Kari Melendez

Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist at AMN Healthcare

Kari Melendez is a Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist at AMN Healthcare since August 2013, focusing on concurrent record reviews to enhance medical record flow in a leading academic setting. Responsibilities include optimal primary diagnosis selection and validation of conditions impacting the revenue cycle. Prior to this role, Kari served as a Documentation Specialist at South Texas Health System from July 2010 to August 2013, ensuring proper documentation of critical indicators, and as a Core Measures Quality Analyst, collaborating with nursing teams to improve awareness and compliance with pay-for-performance core measures. Kari holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Registered Nursing from Bethel College and Seminary, completed from 1991 to 1994, and has foundational education from Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

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AMN Healthcare

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AMN Healthcare is the leader and innovator in total talent solutions for healthcare organizations across the nation. The Company provides access to the most comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals through its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. With insights and expertise, AMN Healthcare helps providers optimize their workforce to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes. AMN total talent solutions include managed services programs, clinical and interim healthcare leaders, temporary staffing, executive search solutions, vendor management systems, recruitment process outsourcing, predictive modeling, language interpretation services, revenue cycle solutions, credentialing and other services.