Sepsis CDI Education: Prove It, Support It, Defend It

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

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