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Alex Swayze, General Duty Nurse
Joseph Krizaj, Network Administrator
Amy Eisenhauer, Graduate Nurse
Joy Crutchfield, Accounts Payable Clerk Trainee
Amy Middleton, Respiratory Therapy Extern
Justine Klecker, Graduate Nurse
Annalynn Cummings, Senior Biller
Kabrianna Keyes, Medical Assistant
Antonio Evans, Porter
Kayla Wallace, Ambulatory Clinic Clerical Assistant
Antwan Taylor, Sr. Cook
Kellie Exum, Social Work Case Manager
Banay Jones, Sr. Cook
Kiichii Webster, Pre-Grad Nurse Extern
Beth Grable, General Duty Nurse
Kierra McKenzie, Nursing Assistant
Brady Lockwood, Graduate Nurse
Kristin Shifman, Clinical Informatics Analyst
Brittnee Fields, Respiratory Therapy Extern
Kyleigh Stone, Graduate Nurse
Candice Fowlkes-Hawk, Social Work Case Manager
Levelle Boone, Public Safety Officer
Carlie Polen, Activity Therapist
Madison Hedrick, Graduate Respiratory Ther Tech
Chrishinda Johnson, Certified Sterile Processor
Madisyn Hetherington, Respiratory Therapy Extern
Cheyenne Sanborn, Medical Education Office Coordinator
Marissa Blaine, General Duty Nurse
Christian Luchenbill, IT Service Center Analyst
Melissa Iacobelli-Champion, General Duty Nurse-BSN
Cori Leonard, Graduate Pharmacist Intern
Miranda Meinke, Graduate Nurse
Corina Congdon, Graduate Nurse
Muhammad Amjad, Clinical Microbiologist
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Nikki Koliopoulos, Marketing Logistics Coordinator
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Elantra Smith, Pre-Grad Nurse Extern
Noah Bridger, Graduate Nurse
Eric Hunter – Environmental Aide
Paige Tipton, Pharmacy Technician
Eric Young – Public Safety Officer
Patricia McQueen, Mental Health Technician
Eyranique Dixon, Medical Assistant
Perry Hyder, Graduate Nurse
Faith Emmanuel Idowu, General Duty Nurse
Rachel Wilcutt, General Duty Nurse
Fatina Kendall, General Duty Nurse-BSN
Reilly Rosseau, Graduate Nurse
Felicia Kinkle, General Duty Nurse
Ryan Griffiths, Graduate Nurse
Haley Csintyan, Medical Assistant-Certified
Shelley Hughes, General Duty Nurse-BSN
Haley Flynn, Graduate Nurse
Shaniqua Young, Laboratory Assistant
Hannah Welter, Dietitian-Registered
Shonteara Greene, Graduate Nurse
Hayley Wymer, Social Work Case Manager
Tamera Nash, Graduate Nurse
Jasmine Barksdale, Medical Assistant
Terriya Prewitt, Mental Health Technician
Jenna Moonan, Graduate Nurse
Tiffany Quandt, Graduate Nurse
Jenny Goss, Respiratory Therapy Extern
Tinisha Lindsey, Mental Health Technician
John Jones, Public Safety Officer
Tyelor Caliman, Environmental Technician
Joseph Adamkiewicz, General Duty Nurse-BSN
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EMPLOYEE REFERRAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM Hurley Medical Center is always looking for great people, and you can help. If you know someone who you think would be a great addition to our organization and they meet the qualifications, it will be worth $1,000 if you refer them for employment and they are hired. Remember that to be considered for the Referral Incentive Program, the candidate must have two or more years of experience.
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to download employee referral incentive program flyer, go to: Hurley Intranet > My Hurley/HR Tab > Forms/Documents > Referral program
What do this month's tab colors mean? The Progress Pride Flag was designed in 2018 as an update to the original 1978 flag. Graphic designer Daniel Quasar added a five-colored chevron to place a greater emphasis on “inclusion and progression.” The flag includes black and brown stripes to represent marginalized LGBTQ+ communities of color, along with the colors pink, light blue and white, which are used on the Transgender Pride Flag. SOURCE: Grand Rapids Pride Center - grpride.org
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APRIL KIARA HARRIS
Hurley’s Employee of the Month for April, Kiara Harris, is the Health Unit Coordinator on 7 East where she has been since June 2021. Prior to that, she worked as a laboratory assistant. Her current role keeps her busy with a wide variety of responsibilities. One of her primary tasks is ensuring visitors to the unit have a good experience. This includes answering phones as well as making sure she is greeting guests at the nursing station and helping them find the patient’s room. She also responds to call lights and relays messages to the nursing assistant or nurse, or if she can help the patient herself, she does. On top of all that, Kiara communicates with doctors’ offices to arrange consultations, makes sure the unit is stocked properly and acts as a runner if anyone needs something from another unit or sterile services.
“Working on the biggest unit in the hospital has its challenges, but my 7E team works together to get the job done for their patients.” While Kiara says “the multitasking can feel overwhelming when the call light is going off, the phone is ringing and there are visitors at the desk all at once,” she also says that it is very rewarding. She explains that “the best part is interacting with patients and visitors, making sure they have a great patient experience while they’re sick and have to be here.” This is not surprising, as her mother retired from Hurley almost three years ago
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of the month after working here as an licensed practical nurse in virtual telemetry. “I learned a lot of compassion, empathy and patience from her and how to be a hard worker from both my mother and father,” she says. One of Kiara’s earliest and best memories from Hurley is driving up to the old ER entrance to drop off lunch to her mom. Kiara got her start training and working as a phlebotomist in outreach before moving into the hospital. Her future goals include becoming an RN herself and eventually teaching in the nursing field. In her spare time, Kiara describes herself as a homebody, though she really enjoys traveling and hopes to be able to journey outside of the country again soon. When she is relaxing at home, she is a big fan of watching movies, especially Marvel and DC. Being named Employee of the Month was a huge shock, and she was speechless when she found out. She was called to a mandatory meeting but instead she was presented with the award with her coworkers in attendance. Kiara is still surprised, but she is honored by the nomination. Kiara received a gift package that included a pizza party with her team, a day off with pay, a Team Hurley All-Star fleece jacket, a one-month membership to the YMCA, a $25 Sodexo gift card, a $25 gift card from Sovita Credit Union, a $25 gift card to the Hurley Lobby Shop, and a framed certificate. Congratulations, Kiara!
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"Kiara always goes above and beyond to ensure that the patients on 7E have the best experience. She is well respected by her peers, can always be counted on, and has a good attitude about her role on our team".
-Vincent Waller, Jr., BSN 7 East Nurse Manager
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SAMANTHA LIPFORD, RN
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patients, but when you know that you’ve actually helped Samantha Lipford, someone and helped them get better, when you see the RN, is this month’s positive outcomes, that’s the best part of the job.” DAISY Award Honoree. The DAISY Samantha gives a lot of credit to her family for being Award celebrates supportive over the years. She attributes getting the extraordinary through college to her sister and says she also receives compassion a nurse shows to patients and encouragement from her fiancé, Aaron, and her parents. “They support me wholeheartedly through good and bad their families. days.” Lately, to relax, she has gotten back into drawing Samantha grew up in the and sketching. She has also been studying Spanish, something she sees as another skill she can put to use area, attending Davison on the unit. Community Schools and then getting her nursing degree at Mott Community College. She has been at Hurley for Winning the DAISY Award came as a complete surprise. five years where she has spent that time working on 7 Samantha was caught off guard by a meeting she East. Even during her clinicals, when she was placed on expected to be another inservice, and thought they 7 East, she was drawn to that unit. She explains, “I saw how people worked together and wanted to be a part of were joking when they announced that she had won the that.” During her time there, she has proven to be up to award. “But honestly, I’m tremendously humbled.” the challenge of working on such a busy, fast-paced unit. In her own words, “It’s all about patient care and patient The patient that nominated Samantha noticed her safety. We have to make sure the unit flows well and the dedication and willingness to work as part of a team saying, “While I was here she worked together with patients are taken care of. I really just focus on being a other nurses to give me the prompt care that I so dearly team player.” needed.” To Samantha, it definitely comes down to Growing up, Samantha was inspired by her grandmother being part of a team. “I just want the whole floor to get some recognition. I can’t do my job without my and her father, both of whom were nurses. Her dad still coworkers. It takes a team to do this job. This is not just teaches nursing and her sister works as a nurse. “Being my reward, this is the whole unit’s.” She explains further, a third-generation medical worker,” she says, “I have “Just generally, throughout the last couple of years, I’ve a passion for helping people. Knowing that I made a enjoyed watching the unit kind of grow and adapt to difference to somebody makes me feel good.” All of that has prepared her for meeting challenges of being a difficult changes. Especially during the pandemic we all had to come together as a team, and we’ve pulled nurse head on. “You never know what kind of obstacles through together and I really admire them.” you’re going to face, whether that’s with staffing or
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daisy award recipient
“I feel like I have a purpose here and this is my purpose.” -Samantha Lipford, RN
Have you witnessed an extraordinary registered nurse in action? Nominate an exceptional RN for the DAISY Award. Nomination forms are available in the Cafeteria, 8W Nursing Office and on the Hurley intranet.
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A GLIMPSE OF
May 10, 2022 ABC12 Bishop International Airport conducts full scale plane crash simulation John Stewart discusses emergency preparedness.
May 9, 2022 ABC12 Medical Monday: May is National Arthritis Awareness Month Joshua Carlson, Hurley Director of Rehabilitation Services, talks about ways to make your pain better.
May 7, 2022 NBC25 Hurley Medical Center holds 41st Annual Benefit Ball
May 6, 2022 MLive Seventy Flint Southwestern seniors announce next steps at Decision Day event The presentation began with a speech from Hurley Foundation Volunteer & Community Engagement Coordinator, Jalen Nunn.
May 2, 2022 ABC12 Medical Monday: May is ALS Awareness Month Hurley Director of Neurosurgery, Dr. Marc Moisi, talks symptoms and what to do if you know someone experiencing them.
April 28, 2022 MLive Six Flint heroines find a home in City Hall The women included: Sybyl Atwood, the late Olive Beasley, Dr. Mona HannaAttisha, Claressa Shields, Edith Spencer, and the late Frances Wilson Thompson.
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April 27, 2022 ABC12 Hurley Benefit Ball Coming in May
April 25, 2022 ABC12 Medical Monday: Protecting Your Child’s Mental Health Crystal Cederna-Meko, PsyD, Director of Pediatric Behavioral Health Services, shows what to look for - and the words you should act on if you hear them from your child.
April 22, 2022 ABC12 Hurley employees volunteer to clean up campus on Earth Day
April 18, 2022 ABC12 Medical Monday: Observing Autism Awareness Month Dr. Lauren O’Connell, an expert in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, discusses the importance of autism awareness.
April 14, 2022 View Newspaper Group Children’s Hospitals Week runs through Friday
April 13, 2022 ABC12 Wellness Wednesday: Black Maternal Health Week A week focused on bringing insight and awareness to the disparities Black women face during pregnancy. Featuring Dr. Omari Young, OBGYN.
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EASTER BUNNY VISITS NICU! The Easter Bunny hopped around the Hurley Childrens Hospital NICU to peek at the babies! We are eggstatic to share Easter with these beautiful little ones! Thanks Volunteer Corps for making the cute outfits. Photo Credit: Doug Pike
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PEDIATRIC RECURRENT FEVERS:
beyond the basics On April 21st, the Hurley Healthy Living Series was hosted by Dr. Rafe’e with a talk titled “Pediatric Recurrent Fevers: Beyond the Basics.” Dr. Rafe’e is an infectious disease specialist and certified general pediatric hospitalist at Hurley Medical Center who specializes in determining what is making your child sick.
Dr. Rafe’e commonly consults other physicians Besides providing primary care services to his own patients, Dr. Rafe’e is commonly consulted by other community pediatrics and ER doctors in need of his diagnostic help. A common situation is a child with an unexplained fever, who is suspected of having an underlying infection or complication. These complications can take varying forms, from abscesses to multi-inflammatory symptoms. His unique combination of experience in the county, expertise as an infectious disease specialist, and the skills of a certified general pediatric hospitalist allow him to help provide the highest level of care for children across the state. If your child is showing any of these symptoms… While there are many symptoms that help reveal illness and the need to seek treatment, Dr. Rafe’e highlights fever as one of the main ones. Specifically, if your child has a fever for two days without good explanation, they need to see a doctor. Other symptoms that occur along with a fever can also help you recognize the need to seek treatment. These include not wanting to eat or drink, trouble breathing and acting lethargically. Multi-Inflammatory Syndrome A newer issue that Dr. Rafe’e has observed is called Multi-inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C). MIS-C is often associated with COVID-19. It can occur within eight weeks of a child being exposed to the virus and is
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not dependent on the child having the illness. It is considered a syndrome, which is a collection of symptoms (but not a disease) and happens when the body responds to late COVID. MIS-C affects organs and the symptoms can reflect the area of the body under stress. Because of this, there are many possible symptoms, including skin rashes, rapid breathing and fevers that last 24 hours or longer. The good news is that Dr. Rafe’e has experience in diagnosing and treating MIS-C and is able to help your child if the need arises. Centered around family Dr. Rafe’e is able to provide a high quality of care to patients not only because of his expertise and experience but also because he works with an interdisciplinary team at Hurley to assess what patients need on an individual basis. He says that keeping treatment centered-around family allows for high quality of care.
“The treatment team rounds to each bedside to ensure that everyone, both the treatment team and family, is on the same page and understands the treatment plan.”
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dr. rafe'e Dr. Rafe’e sees pediatric patients in the Flint area, and is experienced diagnosing infectious diseases. You can visit his office in the Hurley Children’s Center, located near the Flint Farmers’ Market, where you can access expert primary care and a wide range of referral-based specialty care for your child. For appointments, call 810.262.9773 Yaseen Rafe'e, MD. Hurley Children’s Center 300 East 1st Street, Suite 201 Flint, Michigan. Scan QR to watch Hurley Healthy Living Series: “Pediatric Recurrent Fevers/Beyond the Basics.”
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Earth Day is celebrated yearly by people around the world to promote awareness for the health of our environment. Here at Hurley, we celebrate it annually with a Campus Clean Up. Staff volunteer their time to pick up debris accumulated throughout the long winter months to beautify and improve the health of our environment.
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HULEY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES
The Hurley Foundation, in partnership with Hurley Medical Center, announce the inception of the Dr. Michael Jaggi Emergency Services Endowment. Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the renovation of the Emergency Department, this new endowment honors our frontline heroes who served our community during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. For those of you new to the workings of an endowment fund, these donations are invested and the interest earned will be added to the Emergency
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Services Fund to provide equipment, staff education, and items to support patient care. In this way, your donation makes an everlasting difference. In navigating the uncharted territory of COVID-19, clinicians and non clinical staff looked to the Director of Emergency Services and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Michael Jaggi, as one of Hurley's guiding lights. We thank Dr. Jaggi for his leadership and continued service to Hurley Medical Center.
Charles Pumklin was a dedicated and beloved Physician's Assistant in Hurley Medical Center's Emergency Department. He was known for his passion of making a difference in people's lives by taking care of our patients and his "Hurley family." When Charles unexpectedly passed away he left a griefs tricken team wanting to honor his legacy.
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Therefore, we will be naming the GRID Workroom at the
Emergency Department after Charles. A special plaque in his memory will be hung outside of the room. Donations in honor of Charles live on in the Dr. Michael Jaggi Emergency Services Endowment as an enduring tribute to his service. The endowment's interest will add to the Emergency Services Fund to provide equipment, staff education, and items to support patient care.
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A donor wall will feature donors individually who pledge to give $250 or more to the Dr. Michael Jaggi Emergency Services Endowment. Donors will also receive a limited edition history of Hurley book. Payroll deduction is available for eligible Hurley employees.* SCAN TO DONATE & RECEIVE LIMITED EDITION HISTORY OF HURLEY BOOK.
*PRDS MUST FOLLOW THE HURLEY FOUNDATION PAYROLL DEDUCTION POLICY, AND CANNOT EXCEED $300
For more information, please contact Liz Wenstrom-Williams, Sr. Managing Director at 810.262.7005 or ewillia4@hurleymc.com
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2022 hurley benefit ball recap On behalf of the Hurley Foundation, thank you to everyone who attended and sponsored the 41st Hurley Benefit Ball, which took place on Saturday, May 7th at Signature Chop House in Flushing. We had a great turn out for this year’s event, which was focused on Hurley’s new 14-bed Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. This new Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Program will serve patients ages 12 through 17 with both medical and psychiatric needs right here in their own community. Hurley has a full-service line of behavioral health offerings and is looking forward to furthering its investment and commitment to the care of our behavioral health patients and families.
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hurley foundation volunteer of the month
may of the month When Louai Osman, “I enjoy playing those types of games with Hurley’s Volunteer them and interacting with the kids and making of the Month for their day, giving them toys to brighten their May, heard about his smile. I love being a beacon for those kids.” friends’ experiences When he is not volunteering, Louai is a junior volunteering at at the University of Michigan-Flint, majoring in Hurley he knew he biology. He currently plans on studying for the wanted to become MCATs and pursuing a career as a pediatrician. involved. When he For now, he says, “I like making kids happy and thought more about being able to spend time with them, and I get how he wanted to to take my mind off of school. Sitting down spend his time in with the kids is relaxing. But one of my goals, the hospital, he if I become a pediatrician, is to ease those remembered his cousin. He explained, hardships for the parents and their children.” “I have a cousin that’s Being selected as Volunteer of the Month autistic, and every summer I like to go and came as a huge surprise, and he said, visit them. The lifestyle that my aunt has to go through to make him healthy and happy is very “Honestly I felt like I didn’t deserve it because my experience is not that professional.” challenging for her.” He decided that working Despite his shock, his dedication to the kids with pediatric patients is what he wanted to do, he serves in his volunteer role is evident. It is and after spending a month as a volunteer, he not a surprise that when he is not at school transferred to the Child Life Center. or at Hurley, he enjoys biking with his family and values the time spent with them. To those Louai’s main task in the Child Life Center is thinking about donating their time, Louai says, making sure that the patients are satisfied “I believe that interacting with these patients with their stay. To that end, he tries to make brings the sort of satisfaction you can't get their time here enjoyable by bringing them anywhere else. I love getting out there and toys from the play room. These include board meeting new people, getting to know others. games, video games, movies, puzzles and Sometimes just being with others brings a lot more. He then spends time with the patients, of happiness to yourself.” playing and talking with them.
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I believe that interacting with these patients brings the sort of satisfaction you can't get anywhere else. I love getting out there and meeting new people, getting to know others.
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Walmart & Sam's Club CMN Campaign: June 13 - July 10 Monday, June 13, marks the start of the Walmart and Sam’s Club fundraising campaign, now in its 35th year benefiting Hurley kids. This campaign gives customers and members options to donate at the register, in the self-checkout lanes, or online. The fundraising many Walmart and Sam’s Club associates do for CMN Hospitals is personal. They strive to make a difference for the children within their community. When you visit and donate at the register from June 13 - July 10, know that YOU are making a difference in the lives of the pediatric patients and families here at Hurley Children's Hospital.
Costco Associates Give Hope to Hurley Kids during Midland Bowlathon On Saturday, May 14, more than 120 bowlers from team Costco enjoyed a night of bowling at Valley Lanes in Midland with their families and friends to support their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital: Hurley Children's Hospital. We are inspired and energized by the good work happening at our Costco location in Midland and we are so grateful to everyone who supported this event and who worked so hard during their fundraising campaign for Hurley kids in the month of May.
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Thank You as the Exclusive 2022 Miracle Popcorn Popper for Hurley Children's Miracle Network Hospital.
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physician connection
Hurley Online CME To get FREE continuing medical education online, please visit: education.hurleymc.com/cme/ calendar for the following topics that have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™: •
Drug Endangered Children
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Physician Burn Out & Depression
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Thyroid Cancer Management
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Impact of Racism on Children and Adolescents
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Mandatory Training Standards LARA requires a one-time mandatory training in opioids and controlled substances awareness and human trafficking. These are separate from continuing education requirements. In addition, effective June 1, 2022, a minimum of 3 hours every 3-year relicensing cycle is required in implicit bias training.
Hurley offers the following free CME on Demand courses that help fulfill requirements and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MICHIGAN MEDICAL DOCTORS Authority: Public Act 368 of 1978, as amended
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Ethical Principles – Choosing Wisely (This activity fulfills the CE requirements for medical ethics.)
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Managing the Chronic Opioid User (This activity fulfills the CE requirements for pain and symptom management.)
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Human Trafficking: the Role of the Healthcare Provider (This activity fulfills the LARA training standards for identifying victims of human trafficking requirements.)
REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL The continuing education requirements apply to every physician renewing a Michigan medical license who has been licensed in the 3-year period immediately preceding the application for renewal. The requirements apply whether or not the physician is actively engaged in the practice of medicine. No one, including medical school faculty and resident physicians, is exempt from this requirement. Each medical doctor is required to complete 150 hours of continuing education in courses or programs approved by the Board of Medicine, of which a minimum 75 hours of the required 150 hours must be earned in courses or programs designated as Category 1 programs. A minimum of 1 hour of continuing education must be earned in the area of medical ethics. A minimum of 3 hours of continuing education must be earned in the area of pain and symptom management.
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Please visit: education.hurleymc.com/cme/calendar
Coronavirus Educational Resources There is a Novel Coronavirus Education Resources webpage on the ACCME website at www.accme. org/coronavirus-resources that includes a list of accredited continuing education (CE) activities and additional resources that can help the clinician community respond to the novel coronavirus public health emergency. The majority of the CE activities are free.
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welcome new providers BEHAVIORAL HEALTH Emily Judd, LMSW Social Worker Hurley Mental Health Associates 1085 S. Linden Road, Suite 150 Flint, MI 48532 Phone: 810-262-2100 Fax: 810-230-3376 Office Manager: Phyllis Tunis
Diego Tovar Quiroga, MD Neurology, Intraoperative Monitoring
Elisabeth Maodus, NP Nurse Practitioner
Assure Neuromonitoring 4600 S. Ulster Street Suite 1225 Denver, CO 80237 Office Phone: 720-287-3093 Office Fax: 720-779-3446 Office Manager: Lisa Terrill-Johnson
Insight Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroscience 4800 S Saginaw Street, Suite 1800 Flint, Michigan 48507 Office Phone: 810-732-8336 Office Fax: 810-963-1674 Office Manager: Robin Cole
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Neda Mofrad, MD Neurology, Intraoperative Monitoring
Anthony Gemayel, DO Orthopedic Surgery
Assure Neuromonitoring 4600 S. Ulster Street Suite 1225 Denver, CO 80237 Office Phone: 720-287-3093 Office Fax: 720-779-3446 Office Manager: Lisa Terrill-Johnson
Insight Orthopedic Specialists – Bone & Joint Center 4800 S. Saginaw, Suite 1800 Flint, Michigan 48507 Office Phone: 810-484-3006 Office Fax: 810-213-8069 Office Manager: Robin Cole
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Surgical Documentation Tip o’ the Month ~or~ How to Survive the Government Documentation Rules Be careful using the term “Acute Coronary Syndrome” The Federal Government has enough regulations to handcuff any coder and significantly impair his or her ability to properly demonstrate how sick our patients really are. Here’s what you already know: According to the American College of Cardiology (https://www.acc.org), "Acute coronary syndrome is a medical term used to describe problems that occur when there isn’t enough blood flow to the heart.” “Acute Coronary Syndrome” is an umbrella term for the following conditions: Unstable angina Non-ST segment elevation MI ST elevation MI Here’s what you may not know: In the coding world, “Acute Coronary Syndrome” codes to acute ischemic heart disease, unspecified. Other terms under syndrome, coronary include insufficiency or intermediate (which codes to unstable angina) and slow flow (which codes to other forms of angina). So in cases where the patient actually has an infarct but we use the term “acute coronary syndrome” without being more specific, the coder can code acute ischemic heart disease unspecified, even if the patient did indeed have a STEMI or NSTEMI! Therefore: Always indicate whether or not a myocardial infarction occurred in your patient with “Acute Coronary Syndrome.” Furthermore, if it is a STEMI, do yourself and the coder a favor (i.e. avoid a query) by stating the area of the heart affected (e.g. “anterolateral MI” instead of merely “STEMI”). Let’s take two otherwise identical cases. Both patients presented with a non-ST segment elevated myocardial infarction complicated by atrial flutter. Evaluation and treatment were the same.
MS DRG
Description
311
Angina Pectoris
281
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive w/ CC
Average Medicare Compensation
Average Length of Stay
$4,219.44
1.9 days
$5,621.46
2.5 days
The only difference? The first physician wrote “Acute coronary syndrome with atrial flutter” in his notes and discharge summary. The second wrote “Acute coronary syndrome – Non-ST segment elevation MI with atrial flutter” in hers, and so she has more accurately shown the severity of the patient’s illness and earns a little more time to ensure that her patient is well monitored and treated before discharge. 30 • HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER
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