Steven Griffin, DNP, RN, CCM, CCDS, is senior director of CDI at Ascension Health based in St. Louis, Missouri, where he manages CDI programs across its 145-hospital healthcare system. He implemented APR-DRGs across a 10-hospital system as his capstone doctorate project in 2017 and in 2008, implemented a new CDI program in a 400-bed hospital as the capstone for his master’s degree. Griffin has experience with successfully developing and leading healthcare teams in various settings including acute care, home health, skilled nurse facilities, commercial insurance, a Medicare fiscal intermediary, and a healthcare consulting firm. He has managed and trained staff, developed departmental budgets, established productivity goals, and lead cross-functional teams on key projects. Contact him at steven.griffin@ascension.org.