Modern Practice Podcast
Modern Practice Podcast
Vizient Medical Leadership Team
Challenges in documenting spinal surgery, Part 1
9 minutes Posted Oct 31, 2024 at 2:00 pm.
] Around 1.62 million procedures per year
] Procedures on the increase (2.4 times the level of 15 years ago)
] The most common spinal diagnoses
] Often not caught by primary care
Less common reasons for spinal surgery
] Reasons for planned surgeries—often a last resort
] Risks for avoiding surgery
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Spinal surgery represents a complex challenge for clinical documentation. Difficult to code and representing query situations that can be demanding, this is the area of focus for this episode of Modern Practice. Joining Dr. Tomas Villanueva is a leading expert returning to the podcast to talk about the challenges of spinal surgery documentation.
 
Host:Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHMSenior Principal, Clinical Operations and QualityVizient
 
Guest:Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRCConsulting Director, Clinical Documentation ImprovementVizient
 
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