Podcast
Try 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…
Read MoreCoding in the AI Era: Dr. Harvey Castro’s Deep Dive into Transformative Technologies
Generative AI in healthcare is … truly wild. A technology in bloom with little to no regulations, with all the messiness and breathless optimism that entails. The accuracy of these products including ChatGPT are a work in progress. As this podcast debuts ChatGPT outperformed humans on a mock version of the American Board of Psychiatry…
Read MoreTalking tech, CAPD with Intermountain Health’s Kory Anderson
Technology. I’m of a mixed mind. Broadly, I think technology is a blessing for humanity. It saves lives. In my small corner of the world I interview guests from across the nation over Zoom, and deliver the final product via the magic of podcast. That may or may not be a blessing depending on your…
Read MoreThe art of defense: Legal lessons from an OIG audit of severe malnutrition
Off the Record recently featured a wide-ranging conversation with Vaughn Matacale, physician advisor for Vidant Health (now ECU Health), an organization that found itself on the receiving end of an OIG audit of severe malnutrition claims. On this episode I’m pleased to bring you a continuation of that story from the legal team that…
Read MoreBreathing life into pediatric CDI: Meet Sandra Love
Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/bW3gRsyzlEb As a non-clinician I can think of few things more terrifying than having responsibility for the life of a fragile newborn in your hands, and your hands alone. Welcome to the early nursing career of Sandra Love. Sandra served as a labor and delivery nurse…
Read MoreA clinical vision of risk adjustment: Meet Katie McLaughlin
It’s often said that to be a good CDI or coding professional you have to roll up your sleeves and get clinical. If you code just what is explicitly documented you will miss opportunities; if you don’t understand A&P and pathophysiology, you will make mistakes. But what about those who take the opposite path? Katie…
Read MoreA win for clinical truth: How Vaughn Matacale and Vidant prevailed against the OIG
Listen to the episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/PrC1cbFXCDb Severe malnutrition is a major predictor of mortality/morbidity. In a five-year observational study cited by the National Institutes of Health, malnourished patients showed an eight times greater risk of harmful falls during hospitalization as compared to well-nourished patients. Further, malnutrition is associated with increased risk for septic shock, acute…
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