Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

Course Overview

Earn your Leadership in CDI Certificate with the Leadership in CDI Boot Camp from the experts at ACDIS.

Designed by the expert instructors at the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS), the Leadership in CDI Boot Camp provides essential training for anyone in a leadership position or looking to grow into one. Students who complete the course earn the Leadership in CDI Certificate, and graduates are designated as ACDIS-Approved CDI Leaders.

This course provides knowledge and confidence to become an effective leader in CDI, including how to manage and staff the department, develop a department mission, and create a strategy that aligns with your organization's goals.

The Boot Camp gives you the preparation you need to:

• Influence and drive value in collaboration with other department leaders and C-suite executives
• Lead your team to boost effectiveness and enhance employee engagement, satisfaction, and skills

While many courses focus on general leadership concepts, ACDIS developed this course to address the leadership skills and challenges specific to CDI. This course will give you strategies for how to:

• Lead at the organizational level. An essential first step is to understand the far-reaching impact CDI has across the organization (e.g., quality, healthcare data reporting, denials, compliance). We explore how you, as a leader, can collaborate across the departments and leverage the power of a strong CDI department to support your organization's financial, quality, and strategic goals.
• Put compliance front and center to drive success and prevent risk. Successful CDI leaders are acutely aware of how to identify compliance risk areas so that they do not leave their department open to vulnerabilities. You will leave with ideas and best practices for conducting internal audits and an understanding of denials management.
• Hire, develop, and manage staff successfully. CDI leaders across the country struggle to find and grow talent within their teams. We give solid specific to CDI for how to screen, interview, and hire strong CDI specialists and develop them over time.
• Direct the CDI department. Defining the mission of your department; charting goals, growth, and expansion; and managing change encourages purpose-driven leadership. You will receive guidance on how to intentionally utilize your department's mission to evaluate opportunities and requests that arise for your department. We delve into CDI metrics and offer tips for communicating program and staff effectiveness.

The Leadership in CDI Boot Camp will help you:

• Connect how reimbursement methodologies, payer methodologies, healthcare data and compliance, and the CDI role relate to one another
• Understand common CDI metrics and how to monitor, interpret, and report on staff effectiveness
• Successfully perform management responsibilities within CDI, such as creating job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and managing remote employees
• Gain strategies for how to define your program's mission, reporting structure, and staffing modules

The final portion of the Leadership in CDI Boot Camp features bite-size training on core business skills and leadership competencies, including:

• Brief eLearning courses related to:
  • Business writing
  • Conflict resolution
  • Setting goals to guide employee performance
  • Giving and receiving feedback
• An ACDIS position paper on effective CDI leadership
• Excerpts from leading ACDIS books on management

Graduates of the Leadership in CDI Boot Camp demonstrate that they have cultivated both the CDI knowledge and the business and management skills necessary to be a successful leader. They earn the Leadership in CDI Certificate and are allowed to use the designation ACDIS-Approved CDI Leader in their resumes, biographical information, or email signatures.

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

• Implement CDI strategies related to IPPS and OPPS reimbursement methodologies
• Apply CDI strategies/interventions impacting OPPS reimbursement, including APCs, provider E&M, and risk adjustment HCCs
• Articulate payment methodologies such as bundled payments, ACOs, risk adjustment, per diem rates, Medicaid, and private insurances
• Define the role of a query in CDI/coding
• Create policies to define a compliant query process
• Create a CDI specialist job description
• Plan and implement an effective interview process
• Develop a thorough and complete training plan
• Build comprehensive policies and procedures directing CDI function
• Develop and evaluate a clear, defined departmental mission

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.

Contact sales:
For more detailed information, contact us at 800-650-6787 or email sales@hcpro.com.

Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

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 integrity professionals, quality department managers/directors
• Utilization review/case management managers/directors
• Revenue cycle managers/directors
• Physician advisors/champions to CDI
• Hospitalist leadership
• Aspiring CDI/coding/HIM/revenue cycle leaders

This education does not lead to a formal AHIMA or ACDIS certification. However, those who successfully complete the course receive the Leadership in CDI Certificate and can designate themselves ACDIS-Approved CDI Leaders.

Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

Course Content

1. Introduction to CDI
   People are often assigned the responsibility of management of a CDI department or CDI staff without knowledge of the role and responsibilities. This course begins with a discussion about the CDI manager or leader role as well as the regulatory guidance that directs CDI practice.
   
   
2. IPPS and MS-DRGs
   This module discusses the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and CDI’s function related to code assignment and MS-DRG grouping. The module offers a surface dive into CDI function and how it impacts organizational goals.
   
   
3. Introduction to Outpatient CDI
   The module covers the evolution of CDI into the outpatient setting. It reviews CDI efforts related to the emergency department, observation, and primary care/clinic reviews. The instructor will steer the discussion to cover the various missions related to outpatient CDI, which include:
   • Denials management
   • Risk adjustment
   • Charge capture
   • Quality
4. Other Payer Systems
   This module continues discussing healthcare reimbursement, touching on a number of methodologies within both the inpatient and outpatient settings, including bundled payments, accountable care organizations, risk adjustment, and billing.
   
   
5. Healthcare Data and Public Reporting
   The impact of CDI function upon quality reporting is well established within the industry. This module covers a number of CMS quality monitors and CDI function related to the reporting of this data and organizational reimbursement.
   
   
6. CDI Practice: Record Review and Query
   This module reviews the basics of CDI function, including record review and query compliance.
   
   
7. Revenue Cycle and Audit Activities
   Understanding compliance is a core competency for CDI. This module covers the efforts in place to monitor compliance, including RAC, OIG, and PEPPER data. It also reviews the Medicare appeals process.
   
   
8. CDI Metrics
   Managers must monitor and communicate staff function and effectiveness. This module discusses standard metrics used to measure departmental function and benchmarking.
   
   
9. Managing Your CDI Staff
   Managing staff can be challenging. This module provides direction in how to do so, covering the functions of managing people and a CDI program, including screening applicants, interviewing, hiring, and training. The discussion includes competency assessments and what to consider when employees are working remotely.
   
   
10. Directing Your CDI Department
    Directing a department is different than managing and has different responsibilities. This module offers guidance related to departmental mission, reporting structure, staffing models, written policies, and job roles.
    
    
11. CDI Expansion: Managing Change
    The impact of CDI continues to grow, and managers must thoughtfully engage in this process to plan change and grow the department and mission.

*Agenda subject to change.

This course requires the following pre-requisites:

• There are no prerequisites for this Boot Camp. However, because of the course's fast-paced nature, it is recommended (but not required) that participants have at least one year of experience working in a hospital. This course is taught on a basic to intermediate level.

This course requires the following materials:

• There are no required materials for this Boot Camp.

Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

Continuing Education

Boot Camp Only CEUs

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 the prior approval of 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.

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 Integrity 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.

Leadership in CDI Boot Camp (Certificate) (Online) – 157 minutes

While many courses focus on general leadership concepts, ACDIS developed this course to address the specific leadership skills and challenges in CDI. The Leadership in CDI Certificate module is comprised of foundational CDI education paired with a review of core compliance and ethical principles. The Leadership in CDI certificate demonstrates that an individual has cultivated both the CDI knowledge and the business and management skills necessary to be a successful leader. Individuals who pass the final examination are allowed to use the designation ACDIS-Approved CDI Leader in their resumes, biographical information, or email signatures.

This supplemental learning to the Leadership in CDI Boot Camp (Online) features bite-size training on core business skills and leadership competencies, including:

• Brief eLearning courses related to:
  • Business writing
  • Conflict resolution
  • Setting goals to guide employee performance
  • Giving and receiving feedback
• An ACDIS position paper on effective CDI leadership
• Excerpts from leading ACDIS books on management

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe steps for writing effective letters, memos, e-mails, job procedures, guidelines, and reports
• Identify strategies for managing and resolving conflicts
• Identify two steps for guiding employees through setting goals and developing action plans
• Discuss how career ladders can be used to provide CDI specialists with clear pathways
• Describe communication strategies that can be used to build relationships with other departments

Upon successful completion of the Leadership in CDI Boot Camp (Online) Certificate Program (supplemental reading material and exam), you will receive:

ACDIS
This program has been approved for 2 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 2 continuing education unit(s) 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 2 nursing contact hours is provided by AHIMA.

NAHRI
This program has been approved for 2 continuing education unit(s) 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).

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.

Leadership 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.

Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

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Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online

Frequently Asked Questions

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1. How long will the online content remain accessible after class ends?

   The online portal location for your class sessions and materials will be available for 60 days from the purchase date.

   You must complete the course evaluation in order to get your continuing education/contact hour certificate, so please be sure to complete the course before your access expires.
   
   

2. Does this education lead to a formal AHIMA or ACDIS certification?

   This education does not lead to a formal AHIMA or ACDIS certification. However, those who successfully complete the course receive the Leadership in CDI Certificate and can designate themselves ACDIS-Approved CDI Leaders.
   
   

3. Is there a discount for ACDIS, NAHRI, or AHIMA members?

   Yes, ACDIS, NAHRI, or AHIMA members receive $150 off the registration fee. Contact us at 800-650-6787 or email sales@hcpro.com.
   
   

4. How does it work?

   You'll receive the same content and instruction that you would experience at our classroom-based, nationally recognized boot camps. Here's how it works:

   • 60-day access from your purchase date: View sessions, ensure understanding with questions that test your knowledge, and complete the final exam to obtain CEU credits.
   • 24-hour access: Modules are available at any time of day—you choose the time that works for you.
   • Ask the Expert: Email questions to our instructors. We try to answer all questions either via email or phone within two business days.

   You must complete the course evaluation in order to get your continuing education/contact hour certificate, so please be sure to complete the course before your access expires.
   
   

5. Does HCPro ever share contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number, email address, etc.) with other companies?

   Historically, we have not shared contact information with anyone outside of our company. However, it is possible that at some point we might share contact information with other companies that offer products and services that we think would be of interest to our customers. If you would like us to keep your contact information confidential, please let us know so that we can flag your information in our customer database as "Do Not Share."
   
   

6. Does HCPro offer this boot camp as an on-site course?

   In addition to our open registration courses, we also offer the boot camp as an on-site program (with a substantial discount) for organizations that have a number of employees who need training. For more information on hosting an on-site, call 800-780-0584 or click on "Train Groups On-Site."
   
   

7. What if I need to cancel or transfer my registration?

   Please click here to view our cancellation policy.
   
   

8. How do I get more information?

   Contact us at 800-650-6787 or email sales@hcpro.com.
   
   

Dates

Below is the current course schedule for upcoming Leadership in CDI Boot Camp Online classes.