In an effort to achieve revenue gains, some hospitals have turned to improving clinical documentation. Putting in place a clinical documentation improvement program is a strategy that can lead to long ...

Implementation of Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs in the hospital setting has grown exponentially over the last few years as a key financial strategy to address and meet the tough economic ...

Most providers associate clinical documentation improvement (CDI) with the transition to ICD-10 coding, however, CDI - a process in which care providers receive feedback from specialists who review ...

Everything hospital executives need to know about the importance of clinical documentation improvement is summed up in one single fact: CDI fuels correct reimbursement and accurate quality reporting.

Evidence clearly shows the value of implementing Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) to improve Case Mix Index (CMI), but can it positively impact patient safety and care quality metrics---in a ...

Staff at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall in New York City was faced with a complex and timely physician query process. Queries often would be left unanswered, as providers were challenged by varying ...

Healthcare system survival pivots on many metrics, but the ability to generate revenue and to evidence high quality of care are two of the most essential. At the center of both metrics is the clinical ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Clinical documentation is the written record of a patient-physician encounter. Before the ...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Precise and accurate clinical documentation is vital for hospitals in today’s value-based health care environment. To help hospitals, Vizient, Inc. has launched a new ...

Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is increasingly recognised as a pivotal element in enhancing patient outcomes. By ensuring that health records accurately reflect the complexity of patients’ ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to automatically document patient visits show promise in reducing the time physicians spend on paperwork and may improve their work experience, according to ...

In a Healthcare Finance News report, Kevin Fuller lays out six tips for using clinical documentation programs to boost revenue cycle management, according to Paul Weygandt, vice president of physician ...