Has your CDI program shifted its focus for optimal PSI 15 performance?

Why This Topic Matters

Changes to claims-based quality measures can affect how hospitals are evaluated for patient safety performance and reimbursement. Understanding the revised PSI 15 methodology helps CDI and coding teams align documentation efforts with current quality reporting expectations.

Article Sections

1. A fundamental understanding of patient safety indicator measures

   Introduces the core components used in patient safety indicator measurement and explains the general relationship between documentation, coded data, and performance evaluation.

2. The new PSI 15—what counts?

   Describes how the revised measure specifications changed the population under review and narrowed the scope of discharges considered for PSI 15 analysis.

3. PSI 15: Are you focused on risk adjustment?

   Focuses on the role of comorbidities in risk adjustment and discusses how the updated cohort affects the broader risk-adjustment framework.

4. Summary

   Wraps up the article’s main point about staying current with claims-based measure revisions and their implications for CDI and quality programs.