Clinical Healthcare

Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)

Learn CDI specialist skills to improve physician documentation for accurate coding, billing, and quality reporting.

4.7(320 reviews)
980 students
18h totalENintermediate

Instructor

James Okafor

What You'll Learn

  • Identify incomplete or unclear clinical documentation
  • Write compliant physician query letters
  • Understand DRG assignment and its financial impact
  • Apply CDI principles to improve quality measure performance
  • Prepare for the ACDIS CDIP examination
  • Collaborate effectively with physicians and coding teams

Course Curriculum

3 sections · 12 lessons · 18h

CDI Fundamentals4 lessons
  • What Is Clinical Documentation Improvement?Free preview
    11m
  • CDI Specialist Role & Responsibilities
    13m
  • The CDI Review Process
    15m
  • CDI Foundations Quiz
Physician Queries & DRG Impact4 lessons
  • Compliant Query Writing Standards
    18m
  • MS-DRGs: How Documentation Affects Payment
    20m
  • Common Documentation Gaps by Specialty
    17m
  • Query Writing Practice Cases
CDI Program Management4 lessons
  • Building a CDI Program: Metrics & Goals
    16m
  • CDI and Quality Measures (CMS, TJC)
    14m
  • CDIP Exam Preparation Overview
  • Final CDI Assessment

Requirements

  • ICD-10-CM coding knowledge required
  • Clinical background (nursing, coding, or HIM) recommended

Who This Course Is For

  • Experienced medical coders moving into CDI roles
  • Nurses and clinical staff entering HIM
  • HIM professionals expanding their skill set

Your Instructor

James Okafor

Rating
4.9
Students
8,400 students
Courses
6 courses

Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and CPC Instructor with 12 years of coding and auditing experience across hospital and outpatient settings.