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Note from the Instructor: Struggling as a new CDI specialist? Don’t give up
By Allen Frady, RN-BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC
CDI has a steep learning curve. Sometimes it can take several months, if not longer, to start seeing good documentation reviews from a new CDI specialist. The initial days of being a CDI specialist are almost exclusively task-focused. Before new CDI staff members can become pros, they must first figure out how to access the work queue, how to use an encoder and/or code book, and how to consult the DRG Expert. They have to be trained on what a query is and how to format one.
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