Essential Elements of a Successful Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Program

Why Should You Attend:

Clinical documentation is the cornerstone to healthcare medical coding, reimbursement, and compliance.

Are you starting a CDI program in your practice or hospital?

To help improve coding quality and audit findings, having a CDI program that fosters communication and results in documentation integrity is essential. Missing or incomplete documentation results in millions of dollars of lost revenue each year. Your CDI program should address this and build collaboration and partnerships between providers and CDI staff. 63.1% of FFS Improper Payment (2018-2019) was found to be due to insufficient documentation.

This webinar will provide you will information regarding CDI staffing, the characteristics of high-quality clinical documentation, a compliant query process, collaboration with key departments, and data analysis.

We will share key performance indicators to track that help leaders determine the maturity of a program, and commonalities of effective CDI programs, including leadership traits, effective communication, teamwork, and autonomy.

Learn about the primary components and aspects of a successful CDI program and plan.

Attendees will gain a greater understanding of the importance of clinical documentation.

• Assess the major elements of a successful CDI program
• Understand primary aspects to successful CDI staffing
• Identify key performance indicators used to measure CDI success
• Recognize effective components of a CDI program

• HIM, Coding and CDI leadership, management, and staff (Specialists).
• Coding Supervisor/Manager – Inpatient
• Hospital Coding Staff - Inpatient
• Medical Coding Auditor
• Medical Coding Educator and provider educators
• Medical Coding Compliance Specialist/Mgr.
• Hospital and Medical data analytics
• Hospital Revenue Cycle Mgmt.
• Quality improvement leads and managers
• Billing and finance staff and managers
• Inpatient and ambulatory operational leaders

Gloryanne Bryant
Independent Consultant, Self-Employed

Gloryanne is an HIM Coding professional and Leader for over 40 years. She has an RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator), a Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP), a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), and a Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS). Gloryanne is also an AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) member.

Currently she is an independent coding compliance consultant where she advises, guides and educates healthcare organizations, practices and professionals on clinical documentation improvement and compliant clinical coded data.

Ms. Bryant has conducted numerous educational programs on ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding.

Ms. Bryant continues to advocate for compliant clinical documentation and data quality; and is passionate about helping healthcare have accurate and reliable coded data.

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