What is a CDI program?

A CDI program involves a team of healthcare professionals that confirms the accuracy of medical record documentation, ensuring it displays the correct diagnosis, the care patients receive for their conditions and the quality of that care. Who uses clinical documentation improvement programs?

How do you manage CDI in a hospital setting?

Use dedicated patient-care equipment (e.g., blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes) Implement daily patient bathing or showering with soap and water When transferring patients, notify receiving wards or facilities about the patient’s CDI status so contact precautions are maintained at the patient’s new location

What can be done to prevent the spread of CDI?

Expand the use of environmental disinfection strategies (e.g., sporicidal agents [EPA List K agent]) for daily and terminal cleaning in all rooms on affected units Use of additional disinfection of CDI patient rooms with no-touch technologies (e.g., UV light)

What is a clinical documentation improvement plan (CDIP)?

A clinical documentation improvement plan is a hospital-wide, multidisciplinary and comprehensive effort to include the proper terminology when describing a patient’s condition so it translates into the correct codes.