CCDS: Professionalism, Ethics, and Compliance

Course overview

Clinical documentation is a specialty that requires individuals to maintain professionalism and uphold ethical considerations while adhering to guidelines that maintain compliance. This includes understanding the confidentiality of information relevant to the practice of clinical documentation, discussing initiatives that ensure diagnosis-related group (DRG) compliance, and reviewing potential compliance risks. The goal of this course is to provide information about professionalism, ethics, and compliance as it relates to clinical documentation integrity (CDI).