Manager
    HIMS Department
    Good Samaritan Health System
    4th & Walnut Sts
    Lebanon, PA 17042
    dwilk@gshleb.org

    Phone: 717-270-7582
    Cell: 717-580-1436



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  • edited March 2016
    Hi Vanessa,
    Are you or your healthcare system doing any other type of CDI services in the outpatient setting currently or is this the first venture? One of my team members is our SME on mortality reviews so I will pass this along to him to see if he can offer any insight for you.

    David Reece, BSN, RN, CCDS
    Manager, Quality Documentation Services
    Premier, Inc.
    Office: 704-816-4462
    Cell: 336-480-7541
    David_Reece@PremierInc.com


  • edited March 2016
    Hi David,

    This would be our first dip into the outpatient pool. We actually just started doing mortality review in Jan. and it was kind of like “well you do the inpatients you might as well do them all.”
    I appreciate any advice you or your team could share. Thanks!

    Vanessa Falkoff RN
    Clinical Documentation Improvement Coordinator

    University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
    1800 W Charleston Blvd
    Las Vegas, NV
    vanessa.falkoff@umcsn.com
    office 702-383-7322

    Compassion * Accountability * Respect * Integrity



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