Norwood Inpatient CDI Boot Camp approved for AHIMA, ACDIS CEUs

Norwood is pleased to announce its new Inpatient CDI Boot Camp has been approved for 18 CEUs by AHIMA* and ACDIS ** (see full details below).

This three-day in-person class offers client partners in-depth training on critical CDI concepts that improve the financial and quality health of their organization, including opportunities by Major Diagnostic Category, denials prevention, and query best practice.

But it offers more.

Attendees receive hands-on instruction from our skilled, veteran instructors on conducting medical record reviews using case studies and group exercises. This real-world application makes our education stick.

And now, with the Norwood Inpatient CDI Boot Camp, you not only receive education and real-world record review techniques, you can keep your staff’s critical CDI and coding certifications up-to-date with up to 18 CEUs for full attendance.

Take a look at the agenda:

Day 1: Foundations of CDI & Key Clinical Concepts

Morning – Didactic Training

• 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Welcome & Introduction to CDI
• 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | CDI & Coding Guidelines, SOI/ROM Overview
• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Break
• 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | Clinical Validation & Medical Necessity
• 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | MCCs & CCs: Key Documentation Considerations Common High-Yield Diagnoses Under Scrutiny (Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Malnutrition, and Encephalopathy)

Afternoon – Interactive & Application-Based Learning

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Clinical Documentation Review: Case Studies & Group Exercises Assignment of Principal Diagnosis, Query Identification, and Systematic Chart Review Focus
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Clinical Documentation Review: Case Studies & Group Exercises Clinical Validation Focus

Day 2: High-Impact Diagnoses & Clinical Validation

Morning – Didactic Training

• 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | CDI Query Best Practices & Compliance Documentation
• 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Conditions (CHF, AMI, Pneumonia, Respiratory Failure)
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break
• 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Endocrine, Neurological, and Renal Conditions (Diabetes, CVA, Dementia, CKD, Acute Renal Failure, Acute Tubular Necrosis)

Afternoon – Interactive & Application-Based Learning

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Clinical Documentation Review: Case Studies & Group Exercises Query Creation Practice
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Case Studies & Group Exercises Identification of CC/MCCs Focus

Day 3: CDI Advanced Topics & Application

Morning – Didactic Training

• 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Documentation & CDI Impact on Quality Metrics
• 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM | Complications, HACs, & PSI Documentation
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break
• 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM | CDI’s Role in Denials & Audits
• 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Future Trends & CDI Best Practices

Afternoon – Final Hands-On Review & Q&A

• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Final CDI Chart Review & Documentation Practice
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break
• 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Open Q&A, Wrap-Up, and Next Steps

Start your journey today

Learn more or bring the Norwood Inpatient CDI Boot Camp to your organization. Contact us at consulting@norwood.com.

CEU official details

*“This program has been approved for continuing education unit(s) (CEUs) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting of Approved CEUs from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program provider.”

**Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS)
This program has been approved for eighteen (18) continuing education units toward fulfilling the requirements of the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS and CCDS-O) certification, offered as a service of the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS).