Also called: CDI Specialist
Reviews doctors' notes to make sure they're complete and accurate for billing, quality scores, and research.
Reads charts of patients currently in the hospital, notices a doctor wrote 'low sodium' without saying how severe, and sends a polite query asking for clarity. Usually a former nurse or coder.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. RN or coding background plus CDI certification (CCDS or CDIP).
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing, Health Information Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI tools now flag missing details in notes and write queries automatically; specialists shift to reviewing complex cases, with fewer jobs.
Classes: Biology, Health-science CTE, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-9099.
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