Mary Garcia, Director,
325-670-6516
Dusty Muller, Supervisor,
325-670-2496
Martha Davis, Supervisor,
325-670-2247
Eunise Diaz, Data Specialist,
325-670-6316
Medical Records Incomplete Chart Room,
325-670-2901
Please e-mail the Medical Records director with a courtesy copy to the data specialist at least a week prior to being out of town for more than a few days so records will not be counted incomplete in your absence. This does not exempt you from completing all available records prior to your departure.
North Campus
At the voice prompt:
If a STAT report is needed, please contact an HIM Contact listed above.
Work Type Numbers
1. History and Physical
2. Consultation
3. Operative Report
4. Endoscopy
5. Heart Catheterization
6. Discharge Summary
7. Bronchoscopy
8. Procedure Note
9. EEG
10. Heart Failure H&P
11. Progress Note
12. ER/Trauma Center Note
13. Cardiac Rehab H&P
15. NI Stress Test
16. NI Test Results
South Campus
To Telephone Dictate:
Work Type Numbers
1. History and Physical
2. Consultation
3. Operative Note
4. Endoscopy
5. Heart Catheterization Note
6. Discharge Summary/Short Stay
7. Bronchoscopy
8. Procedure Note
9. EEG
10. Heart Failure Clinic
11. Progress Note
12. ER/Trauma Center Note
13. Clinic
15. Stress Test
16. NI Cardiovascular Test Results
View Medical Staff Policy MS2, Medical Records
The goal of Hendrick Medical Center’s Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) Program is to clarify ambiguous, conflicting or incomplete documentation. Our CDI Program helps ensure that physician documentation accurately paints the clinical picture of the patient, thus reflecting the integrity of the clinical, quality and safety outcomes.
The clinical documentation coordinator works to facilitate the overall quality and completeness of clinical documentation to accurately represent the severity, acuity and risk of mortality profile of the patient. Focused communication with the treating clinical professionals (i.e. queries) will be utilized to obtain improvements in documentation.
Our CDI coordinators are experienced registered nurses with strong clinical backgrounds, who are proficient in ICD-10 terminology. They review clinical documents and provide feedback to physicians and mid-levels to fill the gaps in documentation. Questions might include clarification in coding, quality measures and overall care management of a patient. Additionally, CDI coordinators act as a bridge between the providers and certified coders to close any documentation gaps.
A query is a routine communication and education tool drafted by a CDI coordinator or a certified coder after review of the medical record. Concurrent queries are initiated “real time” during the course of the patient encounter or hospitalization at the time the documentation is naturally done.
The query provides:
Provider benefits:
Hospital benefits:
From the Physician Advisor
The discharge summary will be the judge of what physicians will be paid. It’s not about volume, it’s about levels of service.
Mariela Agosto-Rivera, MD
Clinical Documentation
Physician Advisor
325-670-6568
magosto@hendrickhealth.org
Mary Garcia, RHIA
Director, Health Information Management
325-670-6516
mbgarcia@hendrickhealth.org
Tess Tolentino, RN, BSN, PCCN, CCDS
Clinical Documentation
Program Manager
325-670-6511
ttolentino@hendrickhealth.org
Lorna Taylor, RN, BSN, CAPA, BBA
Clinical Documentation Coordinator
325-670-6504
ltaylor@hendrickhealth.org
Whitney Chandler
Clinical Documentation Coordinator
325-670-6572
wchandler@hendrickhealth.org
Rebecca Horn, RN, BSN
Clinical Documentation Coordinator
325-670-6571
rjhorn@hendrickhealth.org
Krystal Irwin, RN, BSN
Clinical Documentation Coordinator
325-670-6502
kirwin@hendrickhealth.org
Wendy Valdez, RN, BSN
Clinical Documentation Coordinator
325-670-6507
wvaldez@hendrickhealth.org
Robin Allen, RN, BSN
Clinical Documentation Coordinator
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood
325-649-3409
rallen@hendrickhealth.org