The CDI Manager oversees the strategic and operational aspects of CDI functions across teams. This includes leadership, compliance management, quality audits, and training governance.
Major Responsibilities :
- Manage multiple CDI teams and leads; drive quality, efficiency, and compliance
- Define and implement standardized workflows aligned with enterprise goals
- Partner with US and India leadership on training, reporting, and process improvements
- Lead team hiring, onboarding, training plans, and capability enhancement
- Conduct regular quality reviews and ensure audit readiness
Strong stakeholder engagement, coaching, and changing management skills
12+ years of experience in Clinical Documentation Integrity professionals with clinical expertise, inpatient hospital coding, or inpatient clinical documentation integrity / improvement experienceInpatient Clinical Documentation Integrity / Improvement experienceInpatient hospital clinical critical care experience (examples include hands on patient experience in the Emergency Department, Critical Care, and Med / Surg units)Inpatient hospital coding, including the MS-DRG structureInpatient CDI experience (not HCC or physician office-based)Clinical knowledge (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, CHF, respiratory failure)Strong understanding of DRG assignment and optimizationExperience reviewing inpatient medical recordsFamiliarity with ICD-10-CM / PCS codingKnowledge of clinical indicators, query writingAbility to identify inpatient physician documentation gapsUnderstanding of principal diagnosis selectionFamiliarity with MS-DRGINPATIENT CDI EXPERIENCE
Inpatient CDI experience (not HCC or physician office-based)INPATIENT CODING EXPERIENCE
Understanding of :
o MS-DRG assignment and optimizationo ICD-10-CM / PCS codingo Principal diagnosis selectionExperience reviewing inpatient medical recordsCLINICAL KNOWLEDGE
Clinical knowledge (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, CHF, respiratory failure)Knowledge of clinical indicators, query writing.Ability to identify inpatient physician documentation gapsPreferred