11 min

Issues around elective surgery documentation, Part 2 Modern Practice Podcast

    • Medicine

This episode continues the series on challenges and issues involving correctly documenting elective surgeries. A leading expert provides practical guidance and considerations that enable you to be correct in documenting these patients in order to improve care and maximize reimbursement.
 
Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient
 
Guests:Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP,  CCS, CRCConsulting Director, Clinical Documentation ImprovementVizient
 
Show Notes:
[00:34] Dealing with preoperative infections
[01:56] Percentage of elective surgery patients who develop sepsis—with 25% mortality
[03:45] Accurately coding to avoid a PSI 13 being charged to your practice/organization
[05:34] Do not miss a Present on Admission case
[07:30] Need for CDI specialists to collaborate with quality (the “dotted line”)
[08:50] Issues around PSI 7
 
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Rachel Mack’s email: rachel.mack@vizientinc.com
“Costs of Postoperative Sepsis: The Business Case for Quality Improvement to Reduce Postoperative Sepsis in Veterans Affairs Hospitals” (JAMA): Click Here
 
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This episode continues the series on challenges and issues involving correctly documenting elective surgeries. A leading expert provides practical guidance and considerations that enable you to be correct in documenting these patients in order to improve care and maximize reimbursement.
 
Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient
 
Guests:Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP,  CCS, CRCConsulting Director, Clinical Documentation ImprovementVizient
 
Show Notes:
[00:34] Dealing with preoperative infections
[01:56] Percentage of elective surgery patients who develop sepsis—with 25% mortality
[03:45] Accurately coding to avoid a PSI 13 being charged to your practice/organization
[05:34] Do not miss a Present on Admission case
[07:30] Need for CDI specialists to collaborate with quality (the “dotted line”)
[08:50] Issues around PSI 7
 
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Rachel Mack’s email: rachel.mack@vizientinc.com
“Costs of Postoperative Sepsis: The Business Case for Quality Improvement to Reduce Postoperative Sepsis in Veterans Affairs Hospitals” (JAMA): Click Here
 
Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidGoogle PodcastsSpotifyRSS Feed

11 min