As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Kim Charles, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CEMC, who is the charge integrity manager at UK Healthcare in Lexington, Kentucky, and a member of the 2018 CDI Week Committee, answered these questions. Contact her at kim.charles@uky.edu.
As part of the eighth annual Clinical Documentation Improvement Week, ACDIS has conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a...Read More »
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