Podcast

RCM Challenges: Clinical Documentation Improvement and Utilization Management

Scott Entinger & Eric McGuire

July 27, 2023

In the latest episode of RCMchat by AGS Health, the focus was on clinical documentation improvement and utilization management. Scott Entinger, CEO of CDI Answers, and Eric McGuire, Senior Vice President for Medical Coding and CDI Service Lines at AGS Health, discussed CDI's role in emphasizing the criticality of accurate clinical documentation, the challenges faced by CDI programs, and the differences between inpatient and outpatient CDI.

Key conversation points include:

  • CDI's Role: Emphasized the criticality of accurate clinical documentation.
  • CDI Challenges: Discussed issues like changing regulations and lack of support.
  • Inpatient vs. Outpatient CDI: Highlighted the differences and the need for more education in outpatient CDI.

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Podcast – Clinical Documentation Improvement and Utilization Management