Conversations with our Physicians
Welcome to The Breakroom!
The Breakroom was created at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis to offer our physician-led clinical and coding expertise to HIM, Coders, and CDI professionals. Our goal was to help fill the gap created by the shift in physician efforts to the direct care of patients which resulted in limited physician advisory support. We continue this commitment to support the Revenue Cycle and HIM/CDI communities.
Our primary mission is to provide up-to-date clinical information in support of documentation and coding challenges and other pertinent topics.
We invite you to join this collaborative dialogue with our physicians and guest speakers.
2024 Upcoming Sessions
To register, click on the title. All sessions are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted.
| TOPIC | PRESENTERS | DATE | TIME |
| TBD | TBD | Dec 13 | 11 am |
2024 Sessions
To request previous Breakroom recordings, click the Download button below.
Recordings are available for download up to 60 days after session date.
| TOPIC | PRESENTERS | DATE |
| The Mystery of Sepsis: What is the Definition? | Dr. Golden/Dr. Freilich | Oct 4 |
| Tiny Patients, Big Impact: Enhancing CDI in the NICU | Dr. Fee/Kim Conner | Jun 21 |
| Denials, CDI, and AI, Oh My! | Dr. Freilich/Jennifer Venters | Mar 1 |
2023 Sessions
| TOPIC | PRESENTERS | DATE |
| Clinical Validity–Is it Ready for Prime Time? | Dr. Freilich/Dr. Haik | Oct 20 |
| The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: ECU Health’s OIG Journey | Dr. Huff with Dr. Matacale and Ashley Strickland, ECU Health | Jun 23 |
| The STARS and Medicare Advantage Update | Dr. Freilich/Rebecca Bradley | Mar 31 |
2022 Sessions
| TOPIC | PRESENTERS | DATE |
| Extrapolation: The Sword of Damocles Hanging over MAOs: Lessons Learned – Part 2 | Dr. Freilich/Brandi Grey | Dec 9 |
| Special Edition: Dissecting the Query Practice Brief | Dr. Martin with guests Tammy Combs, AHIMA & Laurie Prescott, ACDIS | Nov 18 |
| Resuscitating the Diagnosis of Respiratory Failure | Dr. Stein/Andrea Mathias | Aug 19 |
| Medicare Turns 58 and the Rise of MAO’s | Dr. Golden/Melissa Rodriguez | May 20 |
| Coding Clinic Controversies and More | Dr. Haik/Anna Kuehnl | Mar 11 |
2021 Sessions
| TOPIC | PRESENTERS | DATE |
| COVID 2 Years: Looking Back & Looking Forward | Dr. Golden/Katy Good | Dec 10 |
| MA Payor Challenges-Lessons Learned from Litigation | Dr. Fee/Melissa Rodriguez and Guest Speaker | Oct 8 |
| The Covid-19 Pandemic: Impact on CMS Quality Measures | Dr. Golden/Katy Good | Aug 20 |
| Extrapolation: The Sword of Damocles Hanging over MAOs–Lessons Learned | Dr. Freilich/Dr. Senor | Jun 18 |
| COVID-19 UNMASKED: Year in Review | Dr. Golden/Katy Good | Apr 16 |
| Defending Malnutrition: Will Your Documentation Stand Up to an OIG Audit? | Dr. Martin/ Dr. Matacale, Vidant Health | Feb 19 |
2020 Sessions
| TOPIC | PRESENTERS | DATE |
| CDI and Quality Alignment: Strategies for Success | Dr. Golden/ Leif Laframboise, YNHH |
Dec 11 |
| CDI in the Doctor’s Lounge | Dr. Fee/Dr. Martin/ Dr. Golden |
Nov 13 |
| Hypercoagulable States: Breaking Down the Documentation and Coding | Dr. Golden/Connie Ryan | Oct 16 |
| 2021 E/M Changes – Will You Be Ready? | Dr. Freilich/ Schuyler Connell |
Sep 11 |
| COVID-19 Impact on ACOs – What We Know So Far | Dr. Senor/Jennifer Eaton | Aug 14 |
| Renewed Value: Discussing CDI with Brian Murphy and Tammy Combs | Dr. Fee w/guests Brian Murphy, ACDIS & Tammy Combs, AHIMA |
Jul 31 |
| What’s New with CMS-HCCs? | Dr. Freilich/ Schuyler Connell |
Jul 17 |
| FY 2021 IPPS Proposed Rule: Sorting through 1600 Pages So You Don’t Have To | Dr. Martin/Dr. Golden | Jun 19 |
| Denials-Will Anything Change Post COVID-19? Part 2: Status Determination |
Dr. Arwood/Jim Gaffney | Jun 5 |
| Denials-Will Anything Change Post COVID-19? Part 1: DRG Focus |
Dr. Arwood/Andrea Taylor | May 22 |
| COVID-19 Sepsis Considerations | Dr. Freilich/Katy Good | May 8 |
| Respiratory Failure and ARDS: Clinical Coding Guidelines | Dr. Senor/Katy Good | Apr 24 |
| COVID-19 Coding Guidance Q & A | Dr. Golden/Katy Good | Apr 9 |
| Current COVID-19 Coding Guidance | Dr. Golden/Katy Good | Mar 27 |