20250605 CDI Principle Diagnosis Documentation (PDx) Lunch & Learn

June 5, 2025


Many providers do not have a good baseline knowledge of the importance of documentation nor how documentation affects billing, coding, readmissions, etc.  The principal diagnosis (PDx) drives the diagnosis related group (DRG) and without it, the chart is not able to be coded appropriately.  This education will provide definitions of the PDx in various scenarios, will discuss the importance of the PDx from a billing/coding and programs standpoint and will provide workflow application for everyday use.  This will hopefully lead to better documentation, more accurate billing and coding, and accurate documentation for various programs.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  • Recognize the importance of accurate documentation of the principal diagnosis (PDx) and how it relates to patient denials
  • Establish the criteria to select the most accurate principal diagnosis (PDx)
  • Apply the process of principal diagnosis (PDx) selection to the daily documentation workflow
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Part 2
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/05/2025
Course expires: 
06/19/2025
Event starts: 
06/05/2025 - 12:00pm CDT
Event ends: 
06/05/2025 - 1:00pm CDT
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Virtual via Teams
Temple, TX
United States

Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC PART 2:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) MOC Part 2
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
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