If communication fails between physicians and ambulatory surgery center coders, your ASC could end up coding claims inappropriately and receiving too little or too much money for a procedure. If your ...

The purpose of establishing a formal physician query process is a step in the right direction for obtaining accuracy and integrity in reporting coded data. A necessary component in any compliance plan ...

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Q: How should we appropriately query the physician to support diagnosis coding for PDPM reimbursement? A:With only a few exceptions, ICD-10-CM code assignment must be based on documentation by the ...

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, a nonprofit community hospital with campuses in Newburgh and Cornwall, New York, has deployed a solution from Artifact Health, a startup out of Boulder, Colorado. The ...

Regulatory demands, quality reporting requirements and value-based bundled payments have prompted provider documentation initiatives to improve accuracy, yet these programs often exacerbate the ...

Clinical documentation and coding remain key focuses for healthcare organizations, as they affect reimbursement for services, and in turn the bottom line. Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National ...

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