Talk Ten Tuesdays

Advocating for CDI

March 05, 2019 Chuck Buck | Timothy Powell, CPA, CHCP | Ellen Fink-Samnick | Laurie M. Johnson | Tammy Combs, RN | Erica Remer, MD Episode 359
Talk Ten Tuesdays
Advocating for CDI
Show Notes

As the clinical documentation integrity (CDI) industry continues to grow beyond the traditional inpatient setting, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is working to provide best-practice resources to provider stakeholders from across the continuum of care. Sharing an update on AHIMA’s advocacy during this edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays will be Tammy Combs, the Association’s director of HIM practice excellence.

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

  • The ICD-10 Coding Report: Nationally recognized coding authority Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant at Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, reports on the proceedings taking place during the first day of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, which was scheduled to get underway Tuesday morning at CMS headquarters in Baltimore.

  • News Desk: Timothy Powell, compliance expert and ICD10monitor national correspondent, anchors the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.

  • SDoH Update: Returning to the Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast to report on the developing story of social determinants of health (SDoH) will be nationally recognized SDoH authority, author, and educator Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP, the founder of EFS Supervision Strategies, LLC.

  • TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, reports on a current healthcare issue that has caught her attention during her popular TalkBack segment.