System CDI Physician Advisor

System CDI Physician Advisor at MEDSTAR HEALTH summary :

The Clinical Documentation Physician Advisor at MedStar Health plays a vital role in ensuring compliance and accuracy in clinical documentation processes. This position involves analyzing and improving clinical documentation practices, providing education to medical staff, and collaborating with leadership to enhance efficiency in coding and compliance. The advisor also serves as a trusted resource for clinical documentation queries and plays a key role in fostering a positive working environment within the healthcare system.

General Summary of Position

The Clinical Documentation Physician Advisor will function within MedStar Health's Clinical Documentation Improvement Department to ensure that clinical documentation data capture practices are compliant, efficient, accurate and consistent. Accepts a commitment to the values expressed in the MedStar Health's mission statement "to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities". Demonstrates behavior consistent with the MedStar values and contributes to the expected positive climate within the healthcare system, working well with both physicians, executives, and subordinates. Performs his / her job function in a way that makes him / her a recognized expert for affiliated hospital, physicians, and other entities. Develops the trust and confidence of Clinical Documentation Improvement stakeholders and becomes the resource of choice for the coding compliance and hospital coder and clinical questions. Develops a trust and confidence of the COO, CFO and other market and divisional managers with accountability for coding within assigned geographic areas.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direction as needed to the CDI Director and staff on issues related to clinical documentation improvement, disease process, corporate compliance, projects and other initiatives.

• Analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of clinical documentation processes and advises COO and CFO on mechanisms to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Serves as a resource for CDI staff.

At the request of the COO, CFO, and other management, evaluates systems and processes related to or impacting coding and recommend system process improvements, which will enhance the organization's efficiency.

Develops a trust and confidence of the COO, CFO and other market and divisional managers with accountability for coding within assigned geographic areas.

At the request of the COO, CFO, and other management, evaluates systems and processes related to or impacting coding and recommend system process improvements, which will enhance the organization's efficiency.

Presents education programs on a regular basis designed to improve the accuracy and specificity of clinical documentation to clinical documentation specialists (CDSs), physicians, mid-levels and others.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Experience

Licenses and Certifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This position has a hiring range of $180,000 - $200,000

Keywords :

Clinical Documentation Improvement, Healthcare Compliance, Medical Coding, Physician Advisor, Clinical Documentation Specialist, Efficiency Improvement, Regulatory Standards, Patient Care, Health Information Management, Healthcare Leadership