Elevating Clinical Documentation Integrity with Compliant Technology Adoption
Key findings about computer-assisted physician documentation:
Removing administrative burden
It removes some administrative burden from physicians, allowing them to spend more time with patients.
Better patient care
It improves patient care because it can help ensure accurate, complete, and actionable data.
Streamlined billing
It can have a positive impact on billing processes, leading to fewer headaches for both health systems and patients.
Clinician & CDI professional panelists
Abdulelah Alhawsawi, MD, FRCSC, DABS
Member of World Health Organization (WHO) Global Patient Safety Action Plan Taskforce
Omar Shakar, MD
Founding Member of Health 2.0 | Egypt & Managing Director of the Resilient Doctor Project
Laurie Johnson, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA
Senior Consultant, Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC
Nicole Draper, BSN, MHA
Co-founder, Clinical Documentation Improvement Australia (CDIA)
Shirlivia Parker, MHA, RHIA, BS, CDIP
CDI Manager, University of California Medical Center at Davis in Sacramento, California
Cheryl Ericson, MS, RN, CCDS, CDIP
Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
Practice Director, AHIMA
Anny Pang Yuen, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, CDIP
Melissa Koehler, RHIA, CHDA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS
Division Manager, Coding Education Program at Baylor Scott and White Health
Tami McMasters-Gomez, BS, CDIP, CCDS, (CPHQ), (MHA)
Director, Coding and CDI Services at UC Davis Health
Julie A. Salomon, BSN, RN
Chief Product Owner - CDI, Quality & Physician Content at 3M Health Information Systems Division
AHIMA CDI Query Templates
AHIMA's alliance with Artifact Health lets coding and CDI professionals using Interact’s time-saving mobile app access over 100 AHIMA compliant query templates for inpatient, outpatient, and pediatric settings.
March 10, 2021
IFHIMA White Paper Fosters ICD-11 Planning, Adoption Around World
A white paper written by a group of global HIM professionals and published by IFHIMA discusses how early planning, coupled with HIM leadership, is critical for countries transitioning to ICD-11 in an increasingly digital and data-oriented world.
January 11, 2021
Highlights of the 2021 CPT Code Updates
There are a total of 329 CPT code changes for 2021, including 206 code additions, 54 code deletions, and 69 code revisions.