Talk Ten Tuesdays Podcasts

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.

During the next episode of Talk Ten Tuesday, Jason Jobes, a CDI expert, will discuss why outpatient clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs are becoming increasingly important in this environment. He will explore how documentation practices, provider education, and governance strategies can help organizations accurately capture patient complexity while reducing audit exposure and protecting revenue.

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

• POV: Penny Jefferson, Manager of Coding & Clinical Documentation Integrity Services for the University of California-Davis Medical Center, will share her point of view during the broadcast.

• CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson will provide an update on all things CDI.

• The Coding Report: Christine Geiger will report on the latest coding news.

• News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.