Alvean Caple, RN, BSN, CCDS

Competent in APR-DRG validation, severity of illness and risk of mortality to reflect quality indicators, resource consumption and outcome measures to ensure accurate and complete documentation for final coding and billing.

Knowledge in written physician/providers query both concurrent and retrospective in compliance with AHIMA.

Collaborates with other departments of HIM regarding reconciliations to ensure that the medical record accurately reflects the diagnosis/procedures, care, and severity of illness of the patient.

Maintains strong concurrent medical record analysis capabilities (EMR).

Reviews the medical records and risk adjust as it relates to comorbid conditions (CC) and major comorbid conditions (MCC).

Present of admission (POA), pertinent diagnosis that impact quality,

safety, and mortality measures.

Charge Nurse

Managed patient careof complex surgical patients in an Adult Intensive Care Unit.

Competencies in ares of: Continuous Cardiac/SVO2 monitoring, Temporary Transvenous Pacing, CWHD - Dialysis, Temporary External Pacing, Hemodynamics, ICP monitoring, Arterial Pressure/CVT monitoring, Arterial blood sampling, Conscious Sedation, Ventilation therapy and management, Vasoactive/Inotropic drug administration, Epineural, Perineural and Epidural analgesia, and Post-Operative Reversal Agent drug administration and monitoring.

Managed patient care of complex Medical/Surgical/Trauma patients in an Medical/Surgical IMC.

Competencies in areas of: Arterial Pressure/CVP monitoring, Arterial blood sampling, Conscious Sedation, Ventilation, therapy and management. Vasoactive/Inotropic drug administration, Epineural, Perineural and Epidural analgesia, and Post-Operative Reversal Agent drug administration and monitoring.