Monitoring CDI Metrics: Best Practices and Benchmarking Strategies for Success

Product Description:

AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR ON-DEMAND

Sponsored by ACDIS (Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists)

presented on May 6, 2010

Organizations that do not develop metrics to monitor their CDI programs’ success face increased compliance risk. They also may miss valuable opportunities to improve their severity of illness/risk of mortality scores, coded data, and reimbursement. This 90-minute audio conference features a look at a sample, generic CDI program and ways to incorporate metric monitoring into its processes.

Our speakers discuss theoretical department-level and individual CDI specialist metrics including what data elements to track, who should perform the reviews, and how often. They will also cover appropriate follow up and education.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this audio conference, you will be able to:

  • List appropriate metrics for CDI programs
  • Monitor the success of individual CDI specialists
  • Track the success of your program
  • Use metrics to identify physician education opportunities

TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA:

  • Appropriate CDI Metrics
    • Query rate
    • Query response rate
    • Physician acceptance rate
    • DRG agree rate
    • Severity of illness/risk of mortality benchmarks
  • Data Management
    • Process considerations
    • Coding conflicts
    • Physician education and follow up
    • Responsibility and accountability of CDI specialists
  • Timeframes and Frequency
    • How frequently should metrics be monitored?
    • Who should have access to reports?
    • Who should monitor data?
  • Sample hospital case study
    • Suggested CDI metrics used
    • Communication with physicians and coding staff
    • Education and follow-up
    • Statistical data auditing

BONUS TOOLS MATERIALS

With this audio conference, you'll receive a slide presentation of the program materials and valuable takeaways, which you can use at your facility, including:

  • Sample workflow for handling problematic metrics results
  • Sample CDI metrics spreadsheet summary

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials. These materials are with PDF links.

SPEAKERS

Fran Jurcak, RN, MSN, CCDS, is a manager with Wellspring Partners of Chicago,IL and has an extensive background in clinical documentation improvement and health education. She has been a registered nurse for over twenty five years and has extensive clinical background in critical care and emergency medicine. She has also served as an assistant professor of nursing and has been employed with two national consulting firms. Her expertise encompasses utilizing outcome data to coach, guide and train staff in providing strategic direction, benchmarking opportunities and appropriate outcome management techniques as it integrates into continuous quality improvement.

Colleen Stukenberg MSN, RN, CMSRN, CCDS, is a clinical documentation management professional at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL, where she piloted a successful CDI program in 2007. She has more than 20 years of nursing and case management experience; She has provided education on clinical documentation, POA (present on admission), and RAC to physicians and nurses. She is a member of the ACDIS advisory board and the author of "Successful Collaboration in Healthcare: A Guide for Physicians, Nurses, and Clinical Documentation Specialists."

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

CDI specialists, CDI department managers, DRG coordinators, HIM directors, quality improvement directors, physician advisors

AUDIO ON-DEMAND

In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences, we are pleased to offer another option, audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.

Purchase a CD or audio on-demand of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

 

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