7 min

Issues around elective surgery documentation, Part 3 Modern Practice Podcast

    • Medicine

On this episode, we finish the discussion about the challenges and issues involving documenting elective surgeries in order to improve care and maximize reimbursement.
 
Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient
 
Guests:Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP,  CCS, CRCConsulting Director, Clinical Documentation ImprovementVizient
 
Show Notes:[00:37] Anticoagulation – often overlooked in documentation[01:30] PSI 9[02:20] Thrombocytopenia[03:57] Antiplatelets and elective surgeries [05:56] Every PSI reported means money lost to the practice
 
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Rachel Mack’s email: rachel.mack@vizientinc.com
“Costs of Postoperative Sepsis: The Business Case for Quality Improvement to Reduce Postoperative Sepsis in Veterans Affairs Hospitals” (JAMA): Click Here
 
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On this episode, we finish the discussion about the challenges and issues involving documenting elective surgeries in order to improve care and maximize reimbursement.
 
Moderator:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Performance Improvement ConsultingVizient
 
Guests:Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP,  CCS, CRCConsulting Director, Clinical Documentation ImprovementVizient
 
Show Notes:[00:37] Anticoagulation – often overlooked in documentation[01:30] PSI 9[02:20] Thrombocytopenia[03:57] Antiplatelets and elective surgeries [05:56] Every PSI reported means money lost to the practice
 
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Rachel Mack’s email: rachel.mack@vizientinc.com
“Costs of Postoperative Sepsis: The Business Case for Quality Improvement to Reduce Postoperative Sepsis in Veterans Affairs Hospitals” (JAMA): Click Here
 
Subscribe Today!Apple PodcastsAmazon PodcastsAndroidGoogle PodcastsSpotifyRSS Feed

7 min