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Apple, Chair, Ocean, Book, Clock

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025
10-10:30 a.m. EST; 7-7:30 a.m. PST
Program 673

SPECIAL GUEST
Gloryanne Bryant
RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS
Past President, California Health Information Association

SPECIAL GUEST COHOST
Penny Jefferson
MSN, RN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CCS, CDIP, CRC, CHDA, CRCR,
CPHQ, ACPA-C

ALSO FEATURING

Jodi Ann Worthington, CCS-P, CEMC | Timothy Powell,
CPA

Are you wondering what connects the nouns in the headline together?

It’s a Medicare cognitive screening devise. Look at these words and commit them to memory. Try to repeat back this list of words twice a day, from memory: Apple, Chair, Ocean, Book, and Clock.  

During the next live edition of the popular Talk Ten Tuesday live Internet broadcast, Gloryanne Bryant will report on what some medical experts say about an inability to recall these five words.

Could it be signs of cognitive changes or impairment within the brain? Or could it mean that the individual has memory and recall issues.

Register now to learn more.

The broadcast will also feature these instantly recognizable panelists, who will report more news during their segments:

  • News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk

  • The Coding Report: Jodi Worthington, with First Class Solutions, will substitute for Christine Geiger to report on the latest coding news

  • POV: Penny Jefferson, Manager of Coding & Clinical Documentation Integrity Services for the University of Davis Medical Center, and guest cohost of Talk Ten Tuesday, will share her point of view (POV) during the broadcast.

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