Description: We will be presenting a very hot topic involving Observation Criteria and the correct reporting of services.  In today’s healthcare facilities many times patients are placed in the wrong patient status, which can result in a denial of a claim.  We will help the participants understand how to have a patient claim not be denied by assigning a patient to the correct level of care prior to the bill being dropped.  This will be done by covering topics such as:

• Observation Criteria
• Inpatient Criteria
• Specific examples of the 2-Midnight Rule
• Medicare Notices (MOON, IM etc.)
• J2 and J1 status indicators
• Physician Documentation 

At the end of this session, we intend for you to have a basic understanding on the proper documentation, forms, and billing to be used to assure a patient is placed in the correct level of care or “status”.

Webinar Date: This was presented as part of OHIMA's 2022 Annual Meeting - March 23, 2022
Duration: 1 hour

Speaker: Monica Genzman, RHIT, CDIP, is a Senior Consultant with Blue & Co., LLC on the Indianapolis Revenue Cycle team. Monica has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She currently provides consultation and support services to hospitals regarding coding quality and assessments as well as clinical documentation improvement. 

Her primary expertise in coding is for the following patient types: inpatient, observation, outpatient surgery, and emergency department. Monica’s primary focus is assisting hospitals with coding quality assessments, clinical documentation improvement processes as well as DRG validation. 

Monica holds an Associate of Applied Science from Bowling Green State University; Firelands College. Monica’s accreditations include Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP).

Monica’s professional affiliations include American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA), and Northwest Ohio Information Management Association (NWOHIMA).

Click here to register for this webinar!

Cost: $25 Members / $35 Non-Members
1 AHIMA CEU*
Domain: Evolving Topics/Other HIIM Relevant Topics
Impact Area: Drive Financial Outcomes in Healthcare

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