Clinical Documentation Improvement

Moving to the Future of Clinical Documentation Improvement

July 7, 2021 - Clinical documentation has come a long way since the days of paper medical records. Widespread adoption of EHR systems and now EHR optimizations have modernized the act of clinical documentation, and much to the benefit of the healthcare revenue cycle. However, there is still much to do with clinical documentation improvement (CDI) as Michigan...

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