Kristin Iovino
Outpatient Category Winner
Meet the 2019 Winner – Kristin Iovino
What motivated you to sign up for the contest?
The prize money
What are you going to do with your winnings?
I am going to donate a bundle of it to a hospice place that is throwing a 100th birthday for one of their patients. It’s going to be a carnival themed party for her & other patients to enjoy solely from donations.
What was your biggest challenge in completing all the cases?
Before actually starting the contest, I thought it would be the time, however, once in the application, I was able to complete all 30 cases in about 6 hours
How did you work around/through that challenge?
I completed all the cases in one sitting
What advice would you give to contestants participating in this year’s contest?
Don’t be intimated by 30 cases sounding like a lot. Once you get in the application it is easy to use.
What is your favorite thing about the Central Learning application?
Its ease of use and how it mimicked what I use at work. Also, the Guidelines were great. Very clear and concise.
How did you find the complexity of the cases?
It was a good mix. Glad there were no Hysterectomy cases.
Did you feel that there were too many, too little or just the right amount of cases to code?
Sounded like too many in the beginning but once in the application and I started coding it was just the right amount of cases. The ED cases went especially fast.
Would you agree that coding a case within Central Learning is similar to coding a real live case in the EMR?
It mimicked very closely what I use at work (3M). The H&P for example I clicked on and could view all the required data needed to code the case.
Kristin Iovino
Outpatient Category Winner
Meet the 2019 Winner – Kristin Iovino
What motivated you to sign up for the contest?
The prize money
What are you going to do with your winnings?
Spend a small amount on a treat for myself and the remaining to donate to Hurricane Dorian dog rescue efforts
What was your biggest challenge in completing all the cases?
Before actually starting the contest, I thought it would be the time, however, once in the application, I was able to complete all 30 cases in about 6 hours
How did you work around/through that challenge?
I completed all the cases in one sitting
What advice would you give to contestants participating in this year’s contest?
Don’t be intimated by 30 cases sounding like a lot. Once you get in the application it is easy to use.
What is your favorite thing about the Central Learning application?
Its ease of use and how it mimicked what I use at work. Also, the Guidelines were great. Very clear and concise.
How did you find the complexity of the cases?
It was a good mix. Glad there were no Hysterectomy cases.
Did you feel that there were too many, too little or just the right amount of cases to code?
Sounded like too many in the beginning but once in the application and I started coding it was just the right amount of cases. The ED cases went especially fast.
Would you agree that coding a case within Central Learning is similar to coding a real live case in the EMR?
It mimicked very closely what I use at work (3M). The H&P for example I clicked on and could view all the required data needed to code the case.
