Clinical Documentation Improvement & Integrity
(C-CDI) Institute
The Clinical Documentation Improvement & Integrity Institute (C-CDI) is dedicated to significantly improving the competency in clinical documentation within health care to capture the complete severity-of-illness being managed and appropriately justify the consumption of resources within today’s regulatory environment.
The C-CDI Institute provides the premier educational seminar dedicated to explicit Clinical Documentation Improvement. The program addresses the evolving educational needs that are adherent to the significant changes emerging in health care, especially as it relates to the Medicare Severity-Diagnostic Related Group (MS-DRG), Value Based Purchasing, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC), Quality Initiatives and ICD-10-CM. Our approach is evidence based and combines engaging instruction with interactive case studies and resource materials.
The C-CDI Institute focuses on:
- Clinical acumen & Explicit documentation
- Medical Necessity
- Coding guidelines
- Compliance
- Proactive preparation for the integrity regulatory agencies.
The C-CDI Institute recognizes and builds on your past experience, and prepares you for future healthcare challenges in medical necessity and clinical documentation. The C-CDI Institute is for professionals at varying levels of health care including:
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Nurse Practioners
- Clinical Documentation Specialists
- Case Managers/Utilization Reviewers
- Health Information Managers/Coding Professionals
- Quality Assurance Professionals
- Compliance Professionals
Clinical Documentation Improvement & Integrity (C-CDI) Institute
2012 Accreditation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Southern Medical Association and DocuComp, LLC. The Southern Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Southern Medical Association designates this Live activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
This activity will provide 18 contact hours.
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Approval valid through March 23, 2014. Assigned ONA # 15,411.
AAPC
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 18 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
AHIMA
This program has been approved for 18 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
CCB
Compliance Certification Board (CCB) has approved this program for 21.6 Compliance Certification Board (CCB) Continuing Education Units in one or more of the following areas:
- Application of Management Practices for the Compliance Professional
- Application of Personal and Business Ethics in Compliance
- Written Compliance Policies and Procedures
- Designation of Compliance Officers and Committees
- Compliance Training and Education
- Communication and Reporting Mechanisms in Compliance
- Enforcement of Compliance Standards and Discipline
- Auditing and Monitoring for Compliance
- Response to Compliance Violations and Corrective Actions
- HIPPA Privacy Implementation
Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of the program content or the program sponsor.
CCMC
This program has been pre-approved by the Commission for Case Manager Certification to provide continuing education credit to Certified Case Managers (CCMs). Approval number 790006362 through December 31, 2012 for up to 18 clock hours of continuing education credit.
CDI-CB
The Certification in Clinical Documentation Improvement & Integrity (C-CDI) Program has been approved for 18 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the educational requirements for the maintenance of the C-CDI credential by the Clinical Documentation Improvement and Integrity Certification Board. (This program was formally known as the “DocuComp LLC/DocuEd Clinical Documentation Institute and Certification Program”).
Accreditation:
Total Accreditation Hours per type:
ACCME/ANCC/AHIMA/AAPC/CCMC/CDI-CB-18.0; CCB-21.6
Statements of credit will be issued to participants who attend the activity, complete the Activity Evaluation and submit a CE request form. Statements of credit will be issued within 30 business days.
Participants will receive continuing education credit only for the sessions actually attended.
Attendees have the option of taking the Certification Exam within 6 weeks of this Program.
For more information about our programs contact:
Jim Lewis
757-695-4995
jlewis@docucompllc.com