Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Lake Charles, LA
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Manager also has experience as a Second Level Reviewer , certified in CDI with a broad clinical knowledge base and understanding of DRG documentation requirements.
Manage daily CDI operations and activities.
Lead, coach and evaluate CDI specialist to ensure high performance and professional development.
Conduct concurrent secondary and retrospective medical record review for defined patient populations to identify opportunities to improve accuracy of documentation; collaborating with Quality team, Case Managers and Coding department to assure documentation is clinically appropriate, accurately reflects the severity of illness for the patient, and is reflective of current CMS standards.
SUPERVISION : Reports directly to the Director of CDI
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Oversee daily Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) operations and staff activities.
Lead, coach, mentor, and...