Podcast
Clinical Clarity: Navigating Problem Lists and Defensible Narratives with Dr. Trey LaCharite’
Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/mQEUhXavSIb If you’ve ever been a member of ACDIS you’ve almost certainly encountered Dr. Trey LaCharite’. ACDIS advisory board member? Check. Regular columnist for CDI Journal? Check. Author of the CDI Field Guide to Denial Prevention and Audit Defense? Check. Speaker at the physician advisor pre-conference every year since…
Read MoreRx for rural community health: CDI on a shoestring with Jennifer Cummins
Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uVBMHJadvIb Small community hospitals are the backbone of healthcare for most of the country, even today in this era of sprawling healthcare organizations and massive mergers. But while they’re critical to the health of our nation, resources are often scarce, and CDI is no exception. Jennifer…
Read MoreBurd(a)’s eye on Medicare Advantage: What does the future hold?
Listen to the full podcast here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/U0Dxkanv7Hb I don’t know about you but I’m FASCINATED with Medicare Advantage (MA). Massive growth, fueled by its shrewd marketing of added benefits beyond traditional Medicare. But also chaotic, messy, a program in need of reining in. It’s a bit of the wild west. I like…
Read MoreMalnutrition Deep Dive: A Conversation with ECU Health’s Ashley Strickland
Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/S5y8KpFOKHb Listeners of Off the Record may recall our episodes on the OIG audit of severe malnutrition directed at North Carolina based Vidant, now ECU Health. Vidant/ECU won a landmark case against the OIG in large part because it had a multidisciplinary clinical and coding team in place to…
Read MoreCDI Finish Line: Lynne Spryszak on Patient Care and Professional Purpose
Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/qadqA4R6mHb In 2009 ACDIS was growing. The association’s boot camps were taking off. We were at the point where we needed to hire our first full-time instructor and CDI educator. That person was Lynne Spryszak. Lynne had been in CDI since 2002 and volunteered as an inaugural ACDIS inaugural…
Read MoreThe music of change: Meet newly minted medical coder Revka Stearns
Listen to the episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hGVETlHd0Gb If you’re an aspiring medical coding professional and on LinkedIn, you might know my guest today. In fact, you probably do. She’s positively burst onto the scene. Not necessarily as a content expert dropping coding or clinical expertise (although that’s coming, to be sure), but someone who has documented…
Read MoreTry a reflective, staff-focused CDI audit to drive department improvement
By Brian Murphy On the new episode of Off the Record Dr. Nicole Fox offered up a terrific suggestion for setting up your new year for success. A reflective CDI department audit. Not a standard chart audit for query compliance and accuracy (though that’s part of it), but a person-to-person audit, with the goal of…
Read MoreKeeping Credentials (and your career) Current, with the Medical Coding Geek
Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/DciQHilcGGb Having worked in and around medical coding and CDI for almost 20 years, I can say for certain that few topics vex coders and CDI professionals more than the dreaded recertification process. Credential maintenance. CEUs. CEU fees. Conference CEU codes. Certificates. On and on. It’s a cottage industry…
Read MoreNew Year, New Goals with Nicole Fox, Cooper University Health Care’s Medical Director of CDI
Listen to the episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SeTt560qfGb The turn to a new year is the time to set new goals. And who better to set them with than a person who has achieved a career far beyond many of us ordinary mortals—but has the honesty and humility to reveal where she falls short. Dr.…
Read More2023 in Review: Recapping the Year in the Mid-Revenue Cycle
The end of the year is a time to reflect, to look back on what we’ve accomplished and learned. And enjoy the time away from the office and have some fun. On today’s show I’m joined by couple of guests and friends from my home base at Norwood for remembrance, lessons learned, and some meaningful…
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