CHIA | Clinical Documentation Improvement: The Chief Medical Officer’s View

Overview:

Understanding that documentation in the health record is the basis for publicly reported data and therefore an organization’s reputation, Dr. Spellberg will describe how clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is the “universal translator.” Discover best practices for enhanced collaboration with physicians, nursing and health information management to ensure documentation is accurate and can be translated into trusted health information utilized for reimbursement and publicly reported data.

Join attendees to learn how information can be transformed from the clinician’s point of view to information that can be utilized effectively by HIM Coding professionals. Become familiar with drivers of inaccuarate data capture. Learn core principles connecting clinicians with HIM coding professionals. Hear about how one health system’s case mix index results have been impacted by a CDI program.

Date Published:

August 6, 2020

CEU:

1.0 – Revenue Cycle Management

Speaker:

Brad Spellberg, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services