The Three Things that Providers Need to Successfully Implement a CDI Program

    OREM, UT, October 08, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A vendor's ability to garner executive buy-in, organizational focus and physician adoption are the greatest predictors of provider success in implementing CDI programs. This and which vendors are the most effective and why is included in the first KLAS report on clinical documentation improvement services.

"CDI is not new, but the energy surrounding it is," said report author Boyd Stewart. "The firms in this study vary widely in the approaches they take and the success they are having. At this point, it is more about empowering the clinical documentation specialists than it is about the tools, but the tools are certainly important."

For the report, KLAS interviewed provider organizations across the country to get feedback about their CDI successes and failures and about which vendors are best supporting their efforts. The vendors included in the report are 3M, Advisory Board, ChartWise, Deloitte, Huron Consulting, MedAssets, Navigant, Nuance, Optum, Precyse and PwC.

The report, entitled "CDI Services 2014: Providing Light to Documentation Darkness," published earlier today. For access to the report you can download the myKLAS app at http://www.klasresearch.com/lp/downloadklasapp or visit KLAS online at www.KLASresearch.com/reports. The report is available to healthcare providers and vendors. Providers receive a significant discount off the standard retail price or can receive a complimentary summary report in exchange for a survey about one of their current suppliers.

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving supplier performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and their staff and advisory board average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

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