Mayday! Mayday! Avoiding Bottom-Line Disaster

Effective communication is a critical skill in navigating clinical and non-clinical interactions to avoid disaster striking a facility’s bottom line. In fact, poor communication directly impacts the bottom line. Today, amid a cacophony of competing and complex issues spanning generations and a range of viewpoints, there is an overarching need to foster collaboration. During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday, Lorie Mills, director of health services for Primeau Consulting Group, will report on the importance of identifying both effective and ineffective communication practices, and their impact on organizational success. Also part of the live broadcast will be these instantly recognizable panelists, who will report more news during their segments: • Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH. • CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson, Director of Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) for the vaunted Brundage Group, will have the latest CDI updates. • The Coding Report: Christine Geiger, Assistant Vice President of Acute and Post-Acute Coding Services for First Class Solutions, will report on the latest coding news. • News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk. • Point of View: Dr. James S. Kennedy, founder of CDI MD, will serve as the guest cohost, and will report on a topic that has caught his attention.