Job Description
Your job is more than a job The Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Specialist facilitates complete and accurate documentation of medical records on an ongoing basis, at the point of service. To communicate and educate the medical staff members, coders, clinicians, and other facility employees regarding updates, guideline changes. Must communicate with physicians, case managers, coders, and o
8:00 AM
Coders start the day by pulling their assigned chart queue. In a hospital setting, an inpatient coder might work 15β25 charts perβ¦
8:30 AM
Open the first chart. Read the operative report, discharge summary, and physician notes. Assign the principal diagnosis code (theβ¦
10:30 AM
Encounter a complex chart β a patient with multiple comorbidities and a surgical complication. You spend extra time to capture eveβ¦
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