The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist’s Complete Training Guide

The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist’s Complete Training Guide

Your new CDI specialist starts in a few weeks. They have the right background to do the job, but need orientation, training, and help understanding the core skills every new CDI needs.<P> <P>Don't spend time creating training materials from scratch. ACDIS' acclaimed CDI Boot Camp instructors have created <b><i>The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist's Complete Training Guide</b></i> to serve as a bridge between your new CDI specialists' first day on the job and their first effective steps reviewing records.<P> <P><b><i>The Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist's Complete Training Guide</b></i> is the perfect resource for CDI program managers to help new CDI professionals understand their roles and responsibilities. It will get your staff trained faster and working quicker.<P> <P><b>This training guide provides:</b><P> - An introduction for managers, with suggestions for training staff and guidance for manual use<BR> - Sample training timelines<BR> - Test-your-knowledge questions to reinforce key concepts<BR> - Case study examples to illustrate essential CDI elements<BR> - Documentation challenges associated with common diagnoses such as sepsis, pneumonia, and COPD<BR> - Sample policies and procedures<P> <P><b>Table of Contents</b><P> - Manager's introduction: Suggested training manual use and additional options<BR> - Clinical documentation improvement<BR> - Healthcare reimbursement<BR> - Coding regulations and guidance<BR> - DRG concepts<BR> - Query compliance, policies, and procedures<BR> - Documentation opportunities for common diagnoses<BR> - Clinical appeals<BR> - Monitoring the clinical documentation improvement program