JATA is proud to be a thought leader in the healthcare industry. Our speakers are available to share their insights with your organization. We will be happy to work with you to create a program to address the needs of your organization. To find out more information or to request a speaker, please contact us at info@jathomas.com.

Paul Weygandt, MD, JD, MPH, MBA
Vice President Physician Services, Partner

Paul Weygandt is a certified physician executive (CPE) who brings 20+ combined years across medical management, legal counsel, and orthopedic surgery and has served as a hospital VPMA, improving documentation across all DRG payers.

TOPICS

• Physician and Hospital Alignment Strategies under Value Based Purchasing
• Physician Education – Key to Hospital & Physician Success under MS-DRGs
• Impact of Clinical Documentation on Evolving Hospital & Physician Profiles
• Quality-Based Reimbursement – Involving Physicians in the Accuracy of Measured and Reported Data
• Facilitating CFO-CMO/VPMA/Physician Relationships to drive performance improvement; providing a roadmap for physician collaboration
• Medicare Payments to Hospitals Depend Directly on the Accuracy and Completeness of Physician Documentation: Does your Hospital Have a Plan to Work With Your Physicians?

Melinda Tully, MSN, CCDS
Senior VP Clinical Services and Education

Melinda Tully has 25+ years in Acute Care as a Clinical Specialist and Nurse Practitioner. Her experience at JATA spans 12 years. She excels at customized profile analysis and clinical documentation education focused on continuous quality improvement.

TOPICS

• Developing a proven, compliant method for physician clarification
• The DRG shift and Case Mix Index – What to Watch Out For and How to Keep Reimbursement Strong
• Building a Successful Coder/Clinical Documentation Specialist Team
• How to build an effective, compliant and concurrent clinical documentation program
• Analyzing clinical service line CMI under MS-DRGs: hospital peer group comparisons with case studies – what can you expect with clinical documentation improvement
• Create a Compliant Clinical Documentation Program that corrects Case Mix Index, severity adjusted reports, patient safety outcomes and core measure results

Mario A. Pérez, III, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P
Director, Coding and Documentation Compliance

Mario Pérez brings 20+ years of experience in health information management within acute care enterprises. He administratively oversees project management in assessments, implementation, and continuing education programs in regard to addressing compliant regulatory documentation and coding requirements within healthcare enterprises.

TOPICS

• The DRG shift and Case Mix Index – What to Watch Out For and How to Keep Reimbursement Strong
• Building a Successful Coder/Clinical Documentation Specialist Team
• Establishing an Effective Compliant Physician Query Process
• Preparing for ICD-10-CM & ICD-10-PCS (Procedural Coding Systems)
• The Challenges of the Hybrid Medical Records and its Impact on Clinical, Coding and Fiscal Outcomes
• Health Information Management: A Critical Player in the Revenue Cycle
• Generational and Cultural Difference in Today’s Workforce