Part 3: Building a Neurodiverse Coding Workforce: Results and Impact

About this episode

Tami McMasters Gomez discusses the impact of a neurodiversity coding initiative on the health information workforce.

After two powerful segments introducing her neurodiversity coding initiative, Tami McMasters Gomez, Executive Director for the Mid-Revenue Cycle, Enterprise-Wide Coding and CDI Operations for the University of California Davis Medical Center, returns to report on how this program is unlocking untapped strengths, improving accuracy, and building a more resilient health information (HIM) workforce. Plus, you and your team will learn first-hand the impact that neurodiverse professionals are alre...

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Guest: Tami McMasters Gomez

Topics covered

• neurodiversity
• coding workforce
• health information management
• accuracy improvement
• resilience

Keywords

• neurodiversity
• coding
• health information
• workforce
• accuracy
• initiative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of California Davis Medical Center

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