“It has something to do with healthcare documentation compliance.” That’s what I told people when asked about my new job with ACDIS. They sort of nodded slowly, eyes slightly squinted in questioning skepticism, and changed the subject.
Truth be told, I wasn’t even completely sure what CDI was or what my new job would entail. What is clinical documentation integrity? What do CDI specialists do? Why do they need an association? To say it was all foreign to me is an understatement. The concept of CDI wasn’t just alien to me; it was an entirely new universe.
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