Getting to the clinical truth is the real purpose of coding, according to our two experts on this episode of our award-winning podcast. We’ll continue our discussion on avoiding defensive coding practices and improving clinical data and reimbursement.
Guest speakers:Jim Tamburini, BS, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CDIPSenior Consulting DirectorVizient
Sheila Bowlds, MBASenior Consulting DirectorVizient
Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMPrincipalClinical Operations and QualityVi...
Getting to the clinical truth is the real purpose of coding, according to our two experts on this episode of our award-winning podcast. We’ll continue our discussion on avoiding defensive coding practices and improving clinical data and reimbursement.
Guest speakers:
Jim Tamburini, BS, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CDIP
Senior Consulting Director
Vizient
Sheila Bowlds, MBA
Senior Consulting Director
Vizient
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
Show Notes:
[01:15] Fear of denials: the basis of conservative coding practices
[01:55] Proactive coding
[02:32] Getting to the true clinical story
[04:11] Physician involvement in getting to the truth
[06:22] Dealing with patient safety indicators (PSIs) and hospital-acquired conditions (HACs)
[08:47] Vizient’s support
[10:38] Clinical language vs. coding language
[12:08] Issues around copying and pasting
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Jim Tamburini’s emaill: james.tamburini@vizientinc.com
Sheila Bowlds’ email: sheila.bowlds@vizientinc.com
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