Clinician burnout combined with the looming retirement of numerous revenue cycle and medical coding professionals requires healthcare organizations to adopt innovative strategies to optimize patient care while ensuring financial health. Join our expert speakers in a webinar that explores the synergistic relationship between utilization management (UM), clinical documentation integrity (CDI), clinical authorization, and medical coding to bridge gaps across the revenue cycle continuum.
From the frontline of patient admission to the complexities of documentation and authorization, learn how a unified approach can streamline workflows, mitigate clinician burnout, and optimize revenue cycle management. Discover how customizing technology and strategically leveraging outsourced resources can provide the scalability necessary to ensure continuous coverage to enhance patient care and support more effective denial management.
Key Takeaways :
- Gain insights into how the integration of UM, CDI, clinical authorizations, and medical coding form the backbone of effective patient care and streamlined financial processes.
- Discover the critical role of technology in enhancing the efficiency of UM, CDI, and clinical authorization processes for operational excellence.
- Understand the value of minimizing denials to more effectively manage accounts receivable (A/R), streamline the appeals process, and ensure patients receive the appropriate level of care.
- Hear best practices and resources to address resource constraints while improving the productivity and efficiency of existing staff.
Meg DeVoe, CCS
Speaker
Meg is a seasoned leader with more than three decades of healthcare coding expertise, specializing in health technology software product management. As vice president of coding and clinical service lines strategy, Meg leads the development and successful delivery of clinical and medical coding services and technology strategy and execution. With a proven track record in enhancing product key performance indicators (KPIs), regulatory compliance, and cross-functional team management, Meg’s expertise in strategic planning and team leadership helps drive revenue cycle outcomes. She is a former president of the Board of Directors for the New York Health Information Management Association (NYHIMA) and the Adirondack Health Information Management Association (AdHIMA).
Lina Sanchez MD, MPH, CCDS, CCS
Speaker
Dr. Sanchez is a distinguished healthcare professional with extensive experience and leadership in ensuring accurate medical documentation and coding, currently serving as the director and subject matter expert of clinical service lines at AGS Health. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and practiced at Marcelino Hospital. Dr. Sanchez received a Master of Public Health from Florida International University and is completing her Master of Science in healthcare administration and CDIP certification. She has worked as a medical assistant, biller, inpatient/outpatient coder, professional fee coder, and prior authorization, as well as conducted peer-to-peer physician advisor reviews, and completed second-level reviews and auditing. Additionally, Dr. Sanchez has led CDIS for clinical appeals and denials for DRG downgrades.