A Look Ahead

Out of tens of thousands of ICD-10 codes, there are 87 groups of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs). HCC coding is a risk-adjustment model originally designed to estimate future health care costs for patients.

Strong in-person leadership skills don’t necessarily translate into being a good virtual leader. Keeping coders loyal in a remote environment is much different than face-to-face.

At KIWI-TEK, a proven QA process is a requirement for success, for our coders and for our clients.

Here’s why investing in a coding partnership is less expensive than in-house staff. Explore KIWI-TEK’s medical coding outsourcing services and remote medical coding jobs.

More than 2,500 hospitals and health systems in the U.S. have implemented mandatory vaccination policies for employees since September 27, according to the American Hospital Association.

The transition from a fixed cost to a variable cost coding model is a non-intrusive and non-disruptive process that requires less than one day to complete.

Revenue cycle leaders can remove the inefficiencies inherent in a fixed cost coding model by converting to a purely variable cost with an adaptive staffing model.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical record coding is among the 20 fastest-growing occupations and is expected to grow 8% from 2019 to 2029, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.

Selecting a coding partner that can supply the coding support you need is a critical decision.

Sarah Humbert, RHIA, Vice President of Coding Operations, engaged KIWI-TEK’s operations and customer service team to explore some of our clients’ questions about quality coding and performance standards.

KIWI-TEK has always done our best to provide comprehensive and timely guidance, updates and services that you need. And we will continue our commitment to you in 2021 and beyond.

In a matter of weeks, HIM management reorganized and cross-trained their staff to provide the necessary resources for coding telemedicine visits, training on the new codes, assisting in a CDI role for the new documentation challenges, and auditing to monitor adherence to the new coding guidance.

In a matter of weeks, HIM management reorganized and cross-trained their staff to provide the necessary resources for coding telemedicine visits, training on the new codes, assisting in a CDI role for the new documentation challenges, and auditing to monitor adherence to the new coding guidance.

COVID-19-related care will account for 900 million virtual visits in 2020, while general care and the flu will contribute 200 million virtual visits.

According to a survey conducted by Slack, newly remote knowledge workers1 are struggling to adapt to home-based offices and virtual collaboration realities during COVID-19’s mass office exodus. Slower paced communication across teams often evolves into bigger...