Talk Ten Tuesdays

Angela Comfort is a prominent national healthcare executive who, for more than 30 years, has achieved recognition as a revenue cycle integrity specialist for her work at Montefiore Hospital in New York. Today, she is the president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), an undisputed leader in the world of healthcare associations. In a rare, unscripted conversation during the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday, “Angie” will share timely updates on the latest deve...

The gavel came down at last Tuesday’s Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting—and professional coders wasted no time digging into the new codes and critical updates that will help their colleagues stay ahead in the fast-changing world of coding. Now, ICD10monitor is bringing those timely insights directly to coders and HIM professionals. If you missed the meeting, this is your chance to catch up fast. Senior healthcare consultant Christine Geiger, Assistant Vice President of Acute and ...

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 pa...

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 Te...

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. ...