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In this episode, Mary goes over the Nuclear Medicine All Access Pass, and why it is an important product for healthcare professionals. 

Within the hospital setting, the term “mismatch” is most often used to describe a situation wherein the final working diagnosis-related group (DRG) selected by the clinical documentation improvement (CDISs) specialists from the final coded DRG.

This can be due to many reasons. One of the most frequent reasons is that the CDI professional and coder have arrived at a different principal diagnosis. In other situations, a CC (complication or comorbidity) or MCC (Major CC) may not have been coded by either the CDI professional or the coder. In still other situations, a procedure may have been coded incorrectly by the CDI professional, causing the DRG mismatch.

There are also other reasons for mismatches, as you’ll discover during upcoming editions of the long-running and popular live Internet broadcast Talk Ten Tuesdays. ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays are joining forces with Innova Revenue Group to produce a two-part series, debuting next week: “DRG Mismatches.” Reporting our lead story will be Lidiya Ter-Markarova, a principal at Innova Revenue Group.

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• RegWatch: Stanley Nachimson, founder of Nachimson Advisors, LLC, will report on the latest regulatory news coming out of Washington, D.C.
• Journaling John: John Zelem, MD, FACS, founder and CEO of Streamline Solutions Consulting, will continue with his journal entries.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer,MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.

Listen to Mary's Bookclub, where Mary summarizes the products you can find at the MedLearn online bookstore!

In this episode, Mary goes over the Infusion & Injection All Access Pass, and why it is an important product for healthcare professionals. 

Telehealth is considered to be rendered at the physical location of the patient, and therefore a provider typically needs to be licensed in the patient’s state. When the public health emergency (PHE) was declared in March of 2020, most states, followed the federal exceptions under the 1135 CARES Act waivers, allowing, an out-of-state provider to render services via telemedicine in a state where they are not located, or allow a clinician to provide services via telehealth in a state if certain conditions are met. However, as of summer 2021, 80 percent of the states implemented telehealth pandemic workarounds. Because these laws were issued under state emergency declarations, they were never meant to be permanent. During the next live edition of Ten Tuesday, healthcare consultant, Terry Fletcher will report on some updates to state  rules and what physicians need to do to make sure they are compliant. 

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• RegWatch: Stanley Nachimson, founder of Nachimson Advisors, LLC, will report on the latest news regarding ICD-11. 
• Journaling John: John Zelem, MD, FACS, founder and CEO of Streamline Solutions Consulting, will continue with his journal entries.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer,MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

New codes. Old codes. Deleted codes. ICD-10 codes, evaluation and management (E&M) codes, and Z codes.

It’s raining codes, and during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, you’ll hear the very latest coding news – along with all you need to know to keep you performing at the top of your game.

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

• CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson, a recognized clinical documentation integrity (CDI) subject matter expert, will report on the latest CDI news.
• The Dunn Report: The legendary Rose Dunn, a nationally recognized professional in health information and former CEO, president, and board member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), will file her popular Dunn Report. She currently serves as COO of First Class Solutions, Inc. 
• Journaling John: John Zelem, MD, FACS, founder and CEO of Streamline Solutions Consulting, will continue with his journal entries.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer,MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

Listen to Mary's Bookclub, where Mary summarizes the products you can find at the MedLearn online bookstore!

In this episode, Mary goes over the Comprehensive Cardiology All Access Pass, and why it is an important product for healthcare professionals. 

Be sure to join us for the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, when Karen Bartrom, director of clinical integration and documentation at Cameron Memorial Hospital in Indiana, will report on how Z codes – the social determinants of health (SDoH) and ICD-10-CM codes – can reveal insights related to the health of a community.

With the mapping of patient SDoH responses to Z-codes, valuable aggregate data on a community’s health disparities can be validated and measurable. And the capturing of Z-codes then moves from anecdotal patient stories to strategic analysis, which opens opportunities to identify and develop community programs – as you will learn during the next upcoming edition of the popular weekly Internet broadcast.

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• Journaling John: John Zelem, MD, FACS, founder and CEO of Streamline Solutions Consulting, will continue with his journal entries.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer,MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

Will the United States experience another federal public health emergency (PHE) beyond Jan. 11, 2023? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Oct. 13 renewed the PHE for an additional 90 days. Meanwhile, states continue to wait for a 60-day termination warning, as HHS had promised earlier.

Joining the broadcast during the next live edition of the popular Internet radio program Talk Ten Tuesdays will be nationally recognized professional coder, auditor, and consultant Terry Fletcher, who will weigh the pros and cons of continuing the PHE. Also appearing on the program will be Dr. Jennifer Brettler and Kimberly Seery, both from ChristianaCare, a Delaware-based health system; they will give you on a close-up look at Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs).

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• The Mental Health Report: Internationally renowned psychiatrist and author H. Steven Moffic, MD, will return to the broadcast with a special Thanksgiving report.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer,MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.  

Listen to Mary's Bookclub, where Mary summarizes the books you can find at the MedLearn online bookstore!

In today's episode, Mary explains the importance of Ultrasound Coder.  Listen in to find out why this textbook could be a great addition to add to your essential library.

Our exclusive series on patient safety indicators (PSIs), being produced by ICD10monitor and Talk Ten Tuesdays in association with ChristianaCare, will continue next week.

During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Dr. Jennifer Brettler and Kimberly Seery, both from the Delaware-based health system, will give you on a close-up look at AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator 90 – Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite. Diving deep into the subject, you will also gain critically important information on PSI 03 – Pressure Ulcer and PSI 09 –  Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate. 

Both will share with you areas of opportunity and how a multidisciplinary chart review can help reduce your PSI composite score. 

The live broadcast will also feature these other segments:

• Coding Report: Laurie Johnson, senior healthcare consultant with Revenue Cycle Solutions, LLC, will report on the latest coding news.
• The Dunn Report: Rose Dunn, a nationally recognized professional in health information and former CEO, president, and board member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), will file her popular Dunn Report. She currently serves as COO of First Class Solutions, Inc. 
• Journaling John: John Zelem, MD, FACS, founder and CEO of Streamline Solutions Consulting, will continue with his journal entries.
• News Desk: Timothy Powell, CPA, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
• TalkBack: Erica Remer,MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc. and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.