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• Artificial Intelligence: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 02.06.2026 30мин

  Although one could conclude that artificial intelligence (AI) is a relatively new technology in healthcare, the reality is that AI has been silently working in the shadows for a while now. During the next live edition of the popular Talk Ten Tuesdays broadcast, you’ll hear how AI is guiding the technology of the automated query technology at HITEKS, under the supervision of Gerasimos Petratos, founder and CEO. And what about the thousands and thousands of healthcare coders? Although AI is cha...
• Healthcare Technology Demystified: The Series Begins 19.05.2026 32мин

  At last, the secrets of healthcare technology will be revealed during a fresh new two-part series, especially written for the accomplished healthcare professional who wants a refresher course on the latest developments that are quickly enveloping healthcare. Coders, clinical documentation integrity specialists (CDISs), and Revenue Cycle professionals who comprise the Talk Ten Tuesday (TTT) audience and who live inside the chart and the queue, are expected to benefit from an eye level rather t...
• Help! Too Many Hats, not Enough Heads! 12.05.2026 27мин

  The role of physician advisor began as a friendly clinical champion for case/utilization management and clinical documentation integrity (CDI) teams. Today, the role has evolved into a catchall profession within hospitals. With a scope that encompasses multiple departments within revenue cycle, quality, and hospital utilization, it has becoming increasingly difficult for single individuals to successfully engage with and meet the needs of these groups. Enter the concept of...
• ACDIS-AHIMA Proposed Practice Brief: Comment Period Now Open 05.05.2026 31мин

  What’s new for the proposed 2026 American Health Information Management Association/Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (AHIMA-ACDIS) Practice Brief? What’s unchanged? And what does it really mean to issue a “compliant” query in today’s healthcare landscape? According to healthcare attorney Richelle Martin, the special guest for the next live edition of the popular Internet broadcast Talk Ten Tuesday, there’s plenty to talk about. The 2026 draft practice brief hits all...
• Learn Something New: How Payer Logs can be a UR Resource 28.04.2026 31мин

  Learning how daily payer logs can help you and your utilization review (UR) team identify denials earlier, strengthen communication between UR and clinical documentation integrity (CDI), and improve the defensibility of medical necessity carries the potential to be a game-changer for healthcare professionals. During the next episode of Talk Ten Tuesday, Teri Rice, a regulatory specialist with HCPro, will highlight actionable strategies to reduce your facility’s risk and improve outcomes. The ...
• LIVE from ACDIS, James S. Kennedy MD: Analysis of the 2027 IPPS Proposed Rule 21.04.2026 32мин

  The Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) will conclude the formal agenda of its Annual Conference at the close of business next Tuesday in Chicago, but not before the preeminent Dr. James S. Kennedy reports on the highlights of the 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule. Kennedy, no stranger to the Talk Ten Tuesday audience, will be the special guest during the next live edition of the popular Internet radio broadcast produced by ICD10mon...
• Tips to Protect Revenue in the Face of OIG Oversight 14.04.2026 27мин

  Many of you dedicated healthcare professionals no doubt often find yourselves wearing many different hats, as does Penny Jefferson, cohost of the long-running Talk Ten Tuesdays weekly national podcast. During the next live edition of the popular Internet program, Jefferson will serve as our special guest. Jefferson is expected to report on the recent guidance and enforcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG). The nation’s healthcare ...
• Outpatient CDI: Protecting Risk Adjustment in a Time of Intensified OIG Oversight 07.04.2026 33мин

  As federal oversight of risk adjustment and documentation practices intensifies, healthcare organizations are facing new scrutiny regarding how patient complexity is documented and reported. Recent guidance and enforcement activity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has placed renewed focus on risk-adjustment accuracy, defensible documentation, and compliance across both Medicare Advantage (MA) and value-based payment models.&nb...
• Clinically Correct, but Legally Risky 31.03.2026 26мин

  A recent False Claims Act case is raising an important question for CDI professionals: what if the diagnosis is clinically valid, but the process behind it is challenged? During the next live edition of the popular Talk Ten Tuesdays podcast, Dr. Robert Oubre, director of CDI and UM at St. Tammany Health System, will report on a motion for summary judgement on a case (Smith vs Mercy Health) on how malnutrition documentation and electronic medical record (EMR) workflows came under s...
• Yet Another Data Breach 24.03.2026 32мин

  Data breaches have unfortunately become a fact of life in America’s healthcare system. The next edition of the popular Talk Ten Tuesdays will focus on just the latest in a succession of such incidents, as providers scramble to determine what to do to prevent cyberattacks – and how to react when they arise, nonetheless. The popular Internet broadcast will also feature these additional instantly recognizable panelists, who will report more news during their segments: • POV: Penny Jefferson, Man...
• Part 3: Building a Neurodiverse Coding Workforce: Results and Impact 17.03.2026 27мин

  After two powerful segments introducing her neurodiversity coding initiative, Tami McMasters Gomez, Executive Director for the Mid-Revenue Cycle, Enterprise-Wide Coding and CDI Operations for the University of California Davis Medical Center, returns to report on how this program is unlocking untapped strengths, improving accuracy, and building a more resilient health information (HIM) workforce. Plus, you and your team will learn first-hand the impact that neurodiverse professionals are alre...
• Rising Dispute: Clinical Validation Audits 10.03.2026 29мин

  The rise of third-party payer audits is no secret to healthcare professionals and facilities, but one type of audit has gained particular attention in recent years: the clinical validation audit. Clinical validation audits ultimately lead to a downgrade of a hospital’s diagnostic-related group (DRG) payment, but the process by which they reach that result makes them particularly curious. During utilization review, health plans make decisions about the patient’s care and, in the ca...
• The Breach Impacting Coders, CDISs, HIM Professionals – and Millions 03.03.2026 30мин

  It’s huge, and serious. Its implications may impact millions, even beyond the halls of healthcare. In fact, it’s the eighth-largest healthcare-related cybersecurity breach in U.S. history. In Texas alone, 15.4 million residents were involved – nearly half the state’s population. Oregon reports another 10.5 million. Other states are still notifying residents. The final number may climb even higher. The stolen data reportedly includes names, Social Security Numbers, medical information, and hea...
• Groundbreaking Series Continues 24.02.2026 32мин

  Part II of the groundbreaking Talk Ten Tuesday series concludes as Tami McMasters Gomez returns to share the real-world impact of UC Davis Health’s neurodiversity coding internship. In this powerful follow-up, Tami moves beyond the vision and into outcomes — workforce transformation, productivity gains, retention success, and the measurable value of inclusive hiring in HIM. This isn’t a theory. It’s operational innovation in action. If you care about strengthening the coding workforce, expand...
• Gone but Not Forgotten: The Inpatient-Only List 17.02.2026 32мин

  Once a relic symbolic of earlier times in medicine, the Inpatient-Only (IPO) List has been added to the junkyard of outdated medical processes and practices. And if you and your team fail to plan and align your system appropriately, you risk major financial, operational, and compliance consequences. The good news: during the next live edition of Monitor Mondays, you’ll learn why inpatient status is no longer guaranteed by procedure. You’ll also learn how the burden of proof for inpatient care...
• Where Are the Best Coders? Part II 10.02.2026 28мин

  What if the solution to healthcare’s coding workforce challenges has been hiding in plain sight? The conversation doesn’t end with rethinking who can succeed in medical coding. In Part II of this special Talk Ten Tuesday series, the focus is on how healthcare organizations can get involved. This broadcast will highlight a growing partnership with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and outlines how organizations can participate in a neurodiversity-focused coding in...
• Where Are the Best Coders? A Special Two-Part Series 03.02.2026 32мин

  What if the solution to healthcare’s coding workforce challenges has been hiding in plain sight? During this special two-part Talk Ten Tuesday series, UC Davis Health shares how an innovative neurodiversity-focused coding internship is redefining how talent is identified, trained, and retained. Join Tami McMasters Gomez, Executive Director, for the Mid-Revenue Cycle, Enterprise-Wide Coding and CDI Operations for the University of California Davis Medical Center, when she reports on how ...
• 2026 National Coding Roundup 27.01.2026 31мин

  While many of you might have been enjoying the holiday season, the beat of healthcare keeps on beating. Much has happened in the world of medical coding and that is why the producers of Talk Ten Tuesday are dedicating the next live edition of the popular national Internet broadcast to the topic of coding. And that’s why Dr. James S. Kennedy, a trained medical professional who loves coding, will be the Talk Ten Tuesday special guest. The popular Internet broadcast will also feature these addi...
• Artificial Intelligence and Coding: The Series Continues 13.01.2026 31мин

  What’s new when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and coding? Listen to the next edition of the long-running and popular Talk Ten Tuesday and learn from longtime RACmonitor and ICD10monitor contributing author Sharon Easterling. Sharon Easterling will continue her editorial series on artificial intelligence and medical record coding. The potential for AI in health information is both exciting and daunting as you’ll learn. The popular Internet broadcast will also feature these additiona...
• Apple, Chair, Ocean, Book, Clock 16.12.2025 29мин

  Are you wondering what connects the nouns in the headline together? It’s a Medicare cognitive screening devise. Look at these words and commit them to memory. Try to repeat back this list of words twice a day, from memory: Apple, Chair, Ocean, Book, and Clock. During the next live edition of the popular Talk Ten Tuesday live Internet broadcast, Gloryanne Bryant will report on what some medical experts say about an inability to recall these five words. Could it be signs of cogn...