Misinformation and Misdirection are Lurking

Have you been told that Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) patients who have difficulties with activities of daily living (ADLs) are appropriate for inpatient status if their hospital stay crosses a second midnight? 

What direction have you received about “discharge effectuation?” 

Are your physicians keen on placing the majority of their patients into inpatient status because they want to prevent delivery of an expensive hospital bill? 

During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Dr. Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, the Chief Medical Officer for Phoenix Medical Management, will report on issues that have captured her interest as she discusses these, and other hot topics of misdirection and misinformation often encountered in the healthcare landscape.

The popular broadcast will also feature these instantly recognizable panelists, who will report more news during their segments:

• CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson, Senior Director of Clinical Policy and Education for the vaunted Brundage Group, will have the latest clinical documentation integrity (CDI) updates.
• Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.
• The Coding Report: Christine Geiger, Assistant Vice President of Acute and Post-Acute Coding Services for First Class Solutions, will report on the latest coding news.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.

Chapters

• 1:25 Timothy Powell, CPA
• 5:29 ICD10monitor Commercial
• 6:25 Christine Geiger, MA
• 10:40 ICD10monitor Commercial
• 11:32 Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW
• 15:09 Cheryl Ericson, RN
• 19:59 Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins, MD
• 24:05 Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA
• 27:37 Closing