Wiser Wednesday - Experience Speaks

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/

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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

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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/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wiserwednesday/message

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

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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

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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

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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 for both the coding and CDI teams. She has implemented a denials tracking method that highlights high risk areas with solutions to minimize risk. Melissa is an avid motorcyclist and a kayaker. 

Melissa Rodriguez on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-rodriguez-ccs/

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

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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 Information Technician certified through AHIMA. She is currently the manager of clinical documentation and coding quality for Premier Health Partners.

Candice on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cnfaison1/

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

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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 Billing Association), PMI (Practice Management Institute), and NCMGMA (North Carolina Medical Group Management Association). Toni Elhoms, CCS, CRC, CPC, AHIMA-Approved ICD10-CM/PCS Trainer is a nationally known speaker and recognized subject matter expert on medical coding, reimbursement, and revenue cycle management. She is the Founder and CEO of Alpha Coding Experts, LLC. She holds multiple credentials with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). With over a decade of industry experience, she has led and supported hospital systems, universities, physician practices, payers, government agencies, and other entities on coding, billing, and compliance initiatives. She is a frequent contributor to various media outlets, speaker, and regular guest on industry podcasts. She created the Alpha Coding Podcast series to share her industry Pro-Tips. She also leads and mentors a network of HIM professionals across the country and serves as the President of the Orlando, FL AAPC Chapter. 

Sonal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonapate/ Nexsen Pruet, LLC: https://www.nexsenpruet.com/ 

Toni on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-elhoms-ccs-cpc-crc-ahima-approved-icd-cm-pcs-10a47445/ 

Alpha Coding Experts, LLC: https://www.alphacodingexperts.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

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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 podcast was edited and mixed by Brian Cui from MedicalCodingGeek.com

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