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ForwardVizient CDI Education Series 2021 - CDI and coding updates
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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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
EVALUATION INSTRUCTIONS (REQUIRED):
• Under course progress, click on the evaluation titled 06/17/2021 – Evaluation - Vizient CDI Education Series 2021 - CDI and coding updates
• You must click on “Submit” to save your answers. If you do not click on “Submit,” data will be lost for that evaluation
CREDIT INSTRUCTIONS (REQUIRED):
• Under course progress, choose “Credit” and select “Start”
• Claim your type of credit – General CEU
• In the credits field, enter the amount of credit to claim.
• Click the box “I agree that I am only claiming credit commensurate with the extent of my participation in the activity”
• Review your credit amount and click submit
CERTIFICATE INSTRUCTIONS (OPTIONAL):
• Select the “Certificate” tab and choose “Start”
• Click on the link “download certificate”
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
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If you have any other questions or need assistance completing the continuing education evaluations, please send an e-mail to continuingeducation@vizientinc.com.