FREE 10-MINUTE CDI CAREER READINESS ASSESSMENT
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Wondering if you're truly ready to transition into Clinical Documentation Integrity?
This free 10-minute assessment evaluates your current level of CDI readiness and provides a personalized roadmap designed to help you confidently move toward your first—or next—CDI position.
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MEEt teri escalona, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS
Your Guide to a Successful CDI Career
Teri is passionate about helping healthcare professionals confidently build rewarding careers in Clinical Documentation Integrity. Whether you're exploring CDI for the first time, preparing for your next career move, or looking to grow as an experienced CDI professional, her practical approach helps you build the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to succeed.
With more than 30 years of healthcare experience—including nursing roles in emergency medicine, intensive care, post-anesthesia care, trauma centers, pediatrics, and more than a decade in Clinical Documentation Integrity—Teri brings a unique perspective that bridges bedside clinical practice with the critical thinking required for CDI success.
As a CDI leader, educator, mentor, auditor, and speaker, she has helped healthcare professionals successfully transition into CDI, strengthen their clinical reasoning, refine their documentation expertise, and continue growing throughout their careers.
Today, through Crack the CDI Code, Teri shares the practical knowledge, real-world insights, and proven strategies she's developed over decades of experience—helping aspiring and experienced CDI professionals learn, connect, and thrive.
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Strengthen your clinical reasoning with daily real-world case scenarios, then compare your approach with Teri's expert analysis and explanation the following morning.
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Gain practical guidance on resumes, interview preparation, LinkedIn optimization, networking, certification, and strategies for landing—or advancing in—your CDI career.
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Build confidence with clinical validation discussions, coding education, documentation tip sheets, and physician education resources you can immediately apply in practice.
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Benefit from practical insights on workplace culture, physician communication, documentation best practices, productivity expectations, and long-term professional growth from someone who has hired, mentored, and coached CDI professionals
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Crack the CDI Code
Turn Your Strengths Into CDI Success
Whether you're exploring CDI for the first time, preparing for interviews, or growing as an experienced CDI professional, Crack the CDI Code gives you a practical roadmap to confidently advance your CDI career.
Inside the book you'll discover:
• Build a resume and interview strategy that stands out
• Career insights from an experienced CDI leader
• Understand CDI concepts with confidence
• Real-world documentation strategies
• Actionable tools you can immediately apply
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