Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

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Clinical documentation specialist reviewing inpatient records for accurate diagnoses, severity, and DRG reimbursement. Supporting physicians, coders, and appeals at Cooper Norcross Health.

Responsibilities:

  • Review inpatient medical records concurrently to ensure clear, consistent, concise, legible, and accurate documentation reflecting patients’ severity of illness and intensity of services
  • Generate and utilize queries to clarify physician documentation when medical records contain conflicting, ambiguous, or incomplete information about significant reportable conditions or procedures
  • Analyze clinical information to identify gaps in clinical documentation
  • Utilize the physician advisor to clarify clinical presentation
  • Collaborate with HIM Leadership, coders, Coding Quality Educators/Reviewers, and peers to improve final DRG accuracy
  • Provide educational support to physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to improve clinical documentation processes
  • Facilitate documentation modifications through interaction with physicians, nursing staff, caregivers, and Health Information coding staff to capture appropriate reimbursement and clinical severity
  • Review cases denied for medical necessity by auditing agencies and assist the physician advisor with appeals by collecting pertinent information

Requirements:

  • 3-5 years of experience required
  • High School/GED Required
  • Bachelor's Degree Required
  • Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist Certification preferred
  • Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner preferred
  • Registered Nurse, any state, preferred
  • Professional team player, able to communicate well with others on all levels required