Talk Ten Tuesdays

Get the most up-to-minute news and information on ICD-10. Join Chuck Buck and Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, every Tuesday as they welcome ICD10monitor contributing editors and special guests to monitor and report on the progress that all healthcare stakeholders are experiencing in their respective implementations of ICD-10. Register to attend live here: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1236510&tp_key=da0e4c0f76

Talk Ten Tuesdays is a news podcast hosted by ICD10monitor, with 417 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

ICD10monitor hosts Talk Ten Tuesdays, a news show with 417 episodes published.

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  Episode #706

  Learn Why “Inpatient” and “Observation” are Insufficient Indicators

  Sep 15, 202629 minS14

  Clear, rationale-based documentation in utilization review (UR), especially for status recommendations by physician advisors, is essential. During the next edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Dr. Juliet Ugarte Hopkins, Chief Medical Officer for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will explain why one-word descriptors such as “inpatient” or “observation” are insufficient when cases are later reviewed, denied, appealed, or audited. She’ll also highlight how physician advisor notes should connect the patient’s clinical circumstances, severity of illness, intensity of service, and expected course of care to the recommended status. Learn how thoughtful documentation protects an organization, supports compliance, strengthens appeals, and helps educate utilization management teams.

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  Episode #705

  Brief Segment: AHIMA-ACDIS Practice Brief

  Sep 1, 202635 minS14

  The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS), an HCPro professional community, have released the 2026 update to Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice. The practice brief’s guidance applies equally across inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and professional fee environments, with specific considerations for outpatient and ambulatory contexts noted throughout. During this exclusive Talk Ten live edition broadcast, Rebecca Hendren, ACDIS director, and Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, former interim ACDIS director, will discuss the process for updating the guidance and share insight about the 2026 updates.

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  Episode #704

  ICD-10-CM/PCS Coordination and Maintenance Committee Fall Meeting: Preview of Coming Attraction Coming Tuesday

  Aug 25, 202630 minS14

  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) jointly announced the agenda of its September 15-16, 2026, Coordination and Maintenance committee meeting. During the live event, the public can view and provide feedback on proposed amendments to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10), Clinical Modification (CM), and the HIPPA-sanctioned diagnosis reporting convention required on most provider claims. Among the challenging subjects expected to be presented during the two-day meeting, include whether ICD-10-CM should transition from Sepsis-2 to Sepsis-3 terminology, amending heart failure terminology to coincide with the Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure, and whether to apply the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) staging classification (A, B, C, D, and E) for cardiogenic shock, and other topics submitted by the public. During the live edition of the popular Internet broadcast, Talk Ten Tuesday, James S. Kennedy, MD, president of CDIMD, will provide his perspective on identifying proposals and outline how the public can participate in a meaningful way. 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 clinical documentation integrity (CDI). • SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson will report on news happening at the intersection of compliance and medical record coding. • The Coding Report: Christine Geiger will report on the latest coding news. • Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk: Timothy Powell, deliver the latest news from the Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk.

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  Episode #703

  When the Doctor Crossed the Line

  Aug 18, 202632 minS14

  Like the virtual line between actors and the audience, an invisible line exists between doctors and patients. Yet, Dr. Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins will explore the sharp contrast in how pediatric and adult medicine address patient pain and fear. Reflecting on her own career choices and a lifelong needle phobia stemming from childhood medical experiences, Dr. Ugarte Hopkins will highlight how pediatric care could (and should) routinely integrate proactive comfort measures to ease distress, while, in contrast, her recent experiences as an adult patient reveal a system that frequently expects adults to simply endure discomfort. She urges adult medicine practitioners to adopt a more empathetic, patient-centered approach that actively mitigates both fear and physical pain during routine procedures. 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 clinical documentation integrity (CDI). • SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson will report on news happening at the intersection of compliance and medical record coding. • The Coding Report: Christine Geiger will report on the latest coding news. • Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk: Timothy Powell will deliver the latest news from the Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk.

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  Episode #702

  The False Claims Act and the Role Played by Coders

  Aug 11, 202633 minS14

  The recent $14.1 million False Claims Act settlement against Complete Health Partners Holdings, a management services organization operating provider groups in Florida, Alabama, and Colorado, brings to light the role coders can play in False Claims Act cases. In this instance, it was alleged that Complete Health Partners Holdings directed physicians to add high-value, risk-adjusting codes for Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Major Depressive, Bipolar, and Paranoid Disorders to the medical records of Medicare Advantage patients when those codes were not indicated. So, listen and learn when special guest Liz Soltan, counsel for Whistleblower Partners, will discuss the role of coders in these cases. 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 clinical documentation integrity (CDI). • SDoH Report: Tiffany Ferguson will report on news happening at the intersection of compliance and medical record coding. • The Coding Report: Christine Geiger will report on the latest coding news. • Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk: Timothy Powell, will deliver the latest news from the Talk Ten Tuesday News Desk.

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