Our coding experts here at Optum spend a lot of time ensuring that the content we deliver is correct and current. These experts spend countless hours researching and updating the most accurate coding information, and Optum delivers these updates to you twice a month. This not only includes content from the AMA, CMS, and NCHS, but our experts also create Optum coding information that can significantly improve your coding accuracy. Meet one of our experts... Elizabeth Leibold, RHIT Ms. Leibold has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare profession. She has served in a variety of roles, ranging from patient registration to billing and collections and has an extensive background in both physician and hospital outpatient coding and compliance. She has worked for large healthcare systems and health information management service companies and has wide-ranging experience in facility and professional component coding, along with CPT expertise in interventional procedures, infusion services, emergency department, observation, and ambulatory surgery coding. Her areas of expertise include chart-to-claim coding audits and providing staff education to both tenured and new coding staff. She is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Middle Tennessee Health Information Management Association (MTHIMA), and West Tennessee Health Information Management Association (WTHIMA).
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