Clinical Documentation Integrity: Where Business Acumen Governs High Performance

Published: Mon, 07/10/17

Clinical Documentation Integrity: Where Business Acumen Governs High Performance

Clinical documentation integrity (CDI) as a profession is quite similar in nature to running a business. Successful businesses exhibit certain operational qualities and traits that serve to ensure continued growth and prosperity, and their leaders possess a long-term vision and ability to consistently meet, exceed, and solidly predict current and future needs of their customers.
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ICD-10: Abide By These Rules When Coding Foreign Bodies

Foreign bodies (FBs) entering through one of the three ENT-specific pathways is a relatively common occurrence. While these situations are found primarily with children presenting for service, FBs of the ear, nose, and throat don’t necessarily discriminate when it comes to age. However, when it comes to coding, there are a few general rules to follow regardless of circumstance:
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Optimizing the Monitoring of ICD-10 Coding Productivity

With the help of hindsight and data, we can now more accurately predict coding productivity and staffing needs. The run-up to ICD-10 had most of us very concerned, expecting to experience a decline in productivity of as much as 40 percent or more.
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