3M CDI. A WINNING FORMULA.
Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) is a process where clarity is sought from clinicians regarding ambiguous documentation in the medical record. CDI is designed to fill in the gaps in the documentation so that data is available for coding, overall patient care and quality measurement. [Buttner, P. 2014]
The majority of Australian hospitals already engage in CDI through the querying process from coding departments. These queries are generated after the patient is discharged.
Best-practice CDI programs ensure documentation is complete and accurate while the patient is still admitted. To achieve this, hospitals appoint a CDI Specialist (CDS) to act as a liaison between clinicians and the coding department to ensure the documentation fully reflects the patient episode of care. This results in more accurate reimbursement and also better patient outcomes, since all those involved with treating the patient are fully informed.
THE RESEARCH
53%
of clinicians think that CDI is very important to a hospital.
[3M ANZ research Feb-17]
53%
of clinicians think that CDI is very important to a hospital.
[3M ANZ research Feb-17]
53%
of clinicians think that CDI is very important to a hospital.
[3M ANZ research Feb-17]
53%
of clinicians think that CDI is very important to a hospital.
[3M ANZ research Feb-17]
53%
of clinicians think that CDI is very important to a hospital.
[3M ANZ research Feb-17]
THE SIDE OF CDI
Capture data to drive patient outcomes
CDI helps drive accuracy and specificity of diagnosis to ensure all important patient data is captured so that clinicians and coders have adequate information required to report on patients and perform research.
Capture complexity, improve reimbursement
Due to CDI capturing greater specificity, patients that reflect higher complexity through the coding process are typically reimbursed at a greater rate to address the increase in resources required to treat a more complex patient.