The world of medical coding has developed dramatically in the past 20 years, echoing an increasingly complex technology landscape of telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and machine learning.
What began as a manual, paper-based process, reliant on “chargemasters,” has in the span of just a few decades transformed into a highly specialized digital process leveraging predictive analytics, AI, natural language processing, computer-assisted coding and autonomous coding.
As regulation, value-based reimbursement models and technology continue to evolve, the job demands for coders will become increasingly complex. Each shift to automation creates new and different kinds of specializations and roles. More coders will be needed, but they will need to be highly trained to work in the areas that are most complex.
The webinar, Coding for the Future: Lessons Learned, Emerging Technologies & Future Opportunities, scheduled for October 19 from 1-2 pm ET and sponsored by Nym Health will highlight:
- Measures the healthcare industry can take to help medical coders prepare for the future
- Arming medical coders with an understanding of the underlying science and technology powering critical new tools
- Best practices on supporting coders as they shift their focus to more complex domains which will require different skill sets and training
Among the speakers are:
Sherine Koshy is the Corporate Senior Director of Health Information Management with Penn Medicine where she has worked for 18 years in a variety of roles with increasing seniority. She received a Masters in Health Administration from St Joseph’s University in 2006. She is also certified as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and coding specialist (CCS).
Natasha Lafayette-Jones is a Registered Health Information Administrator. As of fall 2019, Natasha works in partnership with Harmony Healthcare to serve in the capacity as the Enterprise Director of Clinical Documentation and Coding. She previously served on the Aviacode Executive Team in late 2016, as the Vice President of Coding Operation. Her healthcare career leadership roles have afforded her a skill set in: facility & provider billing, collections, AR denial review, statistical analysis, coding/billing compliance auditing, project management, clinical operations, outpatient/inpatient medical records functions, patient access, revenue cycle management, patient services, staff management, client relations, client implementation, physician satisfaction, physician practice operations, Healthcare regulatory accreditation, EMR Systems, and healthcare regulatory defensive audit strategies.
Keith Olenik is AHIMA’s Chief Member Relations and Service Officer. In this capacity he is responsible for AHIMA’s membership, workforce development and certification activities for health information professionals that work in organizations throughout the healthcare industry. He has nearly 40 years of experience working with healthcare delivery systems, payer organizations and vendors as a member of executive leadership and a consultant. He specializes in methods to streamline business operations, implement information technology solutions, and enhance performance through process improvement. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in Health Services Management with an emphasis in Computer Resources Management from Webster University.
Julien Dubuis is Chief Commercial Officer at Nym (CCO), where he leads the sales and marketing teams to drive commercial growth. Julien brings extensive healthcare experience to Nym, having previously served as Vice President of Sales at Clarify Health. In this role, Julien led all of Clarify’s provider-related sales efforts with large health systems and academic medical centers while also overseeing key accounts expansion. Prior to Clarify, Julien worked as a project leader at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he focused on the intersection of technology and life sciences. Julien’s commitment to improving healthcare through technology extends beyond his professional experience. He is a Director of the French-American think tank Club Praxis, where he leads the Healthcare practice, and is also a seed stage start-up advisor for the ELabNYC and Weill-Cornell Bench2Bedside programs. Julien holds a PhD in physics from Princeton University and a BSc in physics from the Ecole Normale Superieure in France.
A. Jay Holmgren (moderator) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Medicine and the Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research. He is also a faculty affiliate at the UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. His research focuses on the impact of IT on patients, clinicians, and healthcare organizations, and seeks to identify strategies to improve the quality and experience of care using digital tools. He received his Masters degree in health informatics at the University of Michigan, and his PhD in health policy from Harvard University.
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