Today I spoke with a company who had asked to interview someone with clinical experience (preferably a nurse), someone with coding experience (as in ICD, CPT, DRG, PCS), someone with knowledge of policy and regulations, someone with the knowledge to read and extrapolate medical conditions from the EMR, someone who can provide research to support findings, …
To start —
I am a Registered Nurse with 40 years of experience (RN, BSN) …
Have worked —
⚆ Tens of thousands of hours (10,000) providing care at the bedside — clinical experience (psych ER, ortho/neuro/burns, acute post-operative care, medicine for diabetes, double shifts, 10-hour shifts, work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (you don’t have children) …
⚆ Tens of thousands of hours (10,000) case management experience — negotiate best plan of care for individuals, veterans, from homeless to one-percenters …
⚆ Tens of thousands of hours (10,000) working to pay the provider (accurately and timely); a few thoughts on this sensitive topic here …
Have contributed to special projects —
🗸 Wrote first “nursing care plans for hospital electronic system” …
🗸 Provide interpretation of nursing functions for Cognos Data Dictionary …
🗸 Present findings supporting opening of patient after-hours clinic …
Certifications for Information Technology —
️💻 Technical liaison communicating the language of medicine to developers …
️💻 Map medical conditions for transition to International Classification of Diseases 10th Edition …
️💻 Identify errors in billing system saving $$$$$ for American taxpayers …
I have worn two uniforms (USAF, Nurse) …
I have a Master of Science degree (Health Informatics) …
I am continuously learning and updating my skills (ICD-11, AI, SNOMED-CT, Excel is ongoing); it is my responsibility ….
The End … “You do not have enough RWE” (this means real world experience)???
LOL (insulted and still laughing)
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