Overuse of copy and paste in electronic health records is a problem. Sure, it's convenient. And it's entirely understandable why it's a common shortcut used by scores of physicians. But it often ...

Hospitals and health systems trying to survive and thrive under value-based reimbursement realize that optimal clinical documentation is key to ensuring quality care and optimizing revenue cycle ...

Doctors become doctors to care for patients, not to spend hours on paperwork. Yet, administrative tasks like writing clinical notes, updating patient records and handling billing documentation can ...

A holistic approach to problem solving is necessary to address the complex issues facing healthcare providers today. Despite the demands of the current environment, quality must remain the top ...

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, clinical documentation is a crucial aspect of patient care and the overall efficiency of medical institutions. However, doctors and medical professionals often ...

Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is increasingly recognised as a pivotal element in enhancing patient outcomes. By ensuring that health records accurately reflect the complexity of patients’ ...

Everything hospital executives need to know about the importance of clinical documentation improvement is summed up in one single fact: CDI fuels correct reimbursement and accurate quality reporting.

Clinical documentation is the written record of a patient-physician encounter. Before the advent of electronic health records (EHRs), these encounters were often inadequately documented. While this ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Medical decision-making must remain with clinicians, but why does cumbersome data entry work ...

It’s the rare hospital that has never experienced delays in receiving reimbursement as a result of clinical documentation coding snafus. But it’s also likely that most hospitals, even if they receive ...

The clinical documentation improvement (CDI) market is projected to be valued at USD 4.2 billion in 2024 and is expected to witness significant growth, reaching approximately USD 8.9 billion by 2034.