NEXT EPISODE
Improving Patient Care for Non-Medical Needs
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025
10-10:30 a.m. EST; 7-7:30 a.m. PST
Program 670
SPECIAL GUEST
Lauren Montwill
Vice President, Community Health and Social Impact, UnitedHealth Group
ALSO FEATURING
Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA | Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM | Christine Geiger, MA, RHIA, CCS | Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP | Timothy Powell, CPA
Since 80 percent of a person’s health is influenced by factors outside of medical care, it is critical that a healthcare system has an understanding and appreciation for the circumstances of patients’ daily lives that impact their health outcomes, referred to as the social determinants of health (SDoH).
During the next live edition of Talk Ten Tuesday, Lauren Montwill, Vice President of Community Health and Social Impact for the UnitedHealth Group, will report on how her organization is collaborating on the delivery system to collect reliable SDoH data, as well as the effort to build health analytics infrastructure to benchmark, monitor, and track progress toward improving health outcomes and quality measures.
The broadcast will also feature these instantly recognizable panelists, who will report more news during their segments:
- Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH.
- CDI Report: Cheryl Ericson, Senior Director of Clinical Policy and Education for the vaunted Brundage Group, will have the latest clinical documentation integrity (CDI) updates.
- The Coding Report: Christine Geiger, Assistant Vice President of Acute and Post-Acute Coding Services for First Class Solutions, will report on the latest coding news.
- News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk.
- MyTalk: Angela Comfort, veteran healthcare subject-matter expert, will co-host the broadcast. Comfort is the Assistant Vice President of Revenue Integrity for Montefiore Health.
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