Let's forget about ICD-10 coding for a moment. Let's talk about how medical practices can make more money. There's an urologist in South Carolina who figured it out: "Two years ago Larry Rabon decided ...
Effective clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs make sure a patient’s clinical status is accurately represented in the medical record. To do this, Clinical Documentation Specialists (CDS’s ...
Viewpoint: $65M False Claims Act lawsuit shows need to improve coding & CDI compliance — 4 takeaways
In August, Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services paid $65 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by admitting patients who only required outpatient care and engaging ...
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a quarter of all U.S. hospitals now outsource some or all coding functions. Ninety-one percent of hospitals over 150 beds currently outsourcing their ...
Many health system leaders see their organizations as locked in an adversarial contest with payers over reimbursement. Claims are often denied based on clinical indicators or the fact that ...
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Summit Health, headquartered in Chambersburg, Pa., has deployed Clintegrity 360™ │ Computer-Assisted ...
Improved outcomes associated with fidaxomicin compared with vancomycin suggest benefits from its greater use in Medicare patients, although uptake remains low despite its recommended use. The recently ...
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