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2016 Physician Advisor Benchmarking Report
1.
Does your CDI program employ a physician advisor(s)?
Yes
No
Don’t know
2.
What is your CDI program's reporting structure?
We report to the chief financial officer
We report to the chief medical officer
We report to the chief nursing officer
We report to the HIM director
We report to the case management director
We report to the director of quality
We are a stand alone department
Other (please specify)
3.
What is your role in the CDI program at your facility?
CDI specialist (responsible for ongoing concurrent record reviews)
CDI manager/director
CDI lead
CDI educator
CDI auditor
CDI preceptor
Physician advisor
Other (please specify)
4.
If you are the physician advisor at your facility which of the following best represents you?
Physician Advisor (MD or DO)
Physician Advisor (NP or PA)
Physician Advisor (FMG)
Other (please specify)
5.
If you are the physician advisor at your facility which of the following best represents your area of clinical concentration?
Medicine primary
Medicine hospitalist
Emergency
Pediatrics
Medicine all other specialties
Surgery general
Surgery all other specialties
Other (please specify)
6.
If you are the physician advisor at your facility which of the following best represents any additional professional roles you play?
Clinical practice only
Leadership (e.g., hospital director, service line chief, etc.)
Executive hospital administration (e.g., CMO, VP, VPMA, chief of staff, etc.)
Residency director
Academic appointment
Quality
Direct research
Other (please specify)
7.
If you are the physician advisor for your CDI program please list any additional committee or reporting obligations you may have.
8.
If you are the physician advisor for your CDI program please indicate any other relevant degrees or certifications you hold.
MBA
MHA
RHIT/RHIA
CPC
FACP
CCDS
CDIP
Other (please specify)
9.
How long has your CDI program had a physician advisor involved/employed?
Less than 1 year
1-2 years
3-4 years
5-6 years
7-8 years
More than 8 years
Other (please specify)
10.
How many physician advisors does your facility employ?
1 part-time staff member
1 full-time staff member
Multiple part-time staff
2-5 full-time staff
6-10 full-time staff
Our CDI team is entirely comprised of physicians
Other (please specify)
11.
Please rate the effectiveness of your physician advisor(s).
He/she is an indispensable part of the team
Very beneficial
Moderately effective
Ineffective
12.
What criteria does your facility use to evaluate its physician advisor(s) effectiveness?
13.
How many hours per week is your physician advisor dedicated to CDI related efforts?
1-5
6-10
11-20
21-30
31-39
Full time (40)
More than 40
14.
Does your physician advisor also serve as physician advisor to any of the following additional departments? (Check all that apply.)
Case management
Utilization review
Quality assurance
HIM/coding
I don’t know
Other (please list)
15.
How is your physician advisor compensated?
Part time salaried
Full time salaried
On an hourly basis
With a stipend
Per case reviewed
I don’t know
Other
16.
If salaried, what is the salary range of your physician advisor(s)?
Up to $99,999
$100,000-$150,000
$150,001-$200,000
$200,001-$250,000
$250,001-$300,000
More than $300,000
Don't know
Other (please specify)
17.
Did your physician advisor receive CDI specific training?
Yes
No
I don't know
Other, please specify
18.
Did your physician advisor receive specific coding training?
Yes
No
I don't know
Other, please specify
19.
Is your physician advisor currently:
In active private practice
Part-time in a medical practice
Retired from medical practice
On staff as a hospitalist/other
I don’t know
Other, please specify
20.
What are your physician advisor’s responsibilities? (Check all that apply.)
Helping to “close” outstanding physician queries
Helping to draft compliant/effective queries
Querying physicians on a concurrent or retrospective basis
Offering coding/query suggestions to CDI/coding staff
Providing pre-/post bill clinical documentation support
Assisting with auditor appeals/drafting appeals letters
Reviewing charts for medical necessity of inpatient admissions
Providing documentation/clinical education to CDI and coding staff
Assisting CDI staff with presenting documentation improvement education to physicians
Disciplining non-compliant physicians
Other (please explain)
21.
What is the average referral rate of cases to your CDI physician advisor for review (% of total reviews)?
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
Greater than 50%
Don't know
Our physician advisor(s) doesn’t review records
22.
Does your CDI program have an escalation policy in place?
Yes
No
Don't know
23.
If your CDI program has an escalation policy in place, what role does your physician advisor play?
Helps the CDI staff determine whether escalation is warranted
Handles the escalation and communicates with the errant physician
Works with the CDI/HIM director on resolutions
Communicates escalation matters to the appropriate medical staff leadership
Other (please specify)
24.
Is your physician advisor a member of ACDIS?
Yes
No
I don't know
25.
Please complete your contact information if you would like to be entered into a contest to win a seat at the 2016 Physician Advisor's Role in CDI Boot Camp (ACDIS Pre-Conference) May 22–23, 2016 (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day).
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