Ryan Kelly is the executive director of the Louisiana Health Information Management Association ( www.lhima.org ) and Mississippi Health Information Management Association ( www.mshima.org ) Ryan Kelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kelly-2843898/ Core-CDI: CDI Consulting: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: http://www.topgunauditschool.com/...
CDI - Building Upon Fundamentals with Tisha Titus, MD, MPH Dr. Titus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tisha-titus-8494741/ Core-CDI: CDI Consulting: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: http://www.topgunauditschool.com/ This podcast was edited and mixed by Brian Cui from MedicalCodingGeek.com...
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, swimm...
Mike Kertes is the National Director of Clinical Documentation Improvement Australia. Mike Kertes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kertes-625328156/ Clinical Documentation Improvement Australia: https://www.cdia.com.au/ Core-CDI: CDI Consulting: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: http://www.topgunauditschool.com/ This podcast was edited and mixed by Brian Cui from MedicalCodingGeek.com...
CDI Partnering with Physicians Working Smarter Not Harder with Chandrasekhar Dinasarapu, MD, MPH, Physician Advisor & Hospitalist Find Dr. Dinasarapu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-dinasarapu-md-mph-fhm-chcqm-phyadv-mcg-guidelines-certified-43098118/ HospitalistX: https://www.hospitalistx.com/ Core-CDI: CDI Consulting: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: http://www.topgunauditschool.com/ This podcast was edited and mixed by Brian Cui from MedicalCodingGeek.com...
Physician Challenges to Good Documentation with Tisha Titus, MD, MPH and Paula Wineland, MD, FACP. Core-CDI: CDI Consulting: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: http://www.topgunauditschool.com/ This podcast was edited and mixed by Brian Cui from MedicalCodingGeek.com
Melissa Rodriguez, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP, CPMA works for Salem Health as documentation and coding specialist, where her role is to provide education for both the coding and CDI team. She works in clinical validation denials and deals with varying audit functions such as queries and coding. She strives to continually educated herself and her team on the latest coding and clinical validation guidance. Since her time at Salem Health, she has helped implement a query policy and a regular audit schedule f...
Candice is an innovative, results-oriented, and experienced healthcare administrative professional with more than 13 years of successful experience in various aspects of revenue cycle and health information management. Candice is a graduate from Franklin University where she obtained her MS degree in Healthcare Administration and BS in Allied Healthcare Management. She is also a graduate of Sinclair Community College with an A.A.S in Health Information Management and a Registered Health Informat...
Sonal Patel, CPMA, CPC, CMC is the healthcare coding and compliance consultant at the law firm of Nexsen Pruet, LLC. She has over 10 years of experience in multi-specialty healthcare coding, auditing and compliance. She provides reimbursement investigations for Parts A and B providers. Ms. Patel delivers healthcare lawyers with strategies and analyses to overturn denials with private and government payers. She is a member of the AAPC Northbrook, Ill., local chapter, AMBA (American Medical Billin...
Noelle Dale-Brown is an experienced RHIA and RMA in both post-acute and acute care. She is Scrum Master/Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified, and skilled in record management workflow assessment and redesign using methodologies to achieve productivity and efficiency. Noelle Dale-Brown on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noelle-dale-brown-bshiim-rma-rhia-smc%C2%AE-a15a73132/ Core-CDI: CDI Consulting: https://www.core-cdi.com/ Top Gun Audit School: http://www.topgunauditschool.com/ This podcas...
Mary-Claire is dedicated to her passion for health care & medicine. She has a unique background in health care. Over the years, she has contributed to clinical research & assumed leadership roles. She is currently completing her graduate medical education. Here she aims to obtain excellent medical & professional competencies. She considers herself a lifelong learner & is committed to engendering a culture of excellence wherever she goes. Mary-Claire Cotner on LinkedIn: https://ww...
Eric Rubenstein is a seasoned federal law enforcement officer (25 years), specializing in white-collar crime investigations. Wide-ranging experience involving federal healthcare programs, with an emphasis on crimes involving the Medicare and Medicaid programs by health care providers, including physicians, pharmacies and health care entities. He is currently the Director of Litigation Fraud Waste and Abuse Support for Advize Health. Eric Rubenstein on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-r...
John Zelem, MD, FACS is the president and owner of Streamline Solutions Consulting, Inc. He is a Board-Certified general surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience, has transitioned out of clinical practice into Healthcare Executive Leadership. 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 succ...
Terrance Govender, MD is currently the Vice President of Medical Affairs for ClinIntell, Inc. He has many years of clinical and healthcare management experience that goes beyond the borders of the United States, having also practice in the United Kingdom and South Africa. After being introduced to the concept of CDI early on in his non-clinical career, he realized that we still have a lot to accomplish as an industry. Terrance’s passion lies in the ability to empower physicians, who want to do t...
Heidi Hillstrom is a highly accomplished revenue cycle professional with a wide variety of experiences and accomplishments in clinical documentation improvement, case management, utilization review and coding. She is currently Clinical Documentation Improvement Manager and Denials and Appeals specialists at St Luke’s Medical Center in Duluth, MN. Heidi Hillstrom on LinkedIn Glenn Krauss on LinkedIn Core-CDI: CDI Consulting Top Gun Audit School This podcast was produced by Brian Cui from MedicalC...
January's Wiser Wednesday-Experience Speaks podcast where Glenn Krauss invites our Special Guests: Dr. Vedi Patel, a practicing hospitalist in Chicago Elaine Maldonado, a 30+ year Coding Manager from California They share their thoughts on the role of documentation, especially in relation to communicating the patient's story, and what the effect of CDI work is on effective coding.
December's Wiser Wednesday-Experience Speaks podcast where Glenn Krauss invites our Special Guests: Dr. Mahesh Moolani, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, KY College of Osteopathic Medicine Dr. Doug Cutler, a practicing hospitalist at Yavapai Medical Center They share their thoughts on why and how residents should be getting useful education on proper documentation and the need for being complete, accurate and compliant.
November's Wiser Wednesday-Experience Speaks podcast where Glenn Krauss invites our Special Guests: Craig Mills, Business Development Director for MBOS and Dr. Doug Cutler, a practicing hospitalist at Yavapai Medical Center They share their thoughts on why the EHR must be thought of as a communication tool rather than just a reimbursement tool. What should CDI be accomplishing to help facilitate recognition of the EHR as a communication tool that benefits the patient, the physician and all healt...
Our inaugural show was moderated by Glenn Krauss, CEO & Founder of Core-CDI with Special Guests: Terrance Govender, VP of Medical Affairs for ClinIntell Heidi Hillstrom, CDI Professional at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, MN They discuss KPIs for CDI programs as they are commonly being used today… Do current KPIs in CDI accurately and dependably measure true performance of a CDI program? Are these current measures valid and reliable? If so, to what purpose? What constitutes valid and reliable m...
Creator and Host, Glenn Krauss, talks about what to expect on Wiser Wednesday - Experience Speaks. Glenn Krauss on LinkedIn Core-CDI: CDI Consulting Top Gun Audit School This podcast was produced by Brian Cui from MedicalCodingGeek.com...
