Medical writer

• Act as a liaison between clinical and coding functions
• Educate physicians, medical staff, and clinical professionals on documentation and Revenue Management processes
• Interact daily with physicians and clinical professionals regarding documentation clarification and optimization
• Analyze clinical information and documentation to support the System Case Mix Index
• Review inpatient medical records within 24–48 hours of admission
• Assign principal and secondary diagnoses, procedures, working DRG assignment, severity of illness, and risk of mortality
• Conduct subsequent record reviews every three days through discharge
• Formulate queries for missing, conflicting, or unclear documentation
• Provide ongoing education on clinical documentation improvement and accurate patient records
• Collaborate with nursing staff, nutrition, pharmacists, physicians, and inpatient coding professionals
• Meet established productivity targets for record review
• Identify strategies for sustained work process changes
• Analyze and trend statistical data and identify improvement opportunities
• Promote accurate principal diagnosis, procedures, supporting documentation, working and final DRG, severity of illness, and risk of mortality
• Serve as a resource for interdisciplinary collaboration and coordination of patient care

Medical writer jobs in Pennsylvania

RN, Registered Nurse – Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist