Bridging the Gap between Coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)

Physicians play vital roles in the overall quality of patient care. However, HIM professionals and clinical documentation improvement specialists also share essential roles in the healthcare system as guardians of PHI and advocates for continuity of care through consistent documentation and accurate code assignment. Clinical documentation improvement specialists (CDIS) are responsible for the communicative aspects of the process, often serving as a liaison between the provider and the coder...