Clinical Documentation Improvement Analyst

The Ohio State University; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio State University is seeking a Clinical Documentation Improvement Analyst to enhance the quality of medical record documentation. You will work closely with caregivers to ensure accurate documentation supporting coding and compliance, which is essential for patient care and organizational performance.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with 2 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in clinical documentation and coding preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for concurrent review of inpatient medical records.
• Identify opportunities for improving the quality of medical record documentation.
• Assist in the patient care documentation process.

Skills

Documentation Improvement

Clinical Assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

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Job Title:Clinical Documentation Improvement Analyst Department:Health System Shared Services | MIM CDI and Coding

Scope of Position
The Clinical Documentation Improvement Analyst is a nurse or other clinically qualified individual who is responsible for concurrent review of inpatient medical records to identify opportunities for improving the quality of medical record documentation. Opportunities include identification of cases where diagnoses and procedures are either absent, not stated in appropriate terminology, or are not appropriately recorded. The CDIS will confer with the appropriate caregiver on the additional documentation that may be required. The Documentation Specialist’s goal is to achieve a complete medical record by the time of patient discharge in order to ensure quality documentation that reflect the patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and severity of illness, and to facilitate and enhance the coding and DRG assignment process.

Position Summary
This position supports initiatives to improve the quality of documentation by all caregivers within the Ohio State University Health System with specific emphasis on improving documentation to support the coding process which ultimately improves the organization’s performance on quality measures and on the Case Mix Index (CMI) which is critical to the financial health of the organization. The CDIS follows The Joint Commission (TJC), Medicare and third party payer documentation guidelines and the official guidelines for assigning ICD- 10-CM diagnosis and procedure codes in efforts to continually improve the quality of medical record documentation. The CDIS provides assistance to the attending physician and other health care providers in the patient care documentation process.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Registered Nurse. 2 years of relevant experience required. 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred.

Additional Information: Location:Remote Location Position Type:Regular Scheduled Hours:40 Shift: First Shift

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