Passionate, cross-functional, creative, and results-driven CDI Manager with over eight years experience in the CDI field with extensive healthcare experience in revenue cycle operations, revenue integrity, HIM operations, compliance, quality control, clinical documentation programs, managed care, utilization review, denial management, public health, clinical research, CDI/Audit experience, and provider education. Areas of focus include clinical documentation improvement, compliance, revenue integrity, relationship management, and coordination of services, among other healthcare disciplines.
Multi-Lingual (Fluent in Albanian, English, German, and Italian) experienced HIM Professional with a strong background in facilitating physician documentation for patient conditions, procedures, risk of mortality, and complexity care. Professional yet approachable demeanor able to effectively communicate with a multitude of stakeholders and the public. Proficient in understanding facility, state, federal, and organizational requirements in documentation and instruction of that documentation need to physicians, nurses, allied health practitioners, and care managers. Strong healthcare services professional with a Doctor of Medicine - M.D. focused on Medicine. I am AHIMA trained in ICD 10 CM/PCS. I have presented at AHIMA and ACDIS Conferences and Webinars. Currently, a member of the ACDIS "Leadership Council " and a MSHIM graduate by the prestigious" College of St. Scholastica." I can be reached at my email address: [email protected].
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Certifications:
Certified Coding Specialist (CCS),
Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP),
Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS),
Certified Revenue Cycle Representative (CRCR),
Certified Inpatient Coding Auditor (CICA),
Certified Specialist Managed Care (CSMC),
EPIC HIM Hospital Coding certified,
Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA),
Certified Case Manager (CCM)
Professional Designations:
AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association)
ACDIS (Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialist)
AUA (American Urological Association)
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems)