In fact before concurrent coding, reviews took over three months to complete, thereby delaying rebills and consequently reimbursements. Another important finding is that the recodes requiring ...

With the ICD-10 transition now behind them, leaders at Mission Health System in Asheville, NC, have their sights set on the future of clinical documentation. Western North Carolina's only ...

It’s a classic Catch-22. Hospital coding specialists must rely only on doctor’s notes to determine if a medical condition was present at the time a Medicare patient is admitted to the hospital. But it ...

Perhaps no process has as great an impact on a hospital’s revenue cycle as procedure documentation and coding. When done accurately and efficiently, it can accelerate the billing cycle, reduce ...

Perhaps no process has as great an impact on a hospital’s revenue cycle as procedure documentation and coding. When done accurately and efficiently, it can accelerate the billing cycle, reduce ...