Healthcare coding has fundamentally transformed from volume-driven revenue capture to compliance-first, defensible documentation standards.
An existent compliance plan not only detects incorrect coding practices, it may also be considered by some federal agencies when determining whether reasonable efforts were taken to avoid and detect ...
An association of health information managers, clinical coders, and clinical documentation specialists in Australia has released a guideline for adopting clinical coding AI solutions. The guideline ...
Clinically appropriate documentation and coding is the objective. 5 Best Practices for Improving Your Revenue Cycle Providers who want to improve their revenue cycle should follow the following five ...
The Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) and HCPro today announced the launch of two new pediatric-focused training resources: PROPELPediatrics, a comprehensive ongoing ...
Many hospitals are receiving recovery audit contractor (RAC) denials based on physicians' documentation of major complications and/or co-morbidities (MCCs) and complications and/or co-morbidities (CCs ...
Everything hospital executives need to know about the importance of clinical documentation improvement is summed up in one single fact: CDI fuels correct reimbursement and accurate quality reporting.