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Building a strong auditor-coder partnership through prebill review

In today’s healthcare revenue cycle, collaboration between coding teams and CDI professionals is essential for accuracy, compliance, and financial performance. At the center of this collaboration is the DRG validation auditor—a role that ensures documentation integrity and optimizes reimbursement. Jennifer Hagen, BSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, outlines how a small hospital system transformed its CDI auditor-coder partnership into a high-impact prebill review process.

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