Coding and CDI: Transitioning Between Outpatient and Inpatient Settings

Launch date: Friday, March 1, 2024

Presented by: TaraJo Vaught, MSN, RN, CCDS

Often facing different diagnoses, procedures, and code sets, as well as certain coding guidelines, the inpatient and outpatient settings can feel like separate worlds. TaraJo Vaught, MSN, RN, CCDS, analyzes their similarities, differences, and extrapolates what coders and CDI specialists should know before moving between them. .

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Define the current inpatient and outpatient coding and CDI roles
• Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between inpatient and outpatient coding/CDI
• Summarize the ways to expand opportunities in coding or CDI at your facility

Agenda

• Overview of coding and CDI basics
• Defining roles
• Inpatient coding and CDI
• Outpatient coding and CDI
• Why are coders and CDI specialists important to each setting?
• The similarities and differences between inpatient and outpatient settings
• How you can expand your horizons

Who should attend?

• Inpatient coding staff and managers
• Outpatient coding staff and managers
• CDI professionals
• HIM managers and staff
• Compliance staff
• Chargemaster coordinators
• Finance
• Billing
• Auditors
• Revenue integrity staff

Meet the Speaker

TaraJo Vaught, MSN, RN, CCDS, is a clinical analyst for 3M Health Information Systems (HIS) in Murray, Utah. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from Duquesne University, and her certification as a clinical documentation specialist from ACDIS.

She has 12 years of nursing experience in the operating room, endoscopy, and adult inpatient mental health fields, and spent the last five years in CDI. Prior to joining the 3M clinical content team in July 2022, she worked as a supervisor for CDI for a revenue cycle company. She is currently leading the 3M HIS content team’s content standardization and integrity project.

Continuing Education

AAPC 
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

Ability to claim this credits expires: 2/28/2025

ACDIS 
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education units towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist certification, offered as a service of the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS).

Ability to claim this credits expires: 2/28/2025

AHIMA 
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting of Approved CEUs from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program provider.

Ability to claim this credits expires: 2/28/2025

NAHRI 
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education units towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certification in Healthcare Revenue Integrity (CHRI), offered as a service of the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI).

Ability to claim this credits expires: 2/28/2025