Clinical Document Improvement Specialist

Clinical Careers Page(1 month ago)

RemoteFull TimeMedior$92,887 - $125,168 (estimated)Health Information Management

About this role

The Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist - Inpatient reviews inpatient medical records throughout hospitalization to ensure documentation accurately reflects patient severity of illness and risk of mortality. The role communicates with physicians, mid-level providers, nursing, and HIM coders to clarify and improve documentation and supports DRG assignment and discharge diagnoses. This position works remotely and collaborates across clinical and coding teams to track and report documentation quality metrics.

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Required Skills

Clinical Documentation
Communication
Coding Collaboration
Querying
Data Tracking
Education
Critical Thinking
HIPAA Compliance

Qualifications

Associates Degree in Health Information Management
RHIT
RHIA
CCDS
CDIP
MD (Foreign Medical Graduate)
Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN)

About Clinical Careers Page

kansashealthsystem.com

The University of Kansas Health System is a nonprofit academic medical center headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care across Kansas and the Midwest. It delivers advanced specialty services — including an NCI‑designated cancer center, Level I trauma care, transplantation, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and comprehensive stroke care — supported by research and training through its affiliation with the University of Kansas Medical Center. The system emphasizes complex, referral‑level care and innovation, holds Joint Commission accreditation and Magnet nursing recognition, and operates multiple locations and patient access options across the region.

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