Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist

Responsiblities:

• Daily record review for inpatient admissions to ensure the medical record accurately reflects the severity of illness and intensity of service, resulting in the appropriate MS-DRG assignment
• Extensively collaborates with physicians, medical records coding staff, hospital administration, and other patient caregivers to improve accuracy and completeness of acute inpatient documentation.
• Completes education for all members of the patient care team on clinical documentation opportunities, hospital coding and/or reimbursement issues, as well as performance improvement methodologies.
• Conduct record reconciliation with hospital coding staff to assign a working DRG.
• Maintains thorough and current knowledge of clinical care and treatment of assigned patient populations to critically assess appropriateness of documentation.

Special Interests and Activities:

Currently interested in creating and implementing a process improvement plan to adapt CDI workflow and decrease physician burnout related to queries and documentation.

Contact:

Phone: 319-356-8293
Email: erica-sorenson@uiowa.edu

When asked “What inspires you?”

“Collaborating with other healthcare professionals to provide innovative solutions in the always changing healthcare field.”