Kristi
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Senior Consultant, Training & Education |
| Location | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Introduction | Welcome to the Coder Coach Blog! I am a self-confessed super-coder-geek who has been in the coding profession since 1995. I’ve worked most of my career as a hospital coding and revenue cycle consultant. I hold dual certification through AHIMA and the AAPC and specialize in hospital inpatient and outpatient coding and reimbursement education. I've been a hospital inpatient/outpatient coder, coding supervisor, interim manager, project manager, auditor, and educator and have worked in various environments including hospitals, physician offices, hotels, airports, and even my home! I currently work as a senior consultant for Haugen Consulting Group focusing on implementation and training for ICD-10. I am an ACE member through AHIMA and an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer. Locally, I serve as a director for the Colorado Health Information Management Association (CHIMA), chair CHIMA's ICD-10 Task Force, and am a past president of the Northern Colorado Health Information Management Association (NCHIMA). In 2011, I was the honored recipient of AHIMA's Triumph Award for Mentoring due to the work I've done with my Coder Coach blog as well as active coder mentoring. |
| Interests | Hospital inpatient and outpatient coding and reimbursement; ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, interventional radiology and cardiac catheterization coding and auditing; coding education; public speaking; mentoring new coding professionals |
| Favorite Movies | The grossest thing I've ever seen is a video of an open carotid endartectomy. It sure helped me learn how to code it better though! |
| Favorite Books | The Federal Register is a must for getting the latest on Medicare's code-based reimbursement systems! |