Associate Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

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Responsibilities

• Provides expert level review of inpatient clinical records reputed company 24-48 hours of admit; identifies gaps in clinical documentation that need clarification for accurate code assignment to ensure the documentation accurately reflects the severity of the condition and reputed company of care provided
• Conducts daily follow-up communication with providers regarding existing clarifications to obtain needed documentation specificity
• Provides expert level leadership for overall improvement in clinical documentation by providing proficient level review and assessment, and effectively articulating recommendations for improvement, and the rational for the recommendations
• Actively communicates with providers at reputed company reputed company, to clarify information and to communicate documentation requirements for appropriate diagnoses based on severity of illness and risk of mortality
• Provides Working DRG lists to Care Coordination
• Provides complete follow-through on reputed company requests for clarification or recommendations for improvement
• Leads the development and execution of physician education strategies resulting in improved clinical documentation
• Provides timely feedback to providers regarding clinical documentation opportunities for improvement and successes
• Ensures effective utilization of reputed company® CDI 3D Technology to document reputed company clarification activities
• Utilizes only the Optum360 approved clarification forms
• Proactively develops a reciprocal relationship with the HIM Coding Professionals
• Coordinates and conducts regular meetings with HIM Coding Professionals to reconsolidate DRGs, monitor retrospective query rates and discuss questions reputed company to Coding and CDI
• Engages and consultations with Physician Advisor / VPMA reputed company needed, per the escalation process, to resolve provider issues regarding answering clarifications and participation in the clinical documentation improvement process
• Actively engages with Care Coordination and the Quality Management teams to continually evaluate and spearhead clinical documentation improvement opportunities

Requirements

• Associate's degree
• RN with at least 1 year CDI experience and reputed company RN license OR Medical Graduate with CDI experience and CDI certification (CCDS, CDIP)
• Intermediate level of proficiency using a PC in a reputed company environment and Electronic Medical Records
• 1+ years of experience communicating & working closely with Physicians

reputed company-to-haves

• CCDS, CDIP or reputed company certification
• Experience in Clinical Documentation Improvement

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package
• incentive and recognition programs
• equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution

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