Join Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, as she presents effective strategies to strengthen collaboration between CDI, coding, and quality departments in acute care hospitals. Angela will also share guidance on implementing cross-departmental meetings, using shared KPIs, and engaging leadership to foster a culture of collaboration. Attendees will gain actionable tools to optimize documentation accuracy, elevate quality metrics, and drive a unified approach to healthcare goals, ultimately enhancing both patient outcomes and organizational performance.
$159.00
Achieving effective collaboration between CDI, coding, and quality departments is essential for improving both patient outcomes and financial performance, yet it remains challenging due to differing departmental priorities. CDI and coding professionals are primarily focused on ensuring accurate documentation to support reimbursement, while quality teams emphasize patient safety and regulatory compliance. This division in goals often leads to fragmented efforts and concerns about how best to balance objectives, integrate data systems, and gain organizational buy-in for a unified approach. Limited staffing, tight budgets, and the absence of shared platforms for real-time data further complicate these efforts, leaving departments to work in isolation with inconsistent metrics and communication practices.
Join renowned expert Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, as she addresses these challenges and provides actionable strategies to align CDI, coding, and quality departments more effectively. Angela will share insights into creating cross-departmental communication strategies, establishing shared KPIs, and leveraging technology to enable seamless data sharing and collaboration. Her guidance will help participants implement structured initiatives that engage leadership, align objectives, and foster a culture of collaboration. Attendees will leave with practical tools to bridge the gap between CDI, coding, and quality priorities, enabling them to support accurate documentation, regulatory compliance, and quality outcomes simultaneously. This session offers essential strategies for breaking down silos and achieving cohesive teamwork that advances the organization’s goals and enhances patient care quality.
As accurate clinical documentation is critical for coding quality, reimbursement, and compliance, this topic is particularly relevant to CDI and coding professionals. Coders depend on precise documentation to assign correct codes, directly impacting quality scores and financial performance. Improved collaboration helps coders recognize the broader impact of their work and identify documentation gaps that enhance both care quality and regulatory compliance.
CDI professionals, Coding professionals, HIM leaders and Quality leaders
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Angela Comfort, DBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, serves as the Assistant Vice President of Revenue Integrity at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. With over 30 years of extensive experience in Health Information Management operations, coding, clinical documentation integrity, and quality, Angela has established herself as a leader in the field. Before her tenure at Montefiore, she held the position of Assistant Vice President of HIM Operations at Lifepoint Health. Angela is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Tennessee Health Information Management Association (THIMA), where she is currently serving as Past President, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the Association of Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS), and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). She is recognized as a subject matter expert and has delivered presentations at local, national, and international conferences. Angela holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration from Stephens College, as well as a Master of Business Administration and a Doctor of Business Administration with a focus in Healthcare Administration from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN.
This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. | |
This program has been approved for 1 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor. |
Product SKU | I112124O |
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Product Categories | Webcasts |
Specialties and Topics | Clinical Documentation, ICD-10 Coding |
Webcast Type | Live |
Live Event Date | November 21, 2024 |
Live Event Time | 12:30 pm CT |
Live Event Duration | 60 |
Expiration Date | November 21, 2025 |
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