As part of the eleventh annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interiews with CDI professionals on a variety of emerging industry topics. Brandi Hutcheson, RN, MSN, CCM, CCDS, a remote CDI specialist at Community Health Systems in Franklin, Tennessee, answered these questions. She is a member of the 2021 ACDIS Further-ing Education Committee. Hutcheson’s contributions to this Q&A do not include any CHSPSC, LLC data, proprietary processes or other information. For questions about the committee or the Q&A, contact ACDIS Editor Carolyn Riel (criel@acdis.org).

For more information about CDI basics, read the 2021 CDI Week Industry Survey report.