Podcasts about revenue cycle solutions

Click here for the Revenue Recovery cheat sheet: https://hubs.ly/Q03hvhqw0 Welcome to the seventh episode of our HeartTalk podcast series, Revenue Recovery. Host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CA, Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant. They dive into how to appropriately capture Prolonged Care services and offer practical examples for your organization.  Guest Bio:Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CAMedAxiom Consultant, Revenue Cycle Solutions Linda Gates-Striby has worked in the medical field for over 30 years and has specialized in cardiology coding and revenue cycle for 25 years. Her clinical experience includes work in the heart stations and coronary intensive care units as well as working as an EMT for a level one trauma center. As a MedAxiom Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant, Linda provides cardiovascular programs across the country with operational expertise, implementation strategies and simplification for often complex initiatives to minimize risk and maximize revenue. Linda, who has spent the past 30 years working as a specialist in compliance, revenue cycle and quality with a large cardiology and multi-specialty practice, is also the director of quality assurance with Ascension Medical Group in Indiana. Linda is a sought-after speaker and consultant and has conducted numerous national educational sessions focused on documentation, coding, auditing and revenue cycle improvement for clinicians, coders and administrators across the nation. Linda serves as a non-physician member of the American College of Cardiology's coding work group and publications subcommittee and has also served on the coding committee for the Heart Rhythm Society. Linda served as the cardiology chair on the Board of Advanced Medical Coding, lead the development of the Advanced Cardiology and Specialty Cardiology Certification examinations, and was the technical editor for cardiology-focused newsletters. Linda has served as an Independent Review Organization auditor for Office of Inspector General Corporate Integrity Agreements, and as an expert witness on behalf of cardiology practices.

Sleep is essential for all living organisms, from jellyfish to humans, and even bacteria have phases that resemble rest. Experiments show that severe sleep deprivation is lethal, as seen in rats, fruit flies, and Randy Gardner's 1964 11-day sleepless experiment. But what does it mean for you?Join Dr Nick as he explores a natural experiment in sleep deprivation that resulted in slashing fitness and aerobic capacity. The impact of just one bad night of sleep was staggering and the clear message is prioritizing sleep—it's as critical to your health as exercise and nutrition. Neglect it at your own risk!Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news during their segments: •The Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.•Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH. •News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk. •TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.   Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway BriefingListen for of-the-moment insider insights, framed by the rapidly changing social and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Elusive and seemingly unattainable, the crux of medical record coding essentially can be distilled into these apparently irreconcilable elements—accuracy, speed and knowledge.Overlay on this current situation the incessant need to be aware of constant updates, inevitable staffing changes, the apparent searching for some 74,000 codes and the ensuing financial impact your organization undoubtedly experiences, then you know the challenges you and your colleagues face daily.Keenly aware of these obstacles, the producers of ICD10monitor, have invited the vice president of iCoreConnect, Jeff Holt to be the special guest during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday.iCoreConnect is credited with supporting one of the nation's largest payers with the technology needed to quickly and accurately approve and deny claims, while also greatly reducing the denial rates for that payer's remote home health division.Holt is expected to debunk many of the prevailing myths that seem to swirl around coders and their work product.Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news during their segments:• The Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: Angela Comfort, guest cohost of the live broadcast, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway BriefingListen for of-the-moment insider insights, framed by the rapidly changing social and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Ships and airplanes apparently vanish into thin air. Mystery abounds. It's the legendary Bermuda Triangle. But wait! Might there also be a healthcare Bermuda Triangle?Internationally renowned psychiatrist Dr. H. Steven Moffic will make the case for just that during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays.Dr. Moffic will report on the three key legs of this pressing issue. September is National Suicide Awareness Month. Next Sept. 11 marks the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, after which came an associated rise of Islamophobia. Finally, there was a recent report on the increase of burnout among healthcare professionals. Dr. Moffic is expected to report on how these mental health challenges have evolved into systems which, he believes, can be improved.Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news during their segments:• The Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: Angela Comfort, guest cohost of the live broadcast, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

As senior healthcare leaders and stakeholders continue to look for ways to reduce coding and clinical documentation integrity (CDI) resource expenditures, making the business case for new technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) has never been more essential than it is right now.That is why the ICD10monitor producers of the popular Talk Ten Tuesday live Internet weekly broadcast have asked subject matter expert Cassi Birnbaum to be the special guest during the next live edition.Birnbaum is expected to describe the current technology landscape while highlighting advanced AI systems that could augment or replace conventional systems and workflows.Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news during their segments:• The Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Recognizing that preventable medical errors, infections, and injuries are estimated to account for the deaths of 250,000 people annually, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded public reporting by hospitals on rates of patient safety events. Furthermore, CMS recently introduced the Patient Safety Structural Measure, effective 2025.Reporting on the details of this new initiative during the next edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays will be Leah Binder, president and CEO for The Leapfrog Group. Binder, long considered one of the more influential people in healthcare, is scheduled to be the special guest during the next live edition of the long-running and popular Internet broadcast, produced by ICD10monitor.Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news:• The Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule includes proposed policies that align with several key goals for the agency, one of which is promoting safe, effective, patient-centered care. CMS has several quality measure changes being proposed to the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) program within the OPPS Proposed Rule.During the next live edition of the long-running and popular Internet broadcast ICD10monitor, Colleen Ejak, from 3M/Solventum, will report on the important details concerning the Hospital OQR program and the 2025 proposed impact to outpatient quality reporting.Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news:• The Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

It's becoming increasingly important to ensure your care team stays up to date with best practices for managing patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) in the device clinic. On this MedAxiom HeartTalk, host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with James Allred, MD, FACC, CEO and co-founder of CV Remote Solutions; Austin Reed, vice president of Business Development, Strategy and Innovation, at CV Remote Solutions; and Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, executive vice president of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation at MedAxiom. They discuss the unique challenges related to highly technical roles and complex workflows in the device clinic. They also offer educational solutions to enhance your care team's understanding of function, programming and troubleshooting CIEDs. GUEST BIOS  James Allred, MD, FACC CEO and Co-Founder, CV Remote SolutionsAs Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of CV Remote Solutions, Dr. Allred partners with clinicians nationwide to ensure optimal care for patients with cardiac implanted electrical devices. Before launching CV Remote Solutions, Dr. Allred previously served as chief of Electrophysiology Services and medical director of the Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Clinic at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC. After establishing the world-class AF Clinic in Greensboro, he consults with individual clinicians, clinics and hospitals on starting or improving their AF clinic efforts and programs. He has also served on advisory boards for the Heart Rhythm Society and the American Heart Association. Dr. Allred completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University and fellowships in cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL. In addition to partnering with MedAxiom to create educational material for clinicians, he has authored several published manuscripts on AF clinical efficiencies and healthcare savings. Austin Reed, MBA Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Innovation, CV Remote Solutions. In his role, Austin is responsible for sculpting strategic growth initiatives, pioneering innovative solutions, and driving business development efforts to help CV Remote Solutions continue to be at the forefront of the industry. In his previous role as vice president of Operations, he managed multiple business areas, including operations, marketing and human resources. Austin was instrumental in developing brand strategies and initiatives that responded to the needs and projected future of the healthcare industry. Before his time at CV Remote Solutions, Austin served as a director of Physician Services for HCA Healthcare, one of the nation's top providers. With over 15 years of healthcare industry experience spanning multi-site operations in primary care, cardiology, oncology and pulmonology, his robust understanding of the healthcare landscape is a key pillar of his strategic approach. Austin obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in health care administration from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Business Administration from Murray State University. His commitment to healthcare extends beyond his role at CV Remote Solutions as he continues to serve on the Nashville Health Care Leadership Council and the Medical Group Management Association, contributing valuable insights and leadership.  Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-PExecutive Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation ServicesAs the Executive Vice President of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation Services at MedAxiom, Nicole provides guidance to MedAxiom's membership in cardiovascular operations, LEAN process improvement and the revenue cycle. Nicole applies her decades of healthcare experience in cardiovascular and neurology practice operations, clinical management, business office management and consulting to leading the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at MedAxiom. 
  
Prior to joining MedAxiom, Nicole served as a practice administrator for Baptist Neurology and Northeast Florida Cardiology and director of operations for Jacksonville Heart Center and Louisiana Cardiology Associates. She has extensive expertise in coding, compliance and education for various specialties including cardiology, neurology, radiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedic, ENT, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Nicole has delivered physician and staff coding and compliance education sessions nationally. 
  
Nicole has completed numerous education hours towards a Bachelor of Science in health care administration. In addition, she maintains her licensed practical nurse credential in Florida. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the American Health Information Management Association. She received her Advanced Cardiovascular Coding Certification with the Board of Medical Specialty Coding and completed the AAPC inpatient coding and reimbursement course. Nicole is a certified American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ICD-10-CM Trainer and completed a LEAN Healthcare training course at Johns Hopkins University. She has also served on the Physician Practice Council for AHIMA.Areas of Expertise: • Cardiology and neurology practice operations • Clinical and business office management • LEAN process improvement • Office-based cath lab implementation • Revenue cycle performance and metrics • Coding, compliance audits and education in numerous specialties, including cardiovascular • Documentation and implementation guidelines • Complex procedure coding education • Risk adjustment coding • Cardiovascular service line integration • Cath and electrophysiology lab optimization, revenue cycle services and facility coding 

The summer is here, and it's raining codes.There are ICD-10 codes, CPT® codes, and the Z codes.Plus, coming up is the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, which is expected to contain some new codes and deletions of others, for an expected net total increase of ICD-10 codes.In preparation, the producers at ICD10monitor have dedicated this next upcoming live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday as the “National Coding Roundup.”Also during the broadcast, these instantly recognizable segments will air:• This and That: The legendary Rose T. Dunn, chief operations officer for First Class Solutions, as well as a past president and former interim CEO of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), will report on a topic or two that has caught her attention.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: Dr. James S. Kennedy, president of CDIMD, will share his point of view as he co-hosts the long-running broadcast with Chuck Buck.

As global temperatures soar and heatwaves become more frequent, the connection between climate change and rising heat is undeniable. The results are not limited to uncontrolled wildfires but extend to widespread health consequences of excess heat from immediate threats like heat exhaustion and heat stroke to the exacerbation of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.Vulnerable populations, including the elderly, children, and outdoor workers, face heightened risks, with heat stress also impacting mental health, leading to increased anxiety and depression.The broader implications for public health are staggering, straining healthcare systems and economic resources and further impacting populations through air quality declines, vector-borne diseases, and food insecurity.To address this burgeoning problem America need comprehensive strategies, including public health interventions, urban planning innovations, and robust updates to policies and behavior. During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday, Dr. Nick will explore how we mitigate and adapt to our new warmer future.Also during the next Talk Ten Tuesday broadcast, these instantly recognizable segments will include the following:• RegWatch: Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) career professional Stanley Nachimson will report on the latest regulatory news coming out of Washington, D.C.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk.• Point of View: Dr. James S. Kennedy, president of CDIMD, will report on the latest hospital rankings from U.S. News and World Reports.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule for the 2025 calendar year (CY).This published information outlines significant changes impacting Medicare payment policies for hospital outpatient services. Key proposals include adjustments to payment rates, updates to the Inpatient-Only (IPO) List, and revisions to the Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) groups. The rule also introduces measures related to tackling health inequalities, broadening access to mental health services, and fostering safe, effective, and patient-focused care. These updates aim to ensure more efficient, equitable, and high-quality outpatient care across the healthcare system, according to Angela Comfort, who will be the special guest covering the pending changes during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays.The popular live broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

What is “Chevron deference?”And why is it important – especially to health information management (HIM) professionals?And who among the most learned and wise HIM professionals is arguably best qualified to report on this otherwise arcane judicial principle?That would be the legendary Rose T. Dunn.Dunn has offered to speak on this topic during the next edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays and is expected to highlight examples that are sure to resonate with HIM professionals. Rose is the former interim CEO for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the recipient of the AHIMA Distinguished Member and Legacy Awards.By the conclusion of the live edition of the long-running Internet radio broadcast, you will have gained a practical understanding of the real essence of this otherwise obscure legal concept.The live broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Where in the world is G2211?Both payers and providers still report lack of information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about use of this code. If you remember, CMS promised stakeholders an FAQ document back in January. To date it has not been released.And yet, knowing how to document the service is probably the most-asked question when it comes to this code. Currently there are no specific documentation guidelines from CMS, but there are best-practice tips based on the code description and other documentation guidelines.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Lenota Williams will review some of the questions she and her team have been hearing from providers – such as the status of reimbursement, and what coders probably should expect going forward.The live broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Each year the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, MedPAC, provides Congress a report on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, and the Medicare prescription drug program (Medicare Part D). Within the MedPAC report is also the often (until now) under-reported Chapter 12.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Colleen Ejak, Solution Advisor for 3M/Solventum, will report on the particulars from Chapter 12 of this report, including the status of the MA program.Colleen will be sharing specifics from the report regarding MA enrollment trends and updates on risk adjustment reporting and risk-conscious coding practices.The live broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Dateline Healthcare: Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) career professional Stanley Nachimson will report on the latest healthcare news.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: Angela Comfort, guest cohost of the live broadcast, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

With summertime fast approaching, also on the horizon are the inevitable stressors leading to increased psychiatric diagnoses and possible surges in psychopathologies.As temperatures increase, so do incidents of mental health unrest – tempers flaring, mood disorders, and possible cognitive impairment.That is why, with summer officially entering our lives on June 20, we have invited world-renowned psychiatrist Dr. H. Steven Moffic to appear on the next edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays – to provide us with strategies to help ward off such mental health issues.The live broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

He once explained to us the value of sleep, and gave tips on how to get more of the once-devalued therapy.That was then. This is now.And during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Dr. Nick van Terheyden will turn his attention to another vital healthcare issue: nutrition. This buzzworthy topic is becoming increasingly relevant as the White House and federal agencies continue their interest in the pivotal role of food as medicine, particularly in the context of the social determinants of health (SDoH).The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: Angela Comfort, guest cohost of the live broadcast, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

Welcome to the 600th live edition of the long-running Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast, produced by ICD10monitor.In commemorating this special edition, the producers are pleased to welcome the legendary Rose T. Dunn, chief operating officer at First Class Solutions, Inc. in St. Louis, a healthcare information management leader since 1988. Rose is the author of “The Revenue Integrity Manager's Guidebook,” available from the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity. She will headline a distinguished panel of coding subject-matter experts as the broadcast continues to cement its legacy as the single most important source of ICD-10 coding news and analysis.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

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https://hubs.ly/Q02yqht40Welcome to the next episode of our HeartTalk podcast series, Revenue Recovery. Host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with MedAxiom's Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, executive vice president of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation, and Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CA, Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant. They discuss the coverage eligibility for Interprofessional Consultation services and share specific examples your practice can use to capture those services, all while improving patient care.Guest Bios:Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-PExecutive Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation ServicesAs the Executive Vice President of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation Services at MedAxiom, Nicole provides guidance to MedAxiom's membership in cardiovascular operations, LEAN process improvement and the revenue cycle. Nicole applies her decades of healthcare experience in cardiovascular and neurology practice operations, clinical management, business office management and consulting to leading the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at MedAxiom. 
  
Prior to joining MedAxiom, Nicole served as a practice administrator for Baptist Neurology and Northeast Florida Cardiology and director of operations for Jacksonville Heart Center and Louisiana Cardiology Associates. She has extensive expertise in coding, compliance and education for various specialties including cardiology, neurology, radiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedic, ENT, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Nicole has delivered physician and staff coding and compliance education sessions nationally. 
  
Nicole has completed numerous education hours towards a Bachelor of Science in health care administration. In addition, she maintains her licensed practical nurse credential in Florida. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the American Health Information Management Association. She received her Advanced Cardiovascular Coding Certification with the Board of Medical Specialty Coding and completed the AAPC inpatient coding and reimbursement course. Nicole is a certified American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ICD-10-CM Trainer and completed a LEAN Healthcare training course at Johns Hopkins University. She has also served on the Physician Practice Council for AHIMA. 
  
Areas of Expertise: • Cardiology and neurology practice operations Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CAMedAxiom Consultant, Revenue Cycle SolutionsAs a Revenue Cycle Solutions Consultant at MedAxiom, Linda provides cardiovascular programs across the country with operational expertise, implementation strategies and recommendations for simplifying often complex initiatives to minimize risk and maximize revenue.  Linda has worked in the medical field for over 30 years and has specialized in cardiology coding for 25 years. Her clinical experience includes working in the heart stations and coronary intensive care units and serving as an emergency medical technician for a level-one trauma center. As a coding specialist, she focuses on compliance, revenue cycle and quality for a large cardiology and multispecialty practice. She is also the director of quality assurance at the Ascension Medical Group in Indiana. Linda is a sought-after speaker and consultant and has conducted numerous national educational sessions focused on documentation, coding, auditing and revenue cycle improvement for clinicians, coders and administrators across the nation. Linda serves as a non-physician member of the American College of Cardiology's coding work group and publications subcommittee and has also served on the coding committee for the Heart Rhythm Society. Linda served as the cardiology chair on the Board of Advanced Medical Coding, led the development of the Advanced Cardiology and Specialty Cardiology Certification examinations, and acts as a technical editor for cardiology-focused newsletters. Linda has served as an independent review organization auditor for the Office of Inspector General Corporate Integrity Agreements and as an expert witness on behalf of cardiology practices. 

As if buried in shifting sands like a booby trap, Modifier 25 is poised to wreak havoc on claims when it's appended incorrectly to an evaluation and management (E&M) charge – typically to indicate a separate service on the same date of service.So, what's a provider to do? When is it actually appropriate to append Modifier 25?How do providers indicate that there was a significant yet separately identifiable E&M service that went above and beyond the typical pre- and post-work associated with the applicable procedure?And how can providers avoid a possible audit by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)?In response to these and other questions, ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesday have invited Leonta Williams, AAPC Director of Education, to serve as the broadcast's next special guest.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Click here for the Revenue Recovery cheat sheet:https://hubs.ly/Q02x7ncv0Welcome to the next episode of our HeartTalk podcast series, Revenue Recovery. Host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with MedAxiom's Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, executive vice president of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation, and Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CA, Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant. They discuss specific use cases for CPT code 99211 and give implementation tips to help ensure your practice leaves no dollar on the table.Guest Bios:Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-PExecutive Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation ServicesAs the Executive Vice President of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation Services at MedAxiom, Nicole provides guidance to MedAxiom's membership in cardiovascular operations, LEAN process improvement and the revenue cycle. Nicole applies her decades of healthcare experience in cardiovascular and neurology practice operations, clinical management, business office management and consulting to leading the Revenue Cycle Solutions team at MedAxiom.Prior to joining MedAxiom, Nicole served as a practice administrator for Baptist Neurology and Northeast Florida Cardiology and director of operations for Jacksonville Heart Center and Louisiana Cardiology Associates. She has extensive expertise in coding, compliance and education for various specialties including cardiology, neurology, radiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedic, ENT, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Nicole has delivered physician and staff coding and compliance education sessions nationally. 
 Nicole has completed numerous education hours towards a Bachelor of Science in health care administration. In addition, she maintains her licensed practical nurse credential in Florida. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the American Health Information Management Association. She received her Advanced Cardiovascular Coding Certification with the Board of Medical Specialty Coding and completed the AAPC inpatient coding and reimbursement course. Nicole is a certified American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) ICD-10-CM Trainer and completed a LEAN Healthcare training course at Johns Hopkins University. She has also served on the Physician Practice Council for AHIMA. 
  
Areas of Expertise: • Cardiology and neurology practice operations Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CAMedAxiom Consultant, Revenue Cycle SolutionsAs a Revenue Cycle Solutions Consultant at MedAxiom, Linda provides cardiovascular programs across the country with operational expertise, implementation strategies and recommendations for simplifying often complex initiatives to minimize risk and maximize revenue.  Linda has worked in the medical field for over 30 years and has specialized in cardiology coding for 25 years. Her clinical experience includes working in the heart stations and coronary intensive care units and serving as an emergency medical technician for a level-one trauma center. As a coding specialist, she focuses on compliance, revenue cycle and quality for a large cardiology and multispecialty practice. She is also the director of quality assurance at the Ascension Medical Group in Indiana. Linda is a sought-after speaker and consultant and has conducted numerous national educational sessions focused on documentation, coding, auditing and revenue cycle improvement for clinicians, coders and administrators across the nation. Linda serves as a non-physician member of the American College of Cardiology's coding work group and publications subcommittee and has also served on the coding committee for the Heart Rhythm Society. Linda served as the cardiology chair on the Board of Advanced Medical Coding, led the development of the Advanced Cardiology and Specialty Cardiology Certification examinations, and acts as a technical editor for cardiology-focused newsletters. Linda has served as an independent review organization auditor for the Office of Inspector General Corporate Integrity Agreements and as an expert witness on behalf of cardiology practices. 

The ongoing consolidation of independent physician practices, in many cases resulting in ownership by private equity groups and large health systems, is causing a shift from traditional medicine to the corporate practice of medicine. The result often is not in the best interest of patients, given that the focus tends to be on maximizing profits rather than patient care.What are the solutions to this ongoing crisis?During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday, Nathaniel Arana, founder and CEO for NGA Healthcare, will offer specific strategies you can implement to prevent your practice from the possibility of being acquired by private equity.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Properly managed patient identity queues are the foundation of an effective master person index that minimizes issues and facilitates streamlined care coordination.Conversely, unresolved identity queue backlogs can have costly implications for patient care, safety, and revenue integrity. It's a growing problem with a time-consuming, resource-intensive resolution that few HIM departments have the capacity to handle.During the next live broadcast of the popular and long-running Talk Ten Tuesday, the Internet broadcast produced by ICD10monitor, Rachel Podczervinski will report on what's behind the seemingly sudden surge in identity errors and actions hospitals and health systems can take to reduce the volume and streamline patient identity queue management.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• News Desk: James Kennedy, MD, will substitute for Timothy Powell to anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• Point of View: Angela Comfort, guest cohost during this live broadcast, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

World Health Day will be observed on Sunday, April 7 but on Tuesday, April 9, 10 a.m. Eastern Time, Talk Ten Tuesday will recognize World Health Day with the special guest appearance of Lorraine Fernandes, immediate past president (2019-2022) of the International Federation of Health Information Management Association (IFHIMA). Today, Fernandes serves as the Communications Chair for IFHIMA.During the next live broadcast of the popular and long-running Talk Ten Tuesday, the Internet broadcast produced by ICD10monitor, Fernandes will delve into critical topics such as information governance in the era of digital health transformation and the implementation of ICD-11, which is set to replace the outdated ICD-10. Her insights will illuminate the evolving global health landscape, emphasizing the importance of accurate data for better health outcomes.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.News Desk: James Kennedy, MD, will substitute for Timothy Powell to anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk. Dr. Kennedy will be reporting news live from the ACDIS conference taking place in Indianapolis.Point of View: Angela Comfort, guest cohost during this live broadcast, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

The continued onslaught of cybersecurity attacks is only getting worse.These attacks have impacted the healthcare system in dramatic fashion, starting with the Change Healthcare payment network being brought down.Hopefully, everyone – including coders – will be more vigilant and wary of potential attacks and attempts to breach security. The constant development of new approaches and innovative tools means that if you or your facility have not yet been subject to an attack, it is likely only a matter of time before this comes knocking on your door. In helping providers get prepared, ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays (TTT) have invited Nick van Terheyden (aka Dr. Nick), the clinical specialist at Iodine Software, to share his recent experiences and insights – and to offer some suggestions on how you might be fooled and what you can do to protect yourself, your business, and your family. The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:•RegWatch: Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) career professional Stanley Nachimson will report on the latest regulatory news coming out of Washington, D.C.•Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.•Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH). •News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.•TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment. On Medical GroundsOMG features interviews, mystery cases, slides, and select continuing education credits.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

In a move towards greater specificity, the nation's healthcare providers have a new ICD-10-CM code category: Code W44.Having gone into effect October 2023, the new code category (foreign body entering into or through a natural orifice) is seen as enhancing specificity, although Code W45 had already existed for foreign bodies entering through the skin.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Gina Yacovelli, DHSc, associated with Coding & Billing Solutions, will report on how and why pediatricians are the most likely provider group to benefit from the increased detail, while noting that the greater level of specificity will be helpful to all providers when such encounters arise.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

On the horizon, looming like an ominous thunderhead, is ICD-11. But wait! There's more: the expanding role of coding in big data, for example. The evolving healthcare IT, and how it will redefine the coding profession. All this and more is coming your way.That's why ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays invited senior healthcare consultant Angela Comfort, assistant vice president of revenue integrity at Montefiore, to take you on an exclusive trip into the future of ICD-11 and health informatics during the next live edition of the long-running Talk Ten Tuesdays, produced by ICD10monitor.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Code G2211 continues to be a gift disguised as something else.As many nuances surrounding the code continue to linger, there are still some areas that are not as clear-cut as many healthcare professionals would prefer.As a refresher, G2211 allows providers (primary care, as well as specialists) to bill for additional cognitive work effort that is not currently captured in the evaluation and management (E&M) codes typically billed for these services.One of the gray areas surrounding G2211 is the appropriate amount and/or type of documentation that should be noted in the medical record to support billing the code. Another issue involves the specific type of condition(s) that can trigger it, and what qualifies it for a high level of complexity.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, AAPC's Leonta Williams will continue to explore these nuances and provide updates based on the latest communication(s) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on proper code usage – and the criteria needed to stay out of hot water.The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

How many hospital star ratings does your facility have?Do you know? If you don't, you're not alone.Apparently, many coders and clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs) don't know. But you should know. That's why ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays have invited Michelle Wieczorek, a registered nurse (RN) and a CDI authority, to explain what the hospital star rating means and how coders and CDISs impact those stars. Wieczorek, an independent revenue cycle consultant, will also explain how to earn back fallen stars.The live broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Achieving high-performing revenue cycle management (RCM) begins with understanding where your healthcare organization falls on the RCM Maturity Framework, according to Matt Bridge, senior vice president for AGS Health.Bridge, who will be the special guest during the next upcoming edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, says this four-stage framework informs a strategic roadmap designed for optimizing and digitally transforming revenue cycle performance and future proofing operations through a hybrid model of in-house management, globalized services, advanced technologies, and actionable analytics. Bridge will begin the first installment in his three-part series on the contemporary challenges facing revenue cycle management personnel during the popular weekly Internet radio broadcast.The broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

We are all familiar with DSM-5 and ICD-10 for the classification of various mental disorders. Both, but especially ICD, also cover some of the social conditions needing medical attention that may or may not be connected to the primary disorder or illness. ICD does that in the Z codes. However, Z codes are used infrequently. Moreover, many social problems harmful to individuals, groups, and countries seem resistant to elimination – think racism, sexism, ageism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, cultish thinking, and burnout. During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, award-winning author H. Steven Moffic, MD, considered among the world's most renowned psychiatrists, will offer a classification of what he collectively calls the “social psychopathologies” that mentally harm both perpetrators and victims – and will suggest remedies that could lead to new research and interventions.The broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:•Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.•News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.•TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

New Condition Code 92 is here, and it's effective now. The code outlines the billing requirement for intensive outpatient program services for hospital outpatient departments, critical access hospitals (CAHs), and community mental health centers (CMHCs). To explain what you need to know about correctly billing the new Condition Code 92 during the next weekly edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays will be Rose T. Dunn, past president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and currently the COO for First Class Solutions. But wait – there's more. Dunn will also report on the latest news related to the electronic submission of medical documentation (esMD). Furthermore, she will report on a proposal to the appeal process so that Medicare beneficiaries could change their status from inpatient to outpatient.All this and more will be reported during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays.The broadcast will also feature these other instantly recognizable segments:·Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news. ·Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).  ·News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk. ·TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

Shrouded in controversy, the HCPCS code G2211 was released in 2021, proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay physicians and other qualified healthcare providers for the additional work required to adequately care for patients with serious or complex conditions. The code is now payable for calendar year (CY) 2024. The journey for this code to become payable has been fraught with obstacles. First, to financially support it, CMS slashed the conversion factor (CF). Second, CMS released the code without any true documentation guidelines on what exactly would need to be notated in the medical record to support billing. Third, some think there may be conflict between the HCPCS code and the medical decision-making (MDM) component of the Evaluation and Management (E&M) Documentation guidelines recently adopted by both CMS and the American Medical Association (AMA). During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Leonata Williams will report on some of the nuances regarding this new code. She will also provide important best practices while America's healthcare system awaits additional guidance from CMS. The live broadcast will also feature these other recognizable segments:•Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.•Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH). •News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.•TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

Last year, healthcare professionals saw many of the rules for evaluation and management (E&M) services that were implemented in 2021 now applied to 2023 E&M codes. This included codes representing services for hospital inpatient care (99221-99223 and 99231-99233), emergency department visits (99281-99285), nursing facility visits (99307-99210), and all consultation services.How are these changes likely to impact 2024 E&M coding? Senior healthcare consultant Frank Cohen, founder of the Frank Cohen Group, will report on the significant impact of these changes during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays.The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• RegWatch: Stanley Nachimson, founder of Nachimson Advisors, LLC, will report on the latest news regulatory news coming out of Washington, D.C.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Codes for split (or shared) evaluation and management (E&M) services for 2024 have been revised, simplified, and aligned by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). During the next live edition of the long-running Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast, 3M Senior Consultant Colleen Deighan-Ejak will report on the revised guidelines for determining who performed the substantive portion of a given service. She will also discuss the Medicare payment modifier required when reporting these services.   The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders: Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.& so much moreA bi-monthly podcast where we share the stories of our Caregivers, patients and...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

There's a new code in town.It's an add-on code, HCPCS Code G2211. And its effective date is Jan. 1, 2024.The new code is associated with the continuing focal point for all needed medical services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's single, serious condition, or complex condition. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be implementing this separate add-on payment code to be reported with evaluation and management (E&M) categories Office and Other Services.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Colleen Deighan-Ejak, a senior healthcare consultant for 3M, will be reporting the nuances of this new add-on payment code, which is part of the calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: The forementioned Angela Comfort, the Talk Ten Tuesdays guest cohost, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

There are substantial new changes to the minimum data set (MDS) assessment, including how functional abilities and goals are scored, the introduction of tracking of indications for medication use, and the addition of new measures for tracking communication of transfer-of-health information. The recent changes became effective Oct. 1, the start of the government's fiscal year.The MDS assessment is a standardized assessment used in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and some swing beds to capture administrative and clinical data for residents. The information compiled in the MDS assessment is used to create resident care plans and determine reimbursement, and it impacts quality measures.As a warning, SNF personnel should be on the lookout for any denials related to the new ICD-10 codes, according to Deanna Peterson, the special guest during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays. Peterson, senior vice president of operations and LTPAC services for First Class Solutions and the featured guest on the next upcoming edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, will report that residents with invalid ICD-10 codes will need those codes to be updated to avoid denials.The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

With thousands of followers on social media, Dr. Robert Oubre, aka “The Doctor of Documentation,” will make his Talk Ten Tuesdays debut on Tuesday, Nov. 7, when he will be the broadcast's special guest.Dr. Oubre will be reporting on what documentation considerations should be given when patients are reading physician notes appearing on the monitor screen of the electronic medical record (EMR). He is expected to cite the 21st Century Cures Act, which went into effect April 5, 2021, mandating that U.S. healthcare providers give access to all health information in their EMRs “without delay” and without charge to their patients. Many providers feared the passing of this legislation, but more than two years later, have those fears proved justified?Dr. Oubre is also expected to raise rhetorical questions such as when physicians should reconsider some of the habitual language they may use in medicine that may be offensive to patients.Angela Comfort, former American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) senior director for coding services-turned-senior healthcare consultant, will substitute for Dr. Erica Remer. Comfort currently serves as the transformational leader for Montefiore Health System.The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: The forementioned Angela Comfort, the Talk Ten Tuesdays guest cohost, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.Security UnfilteredCyber Security can be a difficult field to not only understand but to also navigate....Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Like autumn leaves, new codes and guidelines are raining down on hospitals and physician practices, impacting coders, clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs), and professionals managing the revenue cycle.And while there appears to be no respite, the weary can take comfort during the next live edition of the long-running and popular Talk Ten Tuesdays Internet broadcast, produced by ICD10monitor. That's when the legendary Rose Dunn, past president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and current COO for First Class Solutions, will join the broadcast. Rose is expected to report on the latest nuances of effectively managing the revenue cycle while concurrently addressing the plethora of new codes and coding guidelines.The weekly live broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant for Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

A must-have resource for any coding or clinical documentation integrity specialist (CDIS) is the American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic. Each quarterly issue provides official guidance for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding for all healthcare settings.The third-quarter issue covers a variety of topics, from prescribed marijuana use for chronic pain during pregnancy to subcapsular hematoma, epidural hematoma, and several ICD-10-PCS procedures – Hemospray, HeRO® Graft, and NAVA among them, for example.The fourth-quarter issue contains details on the new codes for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), their use, and official guideline changes. In addition, this issue provides new insight into the coding of “intraoperative serosal tears,” which is extremely helpful.  During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, senior healthcare consultant Gloryanne Bryant will be the broadcast's special guest. As an accomplished webcast leader, she will walk you through the third and fourth quarters of the AHA coding clinic.The weekly broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will have the latest coding news.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Click here for the Revenue Recovery cheat sheet: https://hubs.ly/Q02531_L0 Welcome to the fourth episode of our HeartTalk podcast series, Revenue Recovery. Host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with MedAxiom's Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, executive vice president of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation, and Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CA, Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant. Together, they discuss the challenges and benefits of capturing home health certification and recertification services and share some top implementation tips your practice can use.Guest Bios: Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-PExecutive Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation Nicole's decades of healthcare experience include cardiovascular and neurology practice operations, clinical management, business office management, and consulting. The most recent years have been devoted to cardiovascular consulting in operations, LEAN process improvement, and the revenue cycle. Prior to joining MedAxiom, Nicole served as practice administrator for Baptist Neurology and Northeast Florida Cardiology and director of operations for Jacksonville Heart Center and Louisiana Cardiology Associates. She has extensive expertise in coding, compliance, and education for various specialties including cardiology, neurology, radiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedic, ENT, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Nicole has provided physician and staff coding and compliance education sessions nationally. Nicole has completed numerous education hours toward a B.S. in Health Care Administration. In addition, she maintains her LPN licensure in Louisiana and Florida. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the American Health Information Management Association. She received her Advanced Cardiovascular Coding Certification with the Board of Medical Specialty Coding and completed the AAPC inpatient coding and reimbursement course. Nicole is a certified AHIMA ICD-10-CM Trainer and completed a LEAN Healthcare training course at Johns Hopkins University. She also serves on the Physician Practice Council for AHIMA. Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CAMedAxiom Consultant, Revenue Cycle Solutions Linda Gates-Striby has worked in the medical field for over 30 years and has specialized in cardiology coding and revenue cycle for 25 years. Her clinical experience includes work in the heart stations and coronary intensive care units as well as working as an EMT for a level one trauma center. As a MedAxiom Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant, Linda provides cardiovascular programs across the country with operational expertise, implementation strategies and simplification for often complex initiatives to minimize risk and maximize revenue. Linda, who has spent the past 30 years working as a specialist in compliance, revenue cycle and quality with a large cardiology and multi-specialty practice, is also the director of quality assurance with Ascension Medical Group in Indiana. Linda is a sought-after speaker and consultant and has conducted numerous national educational sessions focused on documentation, coding, auditing and revenue cycle improvement for clinicians, coders and administrators across the nation. Linda serves as a non-physician member of the American College of Cardiology's coding work group and publications subcommittee and has also served on the coding committee for the Heart Rhythm Society. Linda served as the cardiology chair on the Board of Advanced Medical Coding, lead the development of the Advanced Cardiology and Specialty Cardiology Certification examinations, and was the technical editor for cardiology-focused newsletters. Linda has served as an Independent Review Organization auditor for Office of Inspector General Corporate Integrity Agreements, and as an expert witness on behalf of cardiology practices.

The nation's healthcare spotlight will shine on the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) during the organization's live AHIMA23 Conference, gaveling to order Oct. 8 through Oct. 10 at the Baltimore Convention Center.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, the legendary Rose Dunn, former AHIMA president and CEO, will be the broadcast's special guest. She will report on activities taking place there, as several thousand HIM and other healthcare professionals gather for the annual event. Dunn is the current chief operating officer for First Class Solutions, a frequent guest on Talk Ten Tuesdays, and a member of the ICD10monitor Editorial Board.Additionally, Dr. James S. Kennedy, founder of CDIMD, will serve as the broadcast's cohost, reporting from the conference floor.The weekly broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will have the latest coding news.• SDoH Report: Dr. Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, immediate past president of the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA), will substitute for Tiffany Ferguson to report the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the social determinants of health (SDoH).• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• Point of View: The aforementioned Dr. James S. Kennedy, Talk Ten Tuesdays guest co-host, will report on a subject that has caught his attention.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the ICD-10-CM code updates for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), which will be effective starting Oct. 1. The update includes more than 433 diagnosis code changes, including 395 code additions, 25 code deletions, and 13 code revisions.It is essential for coding professionals to stay up-to-date with these annual code changes, and to understand how to apply them. It is also important that all applicable team members, including coders, physicians, and clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs) are educated regarding the coding and documentation requirements.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Leigh Poland, vice president of the coding service line at AGS Health, will report on the new code updates.Poland has more than 20 years of coding experience and has worked in the coding and education realm throughout that time. Her true passion is coding education, making sure coders are equipped to do their job accurately and with excellence.The weekly broadcast will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will have the latest coding news.• SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.• TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention.

There's a new ICD-10 code presenting a new challenge for facilities, physicians, clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs), and coders: E88.A, muscle wasting due to underlying conditions.This new code represents an opportunity to identify, document, and report the frequent and too-often unrecognized undernutrition, sarcopenia, and cachexia disorders associated with muscle wasting, along with their underlying causes. During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, James S. Kennedy, MD, president of CDIMD near Nashville, Tenn., will address the clinical criteria inherent to these conditions. He will also discuss recent Coding Clinic advice affecting E88.A reporting, and proactive CDI approaches that facilitate expert identification and management of these debilitating conditions. And to help you gain more value from this exclusive broadcast, Dr. Kennedy has offered the following references on muscle wasting (https://society-scwd.org/muscle-wasting/), sarcopenia (https://society-scwd.org/sarcopenia/), cachexia (https://society-scwd.org/cachexia/), and malnutrition (https://www.tinyurl.com/malnutrition2012).Following the broadcast, you should be prepared to implement these concepts.All this and more will be covered during the next edition of the weekly broadcast, which will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will have the latest coding news.SDoH Report: Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, president of the American College of Physician Advisors, will substitute for Tiffany Ferguson, and will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the social determinants of health (SDoH).News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Click here for the Revenue Recovery cheat sheet: https://hubs.ly/Q023rDk50Welcome to the third episode of our new HeartTalk podcast series, Revenue Recovery. Host Melanie Lawson, MS, speaks with MedAxiom's Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-P, executive vice president of Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation, and Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CA, Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant. They discuss the challenges of capturing Advanced Care Planning services and share some practical tips to take back to your organization.Guest Bios: Nicole F. Knight, LPN, CPC, CCS-PExecutive Vice President, Revenue Cycle Solutions and Care Transformation Nicole's decades of healthcare experience include cardiovascular and neurology practice operations, clinical management, business office management, and consulting. The most recent years have been devoted to cardiovascular consulting in operations, LEAN process improvement, and the revenue cycle. Prior to joining MedAxiom, Nicole served as practice administrator for Baptist Neurology and Northeast Florida Cardiology and director of operations for Jacksonville Heart Center and Louisiana Cardiology Associates. She has extensive expertise in coding, compliance, and education for various specialties including cardiology, neurology, radiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedic, ENT, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Nicole has provided physician and staff coding and compliance education sessions nationally. Nicole has completed numerous education hours toward a B.S. in Health Care Administration. In addition, she maintains her LPN licensure in Louisiana and Florida. She is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the American Health Information Management Association. She received her Advanced Cardiovascular Coding Certification with the Board of Medical Specialty Coding and completed the AAPC inpatient coding and reimbursement course. Nicole is a certified AHIMA ICD-10-CM Trainer and completed a LEAN Healthcare training course at Johns Hopkins University. She also serves on the Physician Practice Council for AHIMA. Linda Gates-Striby, CCS-P, ACS-CAMedAxiom Consultant, Revenue Cycle Solutions Linda Gates-Striby has worked in the medical field for over 30 years and has specialized in cardiology coding and revenue cycle for 25 years. Her clinical experience includes work in the heart stations and coronary intensive care units as well as working as an EMT for a level one trauma center. As a MedAxiom Revenue Cycle Solutions consultant, Linda provides cardiovascular programs across the country with operational expertise, implementation strategies and simplification for often complex initiatives to minimize risk and maximize revenue. Linda, who has spent the past 30 years working as a specialist in compliance, revenue cycle and quality with a large cardiology and multi-specialty practice, is also the director of quality assurance with Ascension Medical Group in Indiana. Linda is a sought-after speaker and consultant and has conducted numerous national educational sessions focused on documentation, coding, auditing and revenue cycle improvement for clinicians, coders and administrators across the nation. Linda serves as a non-physician member of the American College of Cardiology's coding work group and publications subcommittee and has also served on the coding committee for the Heart Rhythm Society. Linda served as the cardiology chair on the Board of Advanced Medical Coding, lead the development of the Advanced Cardiology and Specialty Cardiology Certification examinations, and was the technical editor for cardiology-focused newsletters. Linda has served as an Independent Review Organization auditor for Office of Inspector General Corporate Integrity Agreements, and as an expert witness on behalf of cardiology practices.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is what many in healthcare will come to remember about the closing years of this decade in healthcare – a decade of unprecedented technological changes, ranging from telehealth to algorithms.And now AI is becoming an accepted technology for evaluation and management (E&M) coding. The results appear to be dramatic in terms of remarkable speed and extraordinary accuracy.Join us during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, when Angela Jordan, executive vice president of Chart Pal, the documentation service of Calm Waters, AI, Inc., reports on the latest validation research on E&M leveling and explains how AI can bring a renewed sense of confidence to coders who work tirelessly on E&M coding.All this and more will be covered during the next edition of the weekly broadcast, which will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will be on board with the latest coding news.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.Point of View: Lidiya Ter-Markarova, president-elect of the California Health Information Association (CHIA), will serve as guest cohost of Talk Ten Tuesdays, reporting on a subject that has caught her attention.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) affect Leapfrog's ubiquitous reputation scores and contribute approximately 15 percent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) penalty determinations of 1 percent of a hospital's total inpatient reimbursement. AHRQ finally released its PSI methodology for the 2023 fiscal year (FY) on Aug. 14, and it involves a significant expansion of the risk-adjusted universe to now include COVID and flag any fracture, not just hip fractures, not present at the time of the inpatient order as a patient safety event. Dr. James Kennedy will join the long-running Talk Ten Tuesdays Internet radio broadcast this coming Tuesday to report on what you need to do to protect your facility's reputation and reimbursement.All this and more will be covered during the next edition of the weekly broadcast, which will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will be on board with the latest coding news.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the finalized 2024 Part C risk adjustment model, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2024. This revised model, V28, comes with substantial changes to the current V24 model, starting with using the ICD-10-CM classification system – which aligns with the rest of the healthcare system that has been using ICD-10 codes since 2015.Comparing CMS V24 to V28, there is an increase in the number of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) and a decrease in the total number of ICD-10-CM codes that map to an HCC payment category.During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Colleen Deighan Ejak, senior consultant with 3M, will share details of the revisions and how to outline a plan to get your organization ready to implement these changes.All this and more will be covered during the next edition of the weekly Internet radio broadcast, which will also feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will be on board with the latest coding news.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Start unpacking.The 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), plus half a dozen other final payment rules have arrived. To help you and your team prepare for the onslaught of new codes, Leigh Poland, vice president of coding service line for AGS Health, will offer practical tips and best practices so you can effectively adapt to the final rule's coding changes, thus helping to ensure compliance, and optimizing reimbursement.All this and more will be covered during the next live edition of the weekly Internet radio broadcast, which will feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will be on board with the latest coding news.Coffee Chat: The aforementioned Laurie Johnson and Dr. Erica Remer will discuss aspects of the 2024 IPPS final rule, which they will analyze on Aug. 15, 16, and 17 during the ICD10monitor IPPS Summit.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.CDI Report: Fran Jurcak, chief clinical strategist for Iodine Software, will report on how medical record reviews without any query identification can be tedious and often result in job dissatisfaction.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

The 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), plus half a dozen other payment rules, will all require new codes and fresh new thinking. And that is why ICD10monitor is producing an exclusive national coding update broadcast on Talk Ten Tuesdays.All this and more will be covered during the next live edition of the weekly Internet radio broadcast, which will feature these outstanding segments and thought leaders:Coding Report: Laurie Johnson., senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will be on board with the latest coding news.Coffee Chat: The aforementioned Laurie Johnson and Dr. Erica Remer will discuss aspects of the 2024 IPPS rule, which they will analyze on Aug. 15, 16, and 17 during the IPPS Summit.SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson, a subject-matter expert on the social determinants of health (SDoH), will report on the news that's happening at the intersection of coding and the SDoH.This and That: The legendary Rose Dunn, past president of AHIMA, and current chief operating officer for First Class Solutions, will join the broadcast with a report on how best to measure coding accuracy.News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Chad sits down with Bob Kowalick, PT and CEO of Revenue Cycle Solutions. Bob shares ways to increase profitability by gaining efficiencies in your billing processes. They talk through strategies such as: -Optimizing your payer mix -Using data to improve how fast your practice gets paid -Improving efficiencies in your billing department SHOW LINKS: Bob's white paper: Do you have a black hole feeding off your practice? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kQucoCt-yY8lgSWRtmSf1CeINvIJIQix/view?usp=sharing Bob's contact info: robert@certifiedrsllc.com. Free growth consultation with Breakthrough: getbreakthrough.com/podcastoffer