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The Manager of Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) leads the enterprise CDI program to ensure accurate, complete, and compliant clinical documentation that reflects the true severity of illness, risk of mortality, and quality of care delivered. This leader oversees CDI workflows across inpatient and outpatient settings, partners closely with Coding, HIM, Revenue Cycle, Quality, and Medical Staff, and drives performance in metrics tied to case mix index (CMI), query response rates, DRG accuracy, severity capture, and publicly reported quality measures. The role is accountable for program strategy, team development, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational goals.
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, Ca, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
Cottage Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cottage Health applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, transgender, gender expression and identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other classification protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the relationship between Cottage Health and an applicant or employee. Cottage Health is committed to upholding discrimination-free hiring practices. We strive to cultivate an environment where exceptional people bring diverse perspectives and find belonging, support and connection to their work.Â
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