The clinical documentation advantage protecting the revenue cycle under ICD-10.

Healthcare providers need to prepare their revenue cycles for the profound increase in coding complexity and detail that will result from the transition to ICD-10. The best strategy for providers to build a solid foundation for effective ICD-10 coding, and thereby protect the revenue cycle, is to establish a clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program. CDI specialists will need to work with physicians to ensure the level of specificity required for ICD-10 coding is included in the clinical documentation.