What are Facility Clinical Indicators?

Facility Clinical Indicators (FCIs) are documents adopted as formal policies to support our understanding of diagnostic criteria for certain conditions. They are created after extensive review of the literature and are vetted by clinical entities within our organization with specific expertise in the relevant medical area. Uses include for clinical partner education, Clinical Documentation Integrity nurse and Coder education, and in support of the appeal of claims denials from payers. Facility Clinical Indicators are meant to be supportive tools; they do no restrict or supersede clinical judgment.