Vizient CDI Education Series 2021 - CDI and coding updates

June 17, 2021

After completing this program, attendees will be able to understand and identify the different definitions in sepsis and identifying viral sepsis in underlying viral Infections and be able to code these diagnoses correctly and accurately. The attendees will also understand the quality metrics surrounding the sepsis bundle as well as understanding the mortality, LOS and cost variables that affect the members overall national scorecard rankings.

Target Audience

CDI specialists, CDI Managers and Directors, CDI Educators and Auditors, Medical Coders, Physicians, Physician Advisors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, Denials Management, Quality

Learning Objectives

1.    Describe the difference between the Second and Third International Consensus Definitions of sepsis / septic shock.
2.    Outline the clinical indications and implications of viral sepsis.
3.    Discuss the sequential organ failure assessment.
4.    Explain the financial effects of sepsis bundle compliance.
5.    Identify clinical documentation improvement opportunities for sepsis.
6.    Recite the ICD-10-CM sepsis coding updates. 
7.    Recognize CDI query opportunities in review of sepsis cases. 
 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
05/26/2021
Course expires: 
08/03/2021
Event starts: 
06/17/2021 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
06/17/2021 - 1:30pm CDT
Live via webinar
United States

Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee/presenters have anything to disclose.


Planning committee members
Rachel Mack, RN, MSN, BA, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC
Consulting Director, CDI
Vizient

Aman Sabharwal, MD, MHA, CPHM
Senior Principal, Advisory Solutions
Vizient

Angela Hunt, RN, MBA, CCDS
Associate Principal, Advisory Solutions
Vizient

Dr. Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Associate Vice President, Clinical Resources
Vizient

Linda Wiseman, RN, BSN, CCDS
Consulting Director, CDI
Vizient

Jim Tamburini, BS, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP
Consulting Director, CDI
Vizient

Sheila Bowlds, RHIA, MBA, AHIMA Certified ICD-10 Trainer
Consulting Director, CDI
Vizient Inc.

Terry Golde, MBA, RN, CCDS
Consulting Director, CDI
Vizient

Erica Braun, MS, BSN, RN, CCDS
Consulting Director, CDI
Vizient
Presenters

Linda Wiseman, RN, BSN, CCDS
Consulting Director
Vizient

Aman Sabharwal, MD, MHA, CPHM
Senior Principal
Vizient

Jim Tamburini, BS, RHIT, CCS, CDIP
Consulting Director
Vizient

Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Associate Vice President
Vizient

Terry Golde, MBA, RN, CCDS
Consulting Director
Vizient

Sheila Bowlds, MBA, RHIA, CCDS, AHIMA ICD-10 Trainer
Consulting Director
Vizient

Erica Braun, MS, BSN, RN, CCDS
Consulting Director
Vizient

Rachel Mack, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC
Consulting Director
Vizient

Designation Statement:


CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).
 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 General CE – Attendance
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