Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

Course Overview

The Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp® Online focuses on key pathophysiological concepts that will improve the quality of clinical indicators used in provider queries. The hands-on, practical format enhances critical thinking skills and prepares CDI specialists to be leaders in their field and communicate collaboratively with providers.

Are you looking for in-depth clinical documentation training and want to take CDI discussion to the next level? Do you want to go beyond quoting buzzwords and reminding physicians to capture the next CC? If so, this Boot Camp is for you. It will increase your understanding in a way that will move your CDI practice from query to collaboration.

At the completion of this boot camp, participants will be able to:

• Discuss clinical indicators associated with key findings of various organ failures
• Differentiate between indicators that support an evidence-based clinical query and those that do not
• Identify key lab imaging and physical assessment findings that suggest a more specific reportable diagnosis
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills and ability to collaborate with providers

Benefits of program & features:

• Structure: Each module in the library is interactive, with voice-over narration, and includes "Test Your Knowledge" questions throughout to reinforce major concepts. Upon completion of all modules, participants will be required to complete a 40-question final exam in order to receive completion certificates and CEUs.
• Ask the Expert: You can also email questions to our instructors. We try to answer all questions either via email or phone within two business days.
• 60-day access to instruction after purchase: You have 60 days to work through all modules and complete assignments.
• 24-hour access: Instruction is available at any time of day—you choose the time that works for you.
• Expertly designed course materials: Course materials are developed by an adult education expert. The curriculum uses a ""how to"" approach where participants learn how to apply concepts that they can then customize to their organizational needs. Content is regularly updated based on changing industry practices and participant feedback.
• Well-established program: Brought to you by the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS), this Boot Camp from the industry's only dedicated CDI association provides the best-in-class education you expect.

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Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

Who Should Attend

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp® Online is aimed at intermediate to advanced CDI specialists. It is also designed for experienced coders looking to increase their clinical knowledge, as well as physicians looking for a refresher in CDI.

This boot camp is not recommended for new CDI specialists as it does not concentrate on the process of CDI or the basics of reimbursement and MS-DRGs. If you have never had training in these concepts, then our foundational Clinical Documentation Integrity Boot Camp is the program for you. Similarly, physicians seeking to learn the fundamentals of CDI would likely benefit more from that basic course.

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp® Online also doubles as a refresher course for anyone who had formal training prior to ICD-10 implementation. It includes many of the key changes to coding guidelines and Coding Clinic advice under ICD-10. Think of it as a two-for-one—a course with a focus on pathophysiology and a review of what you've already learned.

Who should attend?

• CDI specialists, CDI supervisors, CDI managers/directors
• Inpatient coders, coding supervisors, coding managers/directors
• HIM managers/directors
• DRG coordinators
• Coding compliance specialists, coding compliance supervisors/managers/directors
• Quality improvement professionals, quality department managers/directors
• Utilization review/case management managers/directors
• Revenue cycle managers/directors
• Physician advisors/champions to CDI
• Denials management staff

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction

• The Process of CDI and Coding
• DRG Validation
• Clinical Validation
• Coding Guideline Review
• Query & Clinical Indicators

Objectives:

• Apply key pathophysiological concepts to CDI record review practice
• Demonstrate the ability to apply clinical indicators in writing provider queries.
• Apply critical thinking related to clinical concepts in CDI clinical validation responsibilities.

Module 2: Infectious Disease

• Fever
• Diagnostic Testing Interpretation
• Systemic Inflammatory Response
• Sepsis
• Infection as a Complication of Care

Objectives:

• Identify query opportunities from a diagnosis of fever
• Discuss clinical indicators associated with sepsis
• Differentiate criteria between SIRS, Sepsis-2, and Sepsis-3
• Identify key lab imaging and physical assessment findings that suggest sepsis, severe sepsis, and/or shock

Module 3: Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary System

• Diagnostic Testing Interpretation
• Pre‐ renal, Intra‐renal, Post‐renal
• Etiology of Failure
• KDIGO
• Chronic Kidney Disease

 Objectives:

• Define diagnostic criteria supporting acute renal failure
• Identify query opportunities related to acute tubular necrosis
• Differentiate acute renal failure from chronic renal failure
• Discern the etiology of renal failures as pre-renal, intra-renal, or post-renal and discuss the likely treatments of each

Module 4: Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System and Hepatobiliary System

• GI Bleeding
• Peptic Ulcer
• Esophageal Disorders
• GI Obstruction
• Liver Cirrhosis
• Liver Failure
• Diagnostic Testing Interpretations
• Gallbladder Disease 
• Pancreatitis

Objectives:

• Identify indicators supporting query for postoperative ileus
• Differentiate the defining characteristics of complicated peptic ulcers, simple peptic ulcers, and GI bleeds
• Discuss clinical indicators associated with liver failure
• Identify clinical indicators supporting metabolic encephalopathy
• Identify common comorbidities related to liver failure to include alcohol abuse, dependence, malnutrition, and esophageal varices

Module 5: Diseases and Disorders of the Cardiovascular System

• Heart Failure
• Pulmonary Edema
• Pleural Effusions
• Myocardial Infarction
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cor Pulmonale
• Cardiac Arrythmias
• Hypertension
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Hypertension

 Objectives:

• Apply diagnostic criteria supporting heart failure, differentiating acute and chronic
• Apply diagnostic criteria supporting acute myocardial infarction
• Differentiate the associated types of myocardial infarction per the Universal Definition of MI
• Differentiate the types of atrial fibrillation based upon the patient’s history
• Define hypertensive urgency, emergency, and crisis

Module 6: Diseases and Disorders of the Blood and Neoplasms

• Neoplasms/Cancer
• Anemia
• Coagulation Disorders
• Pancytopenia
• Neutropenia

Objectives:

• Discuss and differentiate different types of anemia to include iron deficiency, vitamin deficiency, aplastic and hemolytic anemias
• Define coagulopathy, differentiating acquired and inherited coagulopathies
• Discuss pancytopenia and the importance of identifying the etiology
• Discuss CDI considerations related to neoplasms and cancer diagnoses

Module 7: Diseases and Disorders of the Respiratory System

• Pneumonia
• Pleural Disorders
• Respiratory Failure
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• Diagnostic Testing Interpretation
• Chronic Lung Disease

Objectives:

• Define clinical indicators supportive of the presence of acute respiratory failure
• Discuss the considerations required to differentiate acute and chronic respiratory failure and the presence of an exacerbation
• Define clinical indicators supportive of the presence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
• Develop an understanding of interpretation of ABGs and P/F ratio
• Differentiate between the complex respiratory infections and the simple pneumonias
• Differentiate between the complex respiratory infections and the simple pneumonias

Module 8: Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System

• Trauma
• Fractures
• Organ Injury
• Complications of Trauma

Objectives:

• Identify clinical indicators associated pathological fractures
• Identify imaging and physical assessment findings that suggest a more specific reportable injury type, location and fracture classification
• Identify potential common complications

Module 9: Disorders of the Skin

• Pressure Ulcers
• Chronic Non-Pressure Ulcers
• Wound Disruption
• Cellulitis
• Lymphangitis

Objectives:

• Distinguish among the different types of wounds
• Pressure Ulcers
• Venous Ulcer
• Arterial Ulcers
• Diabetic Ulcers
• Identify clinical indicators to support the presence of and the severity of the ulcer(s)

Module 10: Mental Diseases and Disorders, Alcohol and Drug Use

• Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders
• Fluid Imbalance
• Electrolyte Imbalance
• SIADH
• Acidosis/Alkalosis Diabetes
• Malnutrition
• Morbid Obesity

Objectives:

• Demonstrate CDI critical thinking related to electrolyte disorders related to comorbidities and etiologies
• Define and differentiate the different types of diabetes and the associated complications (acute and chronic)
• Discuss key clinical indicators associated with DKA/HHS
• Apply ASPEN criteria in assessing the presence of malnutrition
• Differentiate obesity from morbid obesity

Module 11: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders

• Fluid Imbalance
• Electrolyte Imbalance
• SIADH
• Acidosis/Alkalosis
• Diabetes
• Malnutrition
• Morbid Obesity

Objectives:

• Demonstrate CDI critical thinking related to electrolyte disorders related to comorbidities and etiologies
• Define and differentiate the different types of diabetes and the associated complications (acute and chronic)
• Discuss key clinical indicators associated with DKA/HHS
• Apply ASPEN criteria in assessing the presence of malnutrition
• Differentiate obesity from morbid obesity

Module 12: Diseases and Disorders of the Nervous System

• Encephalopathy CVA/Stroke Coma
• Persistent Vegetative State
• Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Brain Injury

Objectives:

• Differentiate the conditions of encephalopathy and delirium
• Identify and differentiate clinical indicators supporting encephalopathy, delirium and acute infective psychosis
• Identify key indicators supporting a more specific diagnosis of CVA
• Define hemorrhagic conversion and identify the timeline for consideration

*Agenda is subject to change.

This course requires the following pre-requisites:

• This Boot Camp is reqcommended for those who have already taken basic CDI training: either on the job or via a general CDI specialist course. The material presented is at an intermediate level and assumes students have a baseline understanding of DRGs, coding guidelines, and basic query opportunities.

This course requires the following materials:

• There are no required materials for this Boot Camp.

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

Continuing Education

The following types of Continuing Education are offered only after the completion of all courses and the successful completion (80% pass rate) of the final exam. Upon achieving a passing exam score, users will be directed to a course evaluation that will open in a separate window which will need to be completed and submitted for both instant download and email delivery of all applicable CE certificates.

AAPC
This program has prior approval of the AAPC for 8.5 Continuing Education Unit(s) (CEUs). Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

ACCME
HCPro is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

HCPro designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACDIS
This program has been approved for 8.5 continuing education unit(s) towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) certification, offered as a service of the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS).

AHIMA
This program has been approved for 8.5 continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

ANCC
AHIMA is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity for 8.5 nursing contact hours is provided by AHIMA.

CCMC
This program has been pre-approved by The Commission to provide continuing education credit to CCM® Board-Certified Case Managers. The course is approved for 8.5 CE contact hour(s).

Disclosure Statement

Please note the planners, presenter(s), and contributors to this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial companies pertaining to this activity.

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

Faculty

Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC, is an experienced CDI subject matter expert, former interim ACDIS director, and former CDI education director at HCPro. While at ACDIS and HCPro, she was also the lead developer and instructor for the CDI Boot Camps as well as a member of the CCDS-O certification committee and the ACDIS Advisory Board; she also frequently spoke on the ACDIS Podcast and at ACDIS conferences and webinars. She is the author of The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist's Complete Training Guide and the ACDIS Pocket Guide series. Prescott has served in a variety of health systems and settings since joining the nursing profession in 1985 and she developed and implemented a CDI program in 2007.

Sharme Brodie, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CRC, is a clinical documentation integrity (CDI) education specialist for HCPro, a division of Simplify Compliance, in Middleton, Massachusetts. Brodie serves as a full-time instructor for CDI Boot Camps and a subject matter expert for ACDIS. She has more than 40 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including multiple areas of nursing, and has served in a variety of roles at both large academic and small community hospitals. Prior to joining HCPro, Brodie worked as a consultant providing program audits, implementation advice, and continuing education for CDI departments—including physician education—in various healthcare facilities across the country. She has been responsible for the successful implementation and oversight of a CDI department and the revitalization of a CDI department at a small community hospital. She is the coauthor of the Essential Guide to Supporting Quality Care Measures Through Documentation Improvement and is a frequent contributor of articles to ACDIS' CDI Journal and CDI Strategies. Brodie has presented nationally at both the ACDIS Conference and the CDI Outpatient Symposium and is a frequent cohost on the ACDIS podcast. Brodie is currently cochair of both the ACDIS Regulatory Committee and the ACDIS CCDS Certification Committee.

Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, is a CDI educator at HCPro and ACDIS, where he teaches CDI boot camps and serves as a subject matter expert. He is an accomplished consultant with a background in coding and documentation. His experience includes 12 years as a coding consultant, two years as a coding director at the Medical College of Georgia, and six years as a CDI consultant. His nursing experience includes work as a case manager and in cardiovascular care in ICU and telemetry.

Clinical Validation in CDI Boot Camp Online

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