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 ...

Documentation issues can cost hospitals millions of dollars per year. While rousing physicians to take a greater initiative in clinical documentation improvement efforts can be a feat in itself, there ...

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 ...

precyseCode™ is a single, comprehensive platform to optimize coding processes, accelerate revenue cycles and support healthcare organizations as they navigate compliance challenges, implement CDI ...

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) and Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) today announced that Cerner will incorporate Nuance’s clinical documentation improvement ...

Here are five best practices for maintaining accurate, complete and thorough clinical documentation in your ambulatory surgery center. 1. Put a formal policy in place. Jack Egnatinsky, MD, a medical ...

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 ...

It’s the rare hospital that has never experienced delays in receiving reimbursement as a result of clinical documentation coding snafus. But it’s also likely that most hospitals, even if they receive ...

Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) are three buzz words in today's healthcare lingo that have come to signify a means of achieving better data quality that leads to more accurate reimbursement ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Navigant (NYSE:NCI), announced its top recognition within the “2014 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services” report for excellence in clinical documentation ...