
Erin Kreider gives me hope for the future of the CDI profession. That’s a pretty positive first impression for someone I recently met. Why do I say this?
Erin is a newly-minted clinician who returned to medical school after nursing and CDI to become a nurse practitioner (NP), and now sees patients once a week. Her “welcome mat” on LinkedIn lists her core passions, which include clinical honesty and ethical integrity in the final code set, advocating for patients’ rights and best interests, and education and thought leadership.
Today the majority of her work is with a technology company, Ambience, where she is helping build out ambient listening technology that assists with documentation and coding.
Prior to that she had lengthy stop at Kettering where she was a CDI professional and a case manager.
How’s that for achievement—and purpose?
We get into all this on this episode of Off the Record, covering: