Description
Join us for Sepsis CDI Education! Sepsis remains one of the most frequently challenged diagnoses in today’s audit environment—and defending it requires more than a checklist.
This webinar takes a practical, documentation-focused look at sepsis, examining how clinical indicators, provider judgment, and medical record documentation must come together to support an accurate and defensible diagnosis. Participants will explore how sepsis is documented in the medical record, how it is clinically interpreted by providers, and how that interpretation drives compliant coding and reporting.
Designed specifically for the CDIS professional, this course provides tools and strategies to help you evaluate the medical record methodically, identify gaps or ambiguities in documentation, and determine when clarification is needed. Emphasis is placed on understanding and supporting the provider’s clinical judgment—because sepsis is ultimately a clinical diagnosis, not a math problem.
The course also focuses on effective provider education and collaboration, equipping CDIS staff with practical approaches to querying and communication that strengthen documentation, support compliance, and reduce payer denials. When CDIS and providers work together, the medical record tells a clearer—and much more defensible—story.
Objectives:
- Recognize and follow UHDDS guidelines
- Identify diagnostic documentation requiring further clarification
- Identify documentation strategies
- Recognize clinical documentation from health care providers requiring greater specificity and clarification
- Demonstrate ability to issue compliant queries
- Develop a holistic and methodical approach to the record review process
Click here to view the webinar Q&A
View a quick lesson from the webinar on spotting red flags!
Presenter
Lisa Romanello, MSHI, BSN,RN, CCDS,CCDS-O
With three decades of experience as a bedside nurse in oncology, orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, and rehab, Lisa transitioned into Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) after her nursing career. She served as the manager of a CDI program spanning two Level 1 trauma center campuses, gaining deep expertise in hospital operations and documentation compliance.
Following seven years in hospital CDI management, she moved into consulting, helping organizations nationwide establish new inpatient and outpatient CDI programs, as well as revitalize and expand existing programs. During this time, she earned a Master of Science in Health Informatics, supporting EMR transitions and optimizing clinical workflows.
She has extensive experience providing education for physicians, CDI teams, physician advisors, and coding professionals, combining clinical insight with documentation and compliance expertise.
CE Credits
AHIMA – Expires February 18, 2027
This webinar has been approved for 1 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continued education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
- Domain: Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance
ACDIS – Expires March 6, 2027
This program has been approved by the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) for continuing education unit(s) towards fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist certification, offered as a service of ACDIS. Granting of approved CEUs from ACDIS does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program provider.
Purchasing Details
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all your webinars are very helpful,
I am an OP coder so i don’t code a lot of sepsis cases. I thought all of the information was very helpful.
excellent presentation!
Thank you for doing CDI courses. Looking forward to more.
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Great presentation
Some of the test questions were worded in a confusing manner.