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BIOGRAPHY:
Lolita
M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, is an independent consultant specializing in
hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center coding, billing,
reimbursement, and operations. She has over 25 years of
experience in publishing, training, and auditing for the hospital
outpatient and freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC)
markets. Ms. Jones is an AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer.
She has also earned both the Registered Health Information
Administrator and Certified Coding Specialist credentials from the
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in Chicago,
IL.
Since
2000, Ms. Jones has been a frequent contributor to a monthly
“modifier” column for the “Briefings on APCs” newsletter (HCPro,
Marblehead, MA).
In 2002, Ms. Jones served as the Editor and Co-Author of the comprehensive Healthcare Reimbursement Methodologies book (available on CD-ROM from the American Health Information Management Association, Chicago, IL).
Ms.
Jones resides in Fort Washington, Maryland, and she has developed six
(6) specialty manuals for freestanding ambulatory surgery centers
(ASCs) as well as comprehensive manuals for ambulatory payment
classification (APC) training programs, such as: APC Institute:
Outpatient Compliance Action Plan, APC Institute: Billing and
Reimbursement Update, APC Institute: Impact on Emergency Room Service,
APC Institute: Clinical Documentation Strategies, and APC Institute:
Coding Guidelines for Hospitals.
1921 Taylor Avenue
Fort Washington, MD 20744
(V) 301-292-8027
(FAX) 301-292-8244
E-mail: LolitaMJ@aol.com
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