CDI Education
Enhanced Technology
and Workflow
CDI KPI
CDI Successes
100

New additional platform for Provider Education 

What are Documentation and Coding CBLs

100

44 and growing, with current usage including Hospital Medicine and Critical Care documentation templates

What is a Epic Smart Phrases 

100

Name a CDI metric that has increased by 7% from FY 22 - FY 23 

What is CDI Query Rate

100

WellStar receives ACDIS Achievement 

What is the 2023 Diversity in CDI Award

 

200

New additional external platform for CDI Education 

What is PROPELCDI

200

An integral part of prioritization with continuous improvement. These help guide CDI to more impactful touches

What is NLU evidence Sheets

200

The average impact per reviewed visit increased by _______

What is $91.00 per reviewed visit? 

200

 CDI Team's Presentation at 3M CES by Brittani 

What is Prioritization? 

300

CDI monthly education has increased from 1 to 5 with the addition of ________

What are CDI Tuesday Tips? 

300

Piedmont CDI Executive Director (Lori) challenged Dr. Hussain to ______ for next years 3M CES Summit 

Dance off 

300

CDI productivity decreased or increased for FY2023

What is increased? 

300



Turned a challenge into a success.  

Who is Raneidra Stokes 

400

There are ____ facilities receiving Resident Education 

What is 4? 

Kennestone 

Cobb

Douglas (New for this FY)

Spalding (New for this FY)


400

Three Types of CDI Prebill Audits

Mortality 

PSI 

DRG

400

The Physican ______ went from 84% in July 2022 to 95% in May 2023.

What is Physician Agreement rate? 

400

WellStar nominated for two 3M Summit Awards

Analytics 

Partnership and Collaboration 

500

Wellstar CDI program inception 

2009

500

CDI/Coding's Team Presentation at 3M CES by Dr. Hussain and Shawn Armbruster

What is PSI Workflow 

500

CDI Financial Impact _______ by ______ % for 

FY2023 compared to FY2022.  

What is Increased and by 17%? 

FY2023 $16,061,698

FY2022 $13,703,631



500

Two current CDI Leaders with a combined 31 years of service to WellStar 

Tomeka Samuels PhD, MSN, RN, CCDS 

Colleen Eichner RN,CCDS,CDIP