CDI Program Benefits

Use data to show the benefit of specialized CDI Staff

Goal

•Show the benefit of having specialized CDI staff

•To add a CDI resource for Cardiovascular Department, and South Tower surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery

•Issue: the cost of the CDI roles is $12,000 higher annually in total than the 2 old positions

•Prove value of specialized CDI staff

Financial Analysis ($)

CMI - Case Mix Index

80-85% is the national average (https://www.icd10monitor.com/searching-for-efficiency-in-the-cdi-process)

Outcome

We saw a 44.75% increase in revenue for about $1.4 million
Query sent increased 34.44% over the 3 departments
CMI increased 11.33%
Physician Response Rate stayed over the nation average even touching 100% for our Cardiology Department.
Currently CDIS staff has expanded to now cover over 26 specialties, with over a $11.7M impact.