Clinical Documentation
Status Integrity Starts at the Front Door: What CDI and UR Teams Need to Know
Hospitals have spent years responding to medical necessity denials after the claim has already been submitted. Appeals are written, peer-to-peers are completed, payer trends are discussed, and denial dashboards are reviewed. But the next level of denial prevention will not be won only in the appeal process. It will be
Penny Jefferson, MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP, CRC, CHDA, CRCR, CPHQ, ACPA-C
June 9, 2026
