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# CDI in Conversation: Episode 16 with Lynn Hallawell

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Welcome to CDI in conversation, a podcast devoted to the field of clinical documentation improvement and brought to you by the team at CDIA. 

In the latest episode, we hear from Lynn Hallawell, HIM, Service Line Health Information Officer –Internal Medicine, Paediatrics & Emergency at Metro North HHS & Founder of the Queensland CDI Special Interest Group.

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