Clinical Documentation Integrity Manager
Job Family:
CDI Specialist Travel Required:
None Clearance Required:
None What You Will Do
The Clinical Documentation Integrity Manager is responsible for assisting the CDI Director with new client implementations/engagement, work collaboratively with the facility CDI team to meet contractual obligations, and achieve best practice CDI metrics. The CDI Manager will assist in developing or updating CDI policies and procedures, ensure efficient utilization of CDI technology, assist with client month end reporting, continuous monitoring of key performance indicators (KPI’s) and development of CDI education material for both CDI and physicians. The CDI Manager will be responsible to ensure the CDI team has the tools necessary to be successful in their daily, concurrent record reviews, query initiation and follow-up and query compliance reviews. The CDI Manager will escalate issues as necessary to the appropriate CDI management team members. The CDI Manager will work collaboratively with facility team members and departments as required.
Essential Job Functions
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Expert knowledge/experience in directing all aspects of a Clinical Documentation Improvement Solution
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Ability to assess and identify potential health system opportunities in regard to contractual and best practice CDI metrics
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Assist in the development of processes and initiatives designed to improve clinical documentation performance
- Strong project management skills
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Demonstrate effective communication skills and collaborates with medical staff, clinical departments and key facility leadership team members
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Effectively utilizes reporting technology to analyze and drive continual improvement for the client and employee engagement
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Maintains and demonstrates expert knowledge of CDI and coding process best practices
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Drives optimal use of the CDI technology tool and reporting capabilities.
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Manages and holds CDI team to key performance indicators
Duties and Responsibilities
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Leads by example, promoting teamwork by fostering positive, transparent and focused working environment to achieve maximum results
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Cultivates exceptional relationships among facility leadership team (HIM Director, Coding team, Case Management, Quality and Medical staff) resulting in support and participation in initiatives which advance business objectives
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Assist in daily CDI program oversight to include productivity, quality, education and training, auditing, report management, performance improvement initiatives and developing standardized practices, processes as well as policies and procedures.
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Become an advocate for facilitating the best practice model for CDI, linking the most accurate capture of documented bedside care to the most accurate numeric reporting codes thereby, conversion into correct reporting, facility and physician profiling and acuity capture.
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Assist in monitoring the performance of each CDI program to ensure alignment and support department and organizational goals as well as compliance in coding and query practices with regulatory requirements.
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The Manager will assist in month end client reporting and analyses to track performance and trends and escalate issues as necessary.
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Assist with CDI technology implementation as required.
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Maintain a clear working knowledge of the CDI technology tool regarding data entry, report generation and tracking methods to ensure the most efficient use of the tool.
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Establish a working understanding of each client, their facility, their internal structure, potential needs and clinical staff/physician/HIM relationship regarding current documentation/coding and severity of illness.
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Seek to build knowledge and understanding in the ever-changing arenas of coding guidelines, DRG payer groups, case management/utilization review functions, clinical documentation trends, JCAHO/core measure guidelines and clinical quality of care issues.
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Assist with in-service training of staff, query compl