Specialties: Colon & Rectal Surgery and Surgical Oncology

Medical School: Temple University of Philadelphia

Residency: Greenville Health System

Fellowship: Georgia Colon and Rectal Surgical Associates

Board Certifications: Colon & Rectal Surgery

Bridgette is a HIM Professional with significant experience in acute care hospital coding and auditing. An ethical and talented coding professional with a strong emphasis in management, compliance, inpatient coding and reimbursement, teaching, medical record documentation standards, and electronic health record. She has a passion for continuing education in our ever-changing healthcare environment. In the past 15 years, she has worked as an independent consultant and with several consulting firms. She has extensive experience in all types of IP auditing with well-rounded MS-DRG and APR-DRG methodology knowledge. Bridgette is knowledgeable about SOI, ROM, HAC, PSI and how all affects hospital reimbursements. She has performed extensive verbal and written coder feedback. Bridgette has performed RAC reviews in the past, giving the documentation write-up necessary for claim denial letters. She has experience on many different EMRs and encoders over the years.

Vice President-Compliance Services for Prisma Health

Dr. Jorgensen received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, and clinical fellowships in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Jorgensen is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. His special interests include coronary angioplasty, peripheral vascular intervention, radial artery access for cardiac catheterization and intervention, Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Closure, complex structural heart interventions, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology.

Bridgette is a HIM Professional with significant experience in acute care hospital coding and auditing. An ethical and talented coding professional with a strong emphasis in management, compliance, inpatient coding and reimbursement, teaching, medical record documentation standards, and electronic health record. She has a passion for continuing education in our ever-changing healthcare environment. In the past 15 years, she has worked as an independent consultant and with several consulting firms. She has extensive experience in all types of IP auditing with well-rounded MS-DRG and APR-DRG methodology knowledge. Bridgette is knowledgeable about SOI, ROM, HAC, PSI and how all affects hospital reimbursements. She has performed extensive verbal and written coder feedback. Bridgette has performed RAC reviews in the past, giving the documentation write-up necessary for claim denial letters. She has experience on many different EMRs and encoders over the years.