Description

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The first two years of a Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) specialist's career often feels like a whirlwind of learning. Many in the field call it the steepest learning curve of their professional lives. After their two-year anniversary, committed individuals can show their professional dedication by sitting for the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) exam.

The CCDS Exam Study Guide, Fourth Edition, helps those ready to sit for the test ensure they're prepared to excel.

The latest edition aligns the testing content domains in a chronological manner with how new CDI professionals obtain core skill sets. The Study Guide provides targeted information regarding test objectives prepared by the CCDS Certification Committee, letting candidates focus their time on areas of CDI practice with which they are least familiar.

About the Author

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Fran Jurcak is an experienced nursing professional who has spent the past 13 years in clinical documentation improvement (CDI). She has used her clinical knowledge and experience to provide education, support process improvement, and report outcomes for CDI programs across the country for JA Thomas & Associates and Huron Consulting Group. For the past three years, she has been employed at Iodine Software, where she is the vice president of clinical affairs and is responsible for clinical services and product development. Jurcak received the 2017 CDI Professional Achievement Award from ACDIS and currently serves on the ACDIS Advisory Board, the Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS) credential committee as well as the new CCDS-Outpatient credential committee.