title: Constant analysis helps improvement team succeed.
abstract: "It takes a good three to four months for physicians to start following the new documenation requirements", says manager. Clinical documentation specialists are aware of the case mix index, and if it changes, they drill down to understand why. Clinical documentation specialists go through six-week training period.
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States