CAROLINE GERLACH

· Improve clinical outcomes by managing, analyzing, and optimizing coding practices, documentation, and trans

· Review and monitor clinical documentation for accuracy and completeness in coding and transcription.

· Collaborate with healthcare providers to improve documentation standards aligned with best practices and regulation

· Complete IRF-PAI data and transmit to CMS within mandated timeframes for admissions and discharges.

· Analyze clinical data to identify trends, track outcomes, and assess documentation improvement areas.

· Implement training programs for clinical staff on documentation, coding, and transcription standards.

· Coordinate with quality improvement teams to support accurate data collection and analysis of trends.

· Prepare detailed reports on clinical outcomes and documentation effectiveness for audits and reporting.

• Maintain the integrity of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Patient Assessment Instrument per CMS standards.
• Timely and accurate data extraction of admissions and discharges for evaluation related to reimbursement and program quality.
• Analyze and interpret data as related to clinical rankings, quality metrics, and patient/hospital success.
• Educate all clinical staff members on assessment of quality indicators for the purpose of interrater reliability.
• Aid in quality assurance operations, including patient satisfaction and safety.
• Full time, in-office

• Provide exceptional therapeutic care to medically complex patients from birth to twenty-one years.
• Lead interprofessional collaboration.
• Support implementation of contemporary electronic medical record system.
• Full time to as needed (~8 hours/week), in-office

• Administer assessment and provide treatment for patients in outpatient and acute settings from birth to end of life.
• Educate care team members regarding best care and evidence-based practices.
• Interpret data regarding patient functional status and improvement.
• Record system.
• Full time to as needed (~16 hours/month), in-office

• Assess and treat pediatric speech, language, and feeding disorders under mentorship.
• Obtainment of full state and national clinical license.
• Full time, in-office

• Onboard, train, and manage scheduling of a 30-person team.
• Aid in sales data analysis for improved business outcomes.
• Exceed customer expectations with outstanding service recovery.
• Implement social media presence for community marketing.