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[![I'm a CDS, Now What? - Transitioning into the CDS Role](https://www.cdia.com.au/hubfs/shutterstock_1082584256.jpg)](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/im-a-cds-now-what)

## [I'm a CDS, Now What? - Transitioning into the CDS Role](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/im-a-cds-now-what)

 Samantha Ryan October 25, 2021

 Experienced Clinical Documentation Nurse Consultant Samantha Ryan reflects on the leap from clinical nurse to CDS.

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## [CDS - Scope Creep](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/cds-scope-creep)

 Dr David Tralaggan June 17, 2021

 Are people in your hospital asking you to work beyond the scope of your clinical documentation specialist (CDS) role? You may be experiencing scope..

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## [What Is a Leading Query?](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/what-is-a-leading-query)

 Cheryl Ericson June 14, 2021

 It is disheartening that there are still misconceptions about what a leading query is. In my last article, “The Query Conundrum,” I briefly talked..

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## [The Query Conundrum](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/the-query-conundrum)

 Cheryl Ericson May 3, 2021

 To query or not query that is the question. Querying is the lifeline of clinical documentation integrity (CDI) professionals and many coding..

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## [CDI is a journey, not an event](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/cdi-journey)

 Dr David Tralaggan May 3, 2021

 If you think your hospital has “done” clinical documentation improvement (CDI), it may be time to think again. Improving your clinical documentation..

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## [The science behind clinical documentation improvement (CDI)](https://www.cdia.com.au/category/articles-blogs/science-behind-cdi)

 Dr David Tralaggan February 23, 2021

 Discover why clinical documentation improvement is a behavioural change process that requires a scientific approach. If you’re thinking about..

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