Clinical Documentation Improvement Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for clinical documentation improvement, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for on-site support and education enhancement on ICD-9/ICD-10 to the CDI team, customizing education curriculum for new and experienced staff to ensure CDI foundational knowledge is established or enhanced.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Current RN license strongly preferred
• Understanding of DRG assignments and metrics associated with the CDMP Program
• Understanding of coding guidelines for billing purposes
• Six months of clinical documentation experience
• Knowledge of Cerner (Preferred)
• RN, CCDS (preferred)
• RHIT, RHIA, CDIP, or CCS and ICD-10 certification or designation preferred
• Inpatient coding auditing experience preferred

In response to your job posting for clinical documentation improvement, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for input for reporting of metrics and measures of CDI program activity to hospital executive and medical leadership.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• A broad knowledge of the disease process, normal/abnormal findings, and reasonable course of treatment, quality measures, and risk management issues is essential
• Experienced educator with a strong understanding of the requirements for clinical coding and billing according to the rules of Medicare, Medicaid and commercial payer perferred
• Previous experience managing teams and processes effectively
• Experience in critical care - ICU
• BSN with R.N
• Participate in “ end to end” revenue cycle team consulting including assessment, implementation and optimization projects
• Strong knowledge of hospital operations, inpatient and outpatient CDI
• Experience facilitating teams, including experience working with clinicians, HIM coders and physicians

In response to your job posting for clinical documentation improvement, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for strategic planning and direction for the development and enhancement of CDI program services through the National CDI Center of Excellence.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Professional systems application experience
• Experience with data tracking, and various CDI systems
• Experience working in or with Patient Financial Services and Accounting
• Skilled in clinical documentation, charging, billing compliance and coding including MS-DRG, APR-DRG, ICD-10, Revenue, CPT and HCPCS codes
• Strong experience and understanding of quality metrics and risk adjustment impacts (SOI/ROM, HAC, PSI, Mortality O/E)
• Excellent written, analytic problem solving, human relations and communication skills
• Strong background with auditing coding and CDI cases and understanding the differences between coding and clinical language
• CCDS/CDIP and CCS license combined

I am excited to be applying for the position of clinical documentation improvement. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for continuing education to physicians, CDI/UM staff and other healthcare providers regarding best practice documentation and utilization management.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) certification is strongly preferred
• Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) is highly desirable
• Preferred knowledge of DRG assignments, ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, regulatory coding guidelines, and Medicare Part A and Part B regulatory guidelines
• Exhibits knowledge of clinical documentation requirements, DRG assignment, and clinical conditions and/or procedure
• Understand and communicate differences between Medicare Part A and Part B guidelines and how they impact DRG
• Experience implementing and leading an outpatient-based or HCC management program in a healthcare setting
• Coding and payment processing experience
• Consistently demonstrate a high level of customer service for internal and external customers

Please consider me for the clinical documentation improvement opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for education to CDI staff on compliant documentation to support ICD-10-CM codes assigned by HIM.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• RN with CCDIS (Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist) through Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) preferred
• Strong analytic and team consulting experience
• Excellent Excel, Powerpoint, Word and Microsoft Project skills
• Clinical training in an acute care or ambulatory environment
• Familiarity with an electronic practice management system/EMR
• Schedule, organize, and complete work in accordance with deadlines
• Ca Driver License , Current automobile insurance
• Chronic disease management training