Not Elsewhere Classified
By Medical Coding Geek
This podcast is hosted by Brian Cui, RHIA, CDIP and presented by MedicalCodingGeek.com
Not Elsewhere ClassifiedDec 03, 2021
I Got It with Christine Hall | Part 2
Christine Hall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-hall-chc-cpc-cpb-cpma-crc-cpc-i-93b32164/
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I Got It with Christine Hall | Part 1
Christine Hall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-hall-chc-cpc-cpb-cpma-crc-cpc-i-93b32164/
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On The Same Page with Dr. Richard Pinson | Part 2
Dr. Richard Pinson is a leading expert in both the technical and clinical requirements of effective healthcare coding and compliance and has consulted with scores of organizations to improve the effectiveness of clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs. He is an accomplished and trusted physician educator, having conducted hundreds of physician lectures and training sessions throughout the course of his over 15 years as a physician consultant and advisor to academic medical centers, health systems and community hospitals.
He received his Medical degree from Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine and served his 4 years of Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine.
Together with Cynthia Tang, he is coauthor of the CDI Pocket Guide now available as an electronic, web-based version and was written the Coding Corner column of the ACP Hospitalist magazine for 13 years. He and Cynthia Tang name are “household” names in the CDI community for their expertise and contributions to the industry.
Dr. Richard Pinson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardpinson/
Pinson and Tang LLC: https://www.pinsonandtang.com/
The CDI Pocket Guide by Pinson and Tang: https://www.cdipocketguide.com/
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On The Same Page with Dr. Richard Pinson | Part 1
Dr. Richard Pinson is a leading expert in both the technical and clinical requirements of effective healthcare coding and compliance and has consulted with scores of organizations to improve the effectiveness of clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs. He is an accomplished and trusted physician educator, having conducted hundreds of physician lectures and training sessions throughout the course of his over 15 years as a physician consultant and advisor to academic medical centers, health systems and community hospitals.
He received his Medical degree from Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine and served his 4 years of Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine.
Together with Cynthia Tang, he is coauthor of the CDI Pocket Guide now available as an electronic, web-based version and was written the Coding Corner column of the ACP Hospitalist magazine for 13 years. He and Cynthia Tang name are “household” names in the CDI community for their expertise and contributions to the industry.
Dr. Richard Pinson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardpinson/
Pinson and Tang LLC: https://www.pinsonandtang.com/
The CDI Pocket Guide by Pinson and Tang: https://www.cdipocketguide.com/ (15% off 2022 version through 10/31/2021)
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The Compliance Guy with Sean Weiss | Part 2
Sean M. Weiss
Partner, Vice President of Compliance
CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC
Sean has dedicated his more than 25 – year career to helping healthcare facilities reduce the risk of noncompliance and achieve measurable financial results. An accomplished compliance and management professional, Sean has extensive knowledge of the inner workings of government agencies at both the federal and state level, including the Office of Inspector General, Department of Justice and The United States Attorney’s Office.
Sean has earned and maintains numerous certifications including Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certified Evaluation & Management Auditor (CEMA), Certified Medical Compliance Officer (CMCO), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) and Certified Professional Coder-Payer (CPC-P).
Sean is an active member in good standing with The American Health Lawyers Association, Health Care Compliance Association, The American Academy of Professional Coders and the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants. Sean Weiss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmweissakathecomplianceguy/
The Compliance Guy Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwYgrkkU7urrnmFJ1_V6cg/featured
The National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC): https://nschbc.org/
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The Compliance Guy with Sean Weiss | Part 1
Sean M. Weiss
Partner, Vice President of Compliance
CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC
Sean has dedicated his more than 25 – year career to helping healthcare facilities reduce the risk of noncompliance and achieve measurable financial results. An accomplished compliance and management professional, Sean has extensive knowledge of the inner workings of government agencies at both the federal and state level, including the Office of Inspector General, Department of Justice and The United States Attorney’s Office.
Sean has earned and maintains numerous certifications including Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certified Evaluation & Management Auditor (CEMA), Certified Medical Compliance Officer (CMCO), Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) and Certified Professional Coder-Payer (CPC-P).
Sean is an active member in good standing with The American Health Lawyers Association, Health Care Compliance Association, The American Academy of Professional Coders and the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants.
Sean Weiss on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmweissakathecomplianceguy/
The Compliance Guy Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIwYgrkkU7urrnmFJ1_V6cg/featured
The National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants (NSCHBC): https://nschbc.org/
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The Qualified with Dr. Kengia Sabree: Part 2
Dr. Kengia Sabree holds a B.S. degree in Health Information Management from DeVry University, an M.S. degree in Instructional Design and Technology from Walden University, and completed her doctoral coursework in Higher Education Leadership and Management at Capella University in 2020. She also earned her RHIT in 2008, superseding it with the RHIA in 2010. Kengia is originally from "Da Bronx", but moved to Tampa in 2009. Over the years, she has held numerous leadership positions in Health Information Management in several hospitals throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Kengia transitioned into education as an Adjunct instructor for a Health Information Technology program in 2011 and has been teaching ever since. Kengia found her passion for teaching, mentoring, and helping HIM students and professionals alike, earn their certification and begin their journey in HIM.
Dr. Kengia Sabree on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kengia-sabree-rhia/
The Qualified: https://the-qualified.com/
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The Qualified with Dr. Kengia Sabree: Part 1
Dr. Kengia Sabree holds a B.S. degree in Health Information Management from DeVry University, an M.S. degree in Instructional Design and Technology from Walden University, and completed her doctoral coursework in Higher Education Leadership and Management at Capella University in 2020. She also earned her RHIT in 2008, superseding it with the RHIA in 2010. Kengia is originally from "Da Bronx", but moved to Tampa in 2009. Over the years, she has held numerous leadership positions in Health Information Management in several hospitals throughout the Tampa Bay Area. Kengia transitioned into education as an Adjunct instructor for a Health Information Technology program in 2011 and has been teaching ever since. Kengia found her passion for teaching, mentoring, and helping HIM students and professionals alike, earn their certification and begin their journey in HIM.
Dr. Kengia Sabree on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kengia-sabree-rhia/
The Qualified: https://the-qualified.com/
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I Helped a Student After a Medical Coding Professional GHOSTED Her with Brian Cui
Watch the video version of this podcast episode on the Medical Coding Geek YouTube Channel and stay tuned for the follow-up video with Merilee:
https://youtu.be/KwFrxiQ1wbA
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Leaving the Trail of Bread Crumbs with Janice Amon: Part 2
Janice Amon, CCDS, CCS is a visionary, innovative, and highly motivated compliance professional with a strong regulatory, clinical, coding, and billing knowledge and skills. She currently works for the largest health system in San Diego, California as Sharp Healthcare’s (SHC) Corporate Compliance Audit and Clinical Manager. Janice is responsible for assisting Compliance Director for the oversight and maintenance of a high-quality, effective, best practices billing, coding, and reimbursement of SHC’s Audit Compliance Program. She leads investigations and multidisciplinary projects and helped developed and implemented Sharp Healthcare’s ethics and compliance strategic work plan. She has held previous leadership roles in 3M Health Information systems (3M HIS) and TrustHCs, where she provided education across the nation’s top hospitals and health systems’ staff. She is most proud of my strong leadership skills, passion, determination, and work ethics.
Janice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-amon-ccds-ccs-73169a86/
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Leaving the Trail of Bread Crumbs with Janice Amon: Part 1
Janice Amon, CCDS, CCS is a visionary, innovative, and highly motivated compliance professional with a strong regulatory, clinical, coding, and billing knowledge and skills. She currently works for the largest health system in San Diego, California as Sharp Healthcare’s (SHC) Corporate Compliance Audit and Clinical Manager. Janice is responsible for assisting Compliance Director for the oversight and maintenance of a high-quality, effective, best practices billing, coding, and reimbursement of SHC’s Audit Compliance Program. She leads investigations and multidisciplinary projects and helped developed and implemented Sharp Healthcare’s ethics and compliance strategic work plan. She has held previous leadership roles in 3M Health Information systems (3M HIS) and TrustHCs, where she provided education across the nation’s top hospitals and health systems’ staff. She is most proud of my strong leadership skills, passion, determination, and work ethics.
Janice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-amon-ccds-ccs-73169a86/
Register for: Addressing the Three Ms of the CMS Provider Compliance Program: Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medical Necessity: https://hubs.li/H0W-BCQ0
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The Sequelae with Danita Ruszkowski (Teach One, Show One, Do One) Part 2
Danita Ruszkowski is the owner of Integrity Coding. Danita is an experienced coder in Orthopaedics, Dermatology and is specialty certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Danita has written an article for AAPC Healthcare entitled “Do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do”.
Integrity Coding is dedicated to teaching students the foundations of Medical Coding, which is Coding Guidelines. Coding Guidelines are the Bible of coding and is where all coding truth lies. Integrity Coding offers courses in the AAPC CPC Certification, Risk Adjustment, Medical Billing and Certified Professional Medical Auditor. Danita also teaches Exam Prep Boot Camps for the CPC and the COBGC. The motto that Danita stands by is “teach one, show one, do one”. Simply said, Integrity Coding will teach students the coding foundation, show you the coding foundation by going over examples and then we will “do one” together so students can actually see how to code various scenarios.
Integrity Coding has a free, four-week Introduction to Medical Coding Course, which begins August 31, 2021 and goes until September 21, 2021.
For more information about any of our upcoming courses, please go to Integritycoding.com. If you have any questions, you can reach Danita directly at Danita@integritycoding.com
Listen to Danita on the NEC Podcast back in 2017 titled, "Finding Your Purpose": https://anchor.fm/necpodcast/episodes/Finding-YOUR-Purpose-with-Danita-Ruszkowski-ec4hce
Danita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danita-ruszkowski-cpc-cpc-i-cobgc-56483273/
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The Sequelae with Danita Ruszkowski (Teach One, Show One, Do One) Part 1
Watch this interview on the NEC Podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKh_A91__rieaSSPIRm4gBw
Danita Ruszkowski is the owner of Integrity Coding. Danita is an experienced coder in Orthopaedics, Dermatology and is specialty certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Danita has written an article for AAPC Healthcare entitled “Do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do”.
Integrity Coding is dedicated to teaching students the foundations of Medical Coding, which is Coding Guidelines. Coding Guidelines are the Bible of coding and is where all coding truth lies. Integrity Coding offers courses in the AAPC CPC Certification, Risk Adjustment, Medical Billing and Certified Professional Medical Auditor. Danita also teaches Exam Prep Boot Camps for the CPC and the COBGC. The motto that Danita stands by is “teach one, show one, do one”. Simply said, Integrity Coding will teach students the coding foundation, show you the coding foundation by going over examples and then we will “do one” together so students can actually see how to code various scenarios.
Integrity Coding has a free, four-week Introduction to Medical Coding Course, which begins August 31, 2021 and goes until September 21, 2021.
For more information about any of our upcoming courses, please go to Integritycoding.com. If you have any questions, you can reach Danita directly at Danita@integritycoding.com
Listen to Danita on the NEC Podcast back in 2017 titled, "Finding Your Purpose": https://anchor.fm/necpodcast/episodes/Finding-YOUR-Purpose-with-Danita-Ruszkowski-ec4hce
Danita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danita-ruszkowski-cpc-cpc-i-cobgc-56483273/
Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/briancui/
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100 Episodes (Part 2) with Charlita (Huffman) Whitehead
Charlita has worked for HCA Healthcare/Parallon since 2013 and is currently a Zone Facility Information Security Officer. Prior to her current role, Charlita was an HIM Director and Facility Privacy officer at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee. She has held several other positions including, Technical Support Analyst, and HIM Coordinator, and Trauma Registrar. She is also a graduate of the Parallon Emerging Leaders Program. Charlita is a Registered Health Information Technician with a BS in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida. She has worked with AHIMA as an Item Writer for the RHIT exam and a subject matter expert.
Charlita has called Florida home since 2006. During her father's more than 20 years of service in the Air Force she developed a love for travel and learning about other cultures. Born on Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan her family was later stationed in Georgia, England, and Oklahoma. Charlita enjoys hand embroidery, outdoor activities, and spending time with friends and family.
Charlita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlitaw/ Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/briancui/
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100 Episodes with Charlita (Huffman) Whitehead
100 Episodes! Thank you for listening!
Charlita has worked for HCA Healthcare/Parallon since 2013 and is currently a Zone Facility Information Security Officer. Prior to her current role, Charlita was an HIM Director and Facility Privacy officer at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee. She has held several other positions including, Technical Support Analyst, and HIM Coordinator, and Trauma Registrar. She is also a graduate of the Parallon Emerging Leaders Program. Charlita is a Registered Health Information Technician with a BS in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida. She has worked with AHIMA as an Item Writer for the RHIT exam and a subject matter expert.
Charlita has called Florida home since 2006. During her father's more than 20 years of service in the Air Force she developed a love for travel and learning about other cultures. Born on Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan her family was later stationed in Georgia, England, and Oklahoma. Charlita enjoys hand embroidery, outdoor activities, and spending time with friends and family.
Charlita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlitaw/
Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/briancui/
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Health Information Technology Mentoring Session with Norma E.
This was a nearly only a third of a 3-hour Zoom call with a student (Norma) going into the HIT program at her college.
The video portion will be released in segments on the Medical Coding Geek YouTube channel.
Staying Grounded with Shirley Moy: Part 2
Shirley Moy is the founder of SpringSoft Medical, Inc. SpringSoft Medical, Inc has been a leader in the coding and billing market since 1999. As a pioneer E/M audit tool, and partner to Allscripts, SpringSoft supported hundreds of practices each day through their first product, E&M Coder. As the industry prepared for the change from ICD-9 to ICD-10-CM in 2015, the team integrated the well vetted E&M Coder engine into our cloud-based platform Swiftaudit. Swiftaudit.com is used daily by certified documentation improvement, auditing and coding professionals to improve compliance and payment integrity.
Shirley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/springmgmt/
Learn more about SwiftAudit: https://www.swiftaudit.com
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Staying Grounded with Shirley Moy: Part 1
Shirley Moy is the founder of SpringSoft Medical, Inc. SpringSoft Medical, Inc has been a leader in the coding and billing market since 1999. As a pioneer E/M audit tool, and partner to Allscripts, SpringSoft supported hundreds of practices each day through their first product, E&M Coder. As the industry prepared for the change from ICD-9 to ICD-10-CM in 2015, the team integrated the well vetted E&M Coder engine into our cloud-based platform Swiftaudit. Swiftaudit.com is used daily by certified documentation improvement, auditing and coding professionals to improve compliance and payment integrity. Shirley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/springmgmt/ Learn more about SwiftAudit: https://www.swiftaudit.com Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/briancui/ Check out our supporting Medical Coding Geek Partners: https://medicalcodinggeek.com/partners Medical Coding Geek and NEC Podcast on Social Media https://facebook.com/medcodinggeek https://facebook.com/necpodcast https://instagram.com/medcodinggeek https://instagram.com/necpodcast https://twitter.com/medcodinggeek https://tiktok.com/@medcodinggeek Subscribe to Medical Coding Geek on YouTube: https://youtube.com/MedicalCodingGeekVideos Medical Coding Geek Facebook Groups: https://facebook.com/medcodinggeek/groups
The Medical Coding Guy with Juan Sancho: Part 2
Juan on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/juan-sancho-cdeo-cpma-crc-cpc-cpc-i-ccs-rn-031a86149/
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The Medical Coding Guy with Juan Sancho: Part 1
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Always Wanting More with Sabita Ramnarace: Part 2
Always Wanting More with Sabita Ramnarace: Part 1
Sabita Ramnarace, MS, RHIA, CCS, is the Director of Coding at Health System Solutions. She oversees the coding of Outpatient Surgeries, Ancillary, Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Radiation Oncology. In addition, she manages Inpatient and Outpatient Auditing as well as coding for Pre-Authorization.
In 1998, Sabita successfully completed her Bachelors in HIM at Florida International University and went to get her RHIA while working as a Coder at Baptist Hospital. She went to become a traveling Healthcare Consultant at Lexicode and KForce where she worked at organizations in the US such as Fairbanks Memorial in Alaska, Detroit Receiving in Michigan, and Hilton Head Hospital in South Carolina.
After her traveling days, Sabita worked as the Assistant HIM Director at Memorial Regional Hospital, HIM Director at Northwest Medical Center, HIM Director & Chief Patient Experience Officer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Executive Revenue Cycle Director at BocaCare. Sabita also holds a master’s degree in Health Informatics from Walden University as well as the Strategic Leadership Diploma from The Pacific Institute.
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Straight From The Horse's Mouth with Stacey Torturica: Part 2
Stacey on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-torturica-cpc-cpma-crc-cdeo-aapc-fellow-72ab2b85/
Stalking Horse, LLC: www.stalkinghorsellc.com/
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Straight From The Horse's Mouth with Stacey Torturica: Part 1
Stacey Torturica, CPC, CDEO, CPMA, CRC, AAPC Fellow has over 18 years of healthcare experience. Her areas of expertise and experience include: Ambulatory Clinical Documentation Improvement – Outpatient ("CDI"), Risk Adjustment ("RA"), outpatient multi-specialty auditing, coding, billing, consulting, and practice management. Her combined experience and education give her a holistic perspective and the depth of knowledge necessary to provide highly qualified services.
Stacey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-torturica-cpc-cpma-crc-cdeo-aapc-fellow-72ab2b85/
Stalking Horse, LLC: https://www.stalkinghorsellc.com/
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Get Pushed to Do More with Marlegny Mourino: Part 2
Get Pushed to Do More with Marlegny Mourino: Part 1
Marlegny on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/marlegnymourino/
Proximal Edge:
www.proximaledge.com/
Listen to our conversation on her podcast, The Includes podcast.
Part 1: anchor.fm/includes/episodes/S2E215-Interview-with-Brian-Cui--RHIA--CDIP--Part-1-eu0v9q/a-a1ptlh
Part 2: anchor.fm/includes/episodes/S2E216-Interview-with-Brian-Cui--RHIA--CDIP--Part-2-evdug7
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Interoperability in Healthcare Systems and the Asian-American Community with Sharol Noblejas: Part 2
Sharol Pausal Noblejas earned her Associate Degree from the University of Florida, her Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Florida in Health Information Management and her MBA from Orlando College. Sharol is a Commissioner for the City of Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission, Chair of the City of Jacksonville Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Board, President of Night of Asia and President of the Filipino Language and Cultural School, In addition to her volunteer work, Sharol is a Senior IT Program Manager at Florida Blue with vast experience as an IT consultant, an HIM Director, Project Manager and in implementing electronic health records.
Sharol on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharol-noblejas-mba-rhia-24045580/
The Asian American Advisory Board for the City of Jacksonville, Florida: https://www.coj.net/departments/boards-and-commissions/asian-american-advisory-board-minutes.aspx
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Interoperability in Healthcare Systems and the Asian-American Community with Sharol Noblejas: Part 1
Sharol Pausal Noblejas earned her Associate Degree from the University of Florida, her Bachelor of Science from the University of Central Florida in Health Information Management and her MBA from Orlando College. Sharol is a Commissioner for the City of Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission, Chair of the City of Jacksonville Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Board, President of Night of Asia and President of the Filipino Language and Cultural School, In addition to her volunteer work, Sharol is a Senior IT Program Manager at Florida Blue with vast experience as an IT consultant, an HIM Director, Project Manager and in implementing electronic health records.
Sharol on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharol-noblejas-mba-rhia-24045580/
The Asian American Advisory Board for the City of Jacksonville, Florida: https://www.coj.net/departments/boards-and-commissions/asian-american-advisory-board-minutes.aspx
The Filipino Language and Cultural School of Jacksonville: https://fillangjax.com/
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Infotainment and The Collective Truth with Allen Frady and Amy Czahor (Part 2)
Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC is a Managing Consultant in the CDI industry, former CDI Educator at HCPro and the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) where he taught clinical documentation improvement, risk adjustment, clinical validation and management boot camps while serving as a subject matter expert for ACDIS. He is an accomplished consultant with a background in coding and documentation, case management and bedside nursing. His experience includes 12 years as a coding consultant, seven years as a CDI consultant and 4 years as a CDI Instructor.
Amy on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amy-czahor-1a96475a/
Amy Czahor is a passionate leader and subject matter expert having held progressive roles across the healthcare mid revenue cycle. Amy seeks to empower coders and advocates for representation of HIM professionals beyond the coding department. When Amy isn’t working (or arguing with Allen), she enjoys downtime with her family, pugs, and show rabbits.
The Coder vs CDI podcast: infotainmentforcdiandcoders.buzzsprout.com/
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Infotainment and The Collective Truth with Allen Frady and Amy Czahor (Part 1)
Allen Frady, RN, BSN, CCDS, CCS, CRC is a Managing Consultant in the CDI industry, former CDI Educator at HCPro and the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) where he taught clinical documentation improvement, risk adjustment, clinical validation and management boot camps while serving as a subject matter expert for ACDIS. He is an accomplished consultant with a background in coding and documentation, case management and bedside nursing. His experience includes 12 years as a coding consultant, seven years as a CDI consultant and 4 years as a CDI Instructor.
Amy on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amy-czahor-1a96475a/
Amy Czahor is a passionate leader and subject matter expert having held progressive roles across the healthcare mid revenue cycle. Amy seeks to empower coders and advocates for representation of HIM professionals beyond the coding department. When Amy isn’t working (or arguing with Allen), she enjoys downtime with her family, pugs, and show rabbits.
The Coder vs CDI podcast: infotainmentforcdiandcoders.buzzsprout.com/
Let's Continue Talking About Certifications
Certified Coding Specialist: https://ahima.org/certification-careers/certification-exams/ccs/
Last week's episode: https://anchor.fm/necpodcast/episodes/Lets-Talk-About-the-CDIP-Certification-erka61
Palate cleanser (funny story) presented by Patricia (Trish) Keller: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-keller-rhit-crc-cdip-ccs-793342123/
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Disclaimer: The thoughts expressed in this episode does not represent AHIMA. This episode questions and discusses passing rate associated with the certification.
Let's Talk About the CDIP Certification
LinkedIn Post: Can we talk about why and when AHIMA removed the two-year requirement for the CDIP certification?https://www.linkedin.com/posts/briancui_can-we-talk-about-why-and-when-ahima-removed-activity-6768650018837581824-8NPM/
CDIP (Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner) Credential Details: https://ahima.org/certification-careers/certification-exams/cdip/
Disclaimer: The thoughts expressed in this episode does not represent AHIMA. This episode questions and discusses the recent change made with the certification.
Discovering the Freedom of Creating Medical Coding Content with Bleu Garcia: Part 2
Bleu is a certified medical coder and active member of The American Health Information Management Association where she currently holds a Certified Coding Associate credential. She has been perfecting her craft since 2008, dedicated to sharpening her skills in the outpatient setting. Her experience in the clinical setting includes specialties such as: Orthopedics, Podiatry, Rheumatology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Urology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Traumatic Brain Injury, OBGYN, Cardiology, Oncology, and Neurology. She is also proficient in Same Day Surgery, Emergency Room Department and Pro-fee coding as well. A self-described “Provider Whisperer” she understands the importance of Provider-Medical Coder relationships. Taking the time to cultivate and nurture those relationships is an important component to her brand of magic. In her capacity as a medical coder, she has also served as an instructor, motivational speaker, coach, and mentor. Medical coding is not just a job to her, it is a career. She is the host of her very own YouTube and Patreon channels both titled: “Medical Coding with Bleu” where she details about the field and shares her adventures as a medical coder. She is a native Texan who has affections for fast cars, cowboy boots, cooking and reading.
Bleu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medicalcodingwithbleu/
Medical Coding with Bleu on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/medicalcodingwithbleu
Medical Coding with Bleu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicalcodingwithbleu/
Discovering the Freedom of Creating Medical Coding Content with Bleu Garcia: Part 1
Bleu is a certified medical coder and active member of The American Health Information Management Association where she currently holds a Certified Coding Associate credential. She has been perfecting her craft since 2008, dedicated to sharpening her skills in the outpatient setting. Her experience in the clinical setting includes specialties such as: Orthopedics, Podiatry, Rheumatology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Urology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, Traumatic Brain Injury, OBGYN, Cardiology, Oncology, and Neurology. She is also proficient in Same Day Surgery, Emergency Room Department and Pro-fee coding as well. A self-described “Provider Whisperer” she understands the importance of Provider-Medical Coder relationships. Taking the time to cultivate and nurture those relationships is an important component to her brand of magic. In her capacity as a medical coder, she has also served as an instructor, motivational speaker, coach, and mentor. Medical coding is not just a job to her, it is a career. She is the host of her very own YouTube and Patreon channels both titled: “Medical Coding with Bleu” where she details about the field and shares her adventures as a medical coder. She is a native Texan who has affections for fast cars, cowboy boots, cooking and reading.
Bleu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medicalcodingwithbleu/
Medical Coding with Bleu on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/medicalcodingwithbleu
Medical Coding with Bleu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicalcodingwithbleu/
The Sequelae with Stacie Buck (and Becoming a Subject Matter Expert) Part 2
Stacie Buck is President & Senior Consultant at RadRx based in Stuart, FL. RadRx provides diagnostic and interventional radiology coding and consulting services to a nationwide client base consisting of hospitals, imaging centers, radiologists, billing companies, and various consulting companies.
Stacie Buck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacie-buck-rhia-ccs-p-rcc-rccir-circc-19b1409/
RadRX: https://radrx.com/
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The Sequelae with Stacie Buck (and Becoming a Subject Matter Expert) Part 1
Stacie Buck is President & Senior Consultant at RadRx based in Stuart, FL. RadRx provides diagnostic and interventional radiology coding and consulting services to a nationwide client base consisting of hospitals, imaging centers, radiologists, billing companies, and various consulting companies. Stacie Buck on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacie-buck-rhia-ccs-p-rcc-rccir-circc-19b1409/ RadRX: https://radrx.com/ Use promo code GEEK10 and get special pricing at https://shop.radrx.com/
The Sequelae with Dr. John Zelem: Part 2 (Breaking Down Silos and Solving Puzzles)
Dr. John Zelem is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. As a previous Vice-President, he has over 13 years of experience in compliance, utilization management/review, federal regulations, sales, account management, and many other aspects of healthcare. He has extensive experience in quality assessment and improvement, with emphasis on case management, physician and hospital executive education for a variety of topics including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and regulations, medical necessity, Recovery Audit Contractors, utilization review, denials management, and length of stay. He has attained a passion for improving physician documentation and has extensive experience in developing new and improving existing physician advisor programs. He has recently developed a revolutionary new concept utilizing a holistic approach to “Utilization Management 360”. He is now the President and Owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. offering services to evaluate, and improve many of the above aspects of healthcare. In addition, Dr. Zelem is a renowned industry author who has published many books and is a well-known motivational speaker and presents often to professional and public/patient audiences on health and wellness, personal development, and leadership and success.
Dr. Zelem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zelem/
Streamline Solutions Consulting: https://www.streamlinesolutionsconsulting.com/
The Sequelae with Dr. John Zelem: Part 1 (Breaking Down Silos and Solving Puzzles)
Dr. John Zelem is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. As a previous Vice-President, he has over 13 years of experience in compliance, utilization management/review, federal regulations, sales, account management, and many other aspects of healthcare. He has extensive experience in quality assessment and improvement, with emphasis on case management, physician and hospital executive education for a variety of topics including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and regulations, medical necessity, Recovery Audit Contractors, utilization review, denials management, and length of stay. He has attained a passion for improving physician documentation and has extensive experience in developing new and improving existing physician advisor programs. He has recently developed a revolutionary new concept utilizing a holistic approach to “Utilization Management 360”. He is now the President and Owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. offering services to evaluate, and improve many of the above aspects of healthcare. In addition, Dr. Zelem is a renowned industry author who has published many books and is a well-known motivational speaker and presents often to professional and public/patient audiences on health and wellness, personal development, and leadership and success.
Dr. Zelem on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-zelem/
Streamline Solutions Consulting: https://www.streamlinesolutionsconsulting.com/
Reflections: Inspire, Collaborate, and Maintain Balance
Not Elsewhere Classified creator and host, Brian Cui, reflects on 2020 and discusses on what's to come in 2021.
Looking at The Bigger Picture with Sue Chamberlain: Part 2
Sue Chamberlain is a graduate from Ferris State University with a bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, and a Master's in Career and Technology Education, with a focus on training and development in the workforce. With 30 years in the field, Sue's career has included working in acute care hospitals, large multi-specialty physician groups, integrated healthcare systems, a staff-model HMO and within Education. She has enjoyed teaching, both on the job in traditional healthcare settings as well as in the classroom, working with HIM students, physicians, support staff, coders, billers, and administration.
Sue now serves as VP of Compliance and Education for RRS Medical, working to provide educational resources to staff, clients, patient's, and the community to protect patient rights and lower risks for providers. Learn more about Sue and RSS Medical by going to RRSMedical.com
Looking at The Bigger Picture with Sue Chamberlain: Part 1
Sue Chamberlain is a graduate from Ferris State University with a bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, and a Master's in Career and Technology Education, with a focus on training and development in the workforce. With 30 years in the field, Sue's career has included working in acute care hospitals, large multi-specialty physician groups, integrated healthcare systems, a staff-model HMO and within Education. She has enjoyed teaching, both on the job in traditional healthcare settings as well as in the classroom, working with HIM students, physicians, support staff, coders, billers, and administration.
Sue now serves as VP of Compliance and Education for RRS Medical, working to provide educational resources to staff, clients, patient's, and the community to protect patient rights and lower risks for providers.
Learn more about Sue and RSS Medical by going to RRSMedical.com
LinkedIn Strategies with Brian Cui
NEC Podcast host and producer, Brian Cui, shares his LinkedIn Strategies that will help you get noticed and promote your professional brand.
There is a PowerPoint presentation associated with this podcast episode. If you would like the presentation, go to medicalcodinggeek.com/services and then check out our Facebook groups and join the "Not Elsewhere Classified Podcast Community" (and don't forget to check the box to agree to the group rules). The presentation will be in the announcements in the group.
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Advice on Connecting with Your Virtual Audience with Brian Cui
Happy Thanksgiving!
Here's a solo episode (longer than 30 minutes) that discusses some advice on connecting (keeping them awake) with your virtual audience with suggested audio, video, and presenting tips.
Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancui/
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Cleopatra, Queen of Denial with Robin Sewell: Part 2
Robin Sewell CDIP CCS CPC CIC is a 25-year Healthcare Consultant and SME with a background that includes Physician, Outpatient and Inpatient Revenue Cycle as well as DRG and Clinical Validation audits on the Payer side of healthcare. Robin is the owner of HIM Analytic Solutions and Founder and Creator of Cleopatra "Queen of Denial" Revenue Cycle Denial Management and Prevention Application on behalf of hospitals.
Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-sewell-ccs-cdip-cpc-cic-chts-pw-0033279/
HIM Analytic Solutions, LLC: https://himcoders.com/
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Cleopatra, Queen of Denial with Robin Sewell: Part 1
Robin Sewell CDIP CCS CPC CIC is a 25-year Healthcare Consultant and SME with a background that includes Physician, Outpatient and Inpatient Revenue Cycle as well as DRG and Clinical Validation audits on the Payer side of healthcare. Robin is the owner of HIM Analytic Solutions and Founder and Creator of Cleopatra "Queen of Denial" Revenue Cycle Denial Management and Prevention Application on behalf of hospitals.
Robin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-sewell-ccs-cdip-cpc-cic-chts-pw-0033279/
HIM Analytic Solutions, LLC: https://himcoders.com/
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It Just Takes One Person with Drieca Hopkins: Part 2
Mrs. Hopkins has been the Health Science CTE teacher for Houston Independent School District since 2016. She began a career in Healthcare administration in 1994 and in addition to being a teacher, is still a medical biller and coder for a Family Medicine physician since 1999.
Drieca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drieca-d-hopkins-cpc-cpc-i-coc-cbcs-ab221335/
Houston Independent School District: https://www.houstonisd.org/
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It Just Takes One Person with Drieca Hopkins: Part 1
Mrs. Hopkins has been the Health Science CTE teacher for Houston Independent School District since 2016. She began a career in Healthcare administration in 1994 and in addition to being a teacher, is still a medical biller and coder for a Family Medicine physician since 1999.
Drieca on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drieca-d-hopkins-cpc-cpc-i-coc-cbcs-ab221335/
Houston Independent School District: https://www.houstonisd.org/
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In Memory of Pam Kulczar
This is a replay of episode 4 with Pam Kulczar, founder of Jobs for American Medical Coders.
My condolences and prayers to her family, friends, and the community she served.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/briancui_yesterday-i-received-sad-news-that-the-founder-activity-6722117471547076609-ESaK
The Stepping Stones of Leadership with Jim Zelem and Dr. John Zelem: Part 2
Jim Zelem is a former VP of Operations who transitioned to be an effective leader that coached many successful teams. Jim started his career as a simple factory worker who held many positions such as Industrial and Manufacturing Engineer as he worked his way up to VP. Jim currently resides in Madison, Wisconsin. He loves sports as he officiated high school football for 18 years. Jim still remains active as he volunteers for the Red Cross and the Senior Center. He enjoys walks in the woods, swimming and golf. Jim strongly believes that experience is a great teacher as it helped him throughout his career. He believes his experiences in leadership and teamwork can definitely help others. Jim created a blog site “urjustanumber.com” to share these experiences and has opened the blog site for others to tell their story as well. Additionally, Jim has written a book “Stepping Stones of Leadership” that lists some essential steps that he believes will guide you on becoming an effective leader. Every step is supported by stories of his own personal experiences. He is presently working on his next leadership book with more stepping stones.
Jim on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jim-zelem-bab0963
Jim's Blog: urjustanumber.com
Jim's Book: urjustanumber.com/products-available
Dr. John Zelem is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. As a previous Vice-President, he has over 13 years of experience in compliance, utilization management/review, federal regulations, sales, account management, and many other aspects of healthcare. He has extensive experience in quality assessment and improvement, with emphasis on case management, physician and hospital executive education for a variety of topics including Medicare and Medicaid compliance and regulations, medical necessity, Recovery Audit Contractors, utilization review, denials management, and length of stay. He has attained a passion for improving physician documentation and has extensive experience in developing new and improving existing physician advisor programs. He has recently developed a revolutionary new concept utilizing a holistic approach to “Utilization Management 360”. He is now the President and Owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. offering services to evaluate, and improve many of the above aspects of healthcare. In addition, Dr. Zelem is a renowned industry author who has published many books and is a well-known motivational speaker and presents often to professional and public/patient audiences on health and wellness, personal development, and leadership and success.
Dr. Zelem on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/john-zelem
Streamline Solutions Consulting: www.streamlinesolutionsconsulting.com
Utilization Management 360: www.streamlinesolutionsconsulting.com/utilization-management-360/
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