How the HDIA Best Practices Guide Can Help You (1 PD)

"This webinar was very useful and exceeded my expectations!"
– Susan Dooley, MHA, CHDS, CHDP, AHDI-F

Title: How the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Auditing Best Practices Guide Can Help You!

Presenters: Julia Dyviniak, CHDS, AHDI-F; and Patt King, CHDS, AHDI-F

Credit: 1 Professional Development

Session Description: Leaders of medical transcription departments and healthcare documentation specialists alike will learn valuable information about the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Auditing Best Practices guide as well as auditing itself.

Learning Objectives

• Learn what Healthcare Documentation Integrity Auditing is, why it’s needed, and how this guide come about.
• Hear about the contents and additional resources within the guide.
• Learn how auditing will fit in with your current role and how to advance your career prospects by adding auditing to your own toolkit.
• Understand the knowledge, skills, and other expectations it takes to be a successful auditor and the importance of obtaining your CHDP-A credential.
• Learn how the guide is structured, how to use it, and where to find it.

Bios: Julia Dyviniak, CHDS, AHDI-F, has been a medical transcription service owner for 31 years and a member of AHDI’s Board of Directors. Her business involves medical transcription, medical record summarization, and medical editing. Patt King, CHDS, AHDI-F, is the manager of HIM Document Integrity at Tucson Medical Center and a member of AHDI’s Board of Directors and current President-elect. Julia and Patt were the co-chairs of the Best Practices Task Force, which culminated in the publication of the Healthcare Documentation Integrity Auditing Best Practices Guide in December 2022. Both have also written many articles for Plexus and the learning library as well as presented several webinars in the past.

Recording Origination Date: April 18, 2023