Ten CDI Tips for 2015

Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) — a once informal process to which few hospitals devoted significant attention — has now become the backbone of organizations’ financial viability. CDI is essential for patient safety, accurate reimbursement, quality ratings and more. And as the industry transitions to ICD-10, the focus on documentation integrity will only continue to grow.

Organizations must constantly seek ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their CDI programs. The goal is to ensure that clinical documentation paints an accurate picture of clinical severity while also supporting medical justification for MS-DRG and code assignments.

As we head into 2015 — the year of ICD-10 — hospitals will continue to recognize the true potential of a...