2012 CDI Week Q&A: Changing Roles

As part of the second annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Heidi Hillstrom, MS, MBA, RN, CCDS, clinical documentation management professional at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., and past cochair of the Minnesota ACDIS chapter, answered the following questions regarding the changing role of CDI specialists. Contact her at HHillstrom@slhduluth.com.