Gary Romero, Manager of Risk Adjustment & Quality at CHPA, has recently achieved the title of Certified Documentation Expert Outpatient (CDEO) through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). The program is designed for the experienced coder or auditor and covered the benefits of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs, documentation requirements, quality measures, payment methodologies, and clinical conditions including common signs and symptoms, typical treatment, documentation tips and coding concepts. CDEO professionals provide feedback to providers to improve clinical documentation and facilitate ongoing documentation improvement to meet all requirements of the medical record along with risk adjustment expertise in the complexity of diseases associated with chronic conditions and comorbidities, and mastery of ICD-10-CM guidelines and risk adjustment guidelines. Congratulations, Gary!
Learn more about Gary and the rest of the team at chpanetwork.com/staff.