Unlocking the Potential CDI We Have the Key Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDIS, CCDS.
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Unlocking the PotentialCDI
We Have the KeyWe Have the KeyGlenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS,
CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDIS, CCDS
Present CDI Focus
Clarification of Principal Diagnosis CC/MCC Capture Revenue Generation
– Case Mix Increase– Return on Enhancement
Measurement– Number of generated queries– Physician response rate– Impact upon revenue
Office of CDI
Present Limitations
Limited scope General lack of consistency & continuity in
documentation Discharge Summary completeness History & Physical clinical accuracy
– Medical Necessity– Patient acuity and severity– Assessment & Plan
The Big Question
CDI- Asset or Liability?
Gross vs. Net Revenue RAC Exposure Financial Liability Data applications & constituents
– Outcome studies– Risk of in-house and 30 day mortality– Resource Measurement (Efficiency,
Effectiveness, Value=Quality/Costs, VBP, PFP)
Thoughts to Consider
Underlying premise of medical record documentation– Service is reasonable and necessary– Supporting documentation of the same
Medical Necessity– Role of documentation– Role of CDI– Collaboration with case manager & utilization
review/utilization management
Medical Necessity-The Skinny
The physician or other practitioner responsible for a patient's care at the hospital is also responsible for deciding whether the patient should be admitted as an inpatient.
Physicians should use a 24-hour period as a benchmark, i.e., they should order admission for patients who are expected to need hospital care for 24 hours or more, and treat other patients on an outpatient basis.
Medical Necessity-More Skinny
However, the decision to admit a patient is a complex medical judgment which can be made only after the physician has considered a number of factors, including the patient's medical history and current medical needs, the types of facilities available to inpatients and to outpatients, the hospital's by-laws and admissions policies, and the relative appropriateness of treatment in each setting
The Point! Factors to be considered when making the decision
to admit include such things as:– The severity of the signs and symptoms exhibited by the
patient;– The medical predictability of something adverse
happening to the patient;– The need for diagnostic studies that appropriately are
outpatient services (i.e., their performance does not ordinarily require the patient to remain at the hospital for 24 hours or more) to assist in assessing whether the patient should be admitted; and
– The availability of diagnostic procedures at the time when and at the location where the patient presents.
CDI Review Process
CDI Review Process– Emergency Room Notes– History & Physical– Progress Notes – Results Diagnostic Tests
Generation of Query if clinically appropriate and warranted
Chief Complaint- “I Have Chest Pain”
DRG 392DRG 392 DRG 313DRG 313
Mitigating Factors
Medical Necessity – Conclusory statements– Facts of the Case-informational content– Severity of recorded patient signs and
symptoms– Assessment and Plan
Medicare Part B Review
First Coast Service Option– Medicare Part A Inpatient Widespread Probe Review
– MS-DRG 392- Esophagitis, gastroenteritis & misc. digestive disorders w/o major complications and comorbidities (MCC)
– Data from this review will assist us in determining our providers' educational needs. Once completed, results of these probes will be posted to the FCSO Medicare provider website
Focal Point
Clinical Documentation Improvement
Clinical Documentation Effectiveness