Description: Discover issues related to coding for Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) and Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC). Hospitals face penalties related to pay-for-performance for the occurrence of PSIs and HACs. Learn about the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) program to improve the quality of care provided by hospitals and healthcare systems.

Attendees of this presentation will:

• Understand the AHRQ program related to PSIs and HACs
• Discover clinical documentation concepts related to the reporting of PSIs and HACs
• Learn about coding and coding auditing related to reporting of PSIs and HACs

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of IHIMA’s 2024 Annual Meeting & Exhibit – April 2024 

Duration: 1 hour

Speaker: Lynette Thom, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, HIM Coding Liaison at R1 RCM, has over 20 years of experience in the field of Health Information Management (HIM). She began her career working in Release of Information in acute care hospitals and then outpatient clinics. She has worked as a coder, coding auditor, consultant and college instructor in the field of HIM. She currently works for a healthcare system as a Coding Liaison, auditing coding and clinical documentation and providing education to the Coding, CDI, and quality departments. As a long-time member of AHIMA, she has served in the Oregon and Indiana CSAs on the legislative and nominating committees, and as president-elect, president, past-president and delegate. She was a speaker at the 2018 AHIMA Annual Meeting as well as at several IHIMA Annual Meetings.

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Cost: $25 Members/ $35 Non-Members

1 AHIMA CEU*

Domain IV. Revenue Cycle Management

*AHIMA CEUs are also accepted by the AAPC. Check eligibility on the AAPC website.