This practice brief provides an overview of key elements in establishing, maintaining or enhancing a CDI program, which can be accomplished through various methods and a structure that are tailored to the unique needs of a healthcare entity, according to the release.
This article includes a sidebar that lists the people who typically fill CDI roles: HIM professionals, nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals with a clinical or coding background. It also highlights how organizations can staff their CDI programs using one of two general program models — single discipline models and hybrid models.
The article also provides templates and checklists for handling queries and developing policies and procedures.
Read the AHIMA’s release about CDI programs (pdf).
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