A Look Ahead

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...

Healthcare organizations have been forced to stall many process improvement projects over the years due to lack of budget and resources. Enter the coronavirus. The realization quickly set in for HIM and revenue cycle departments that process improvements were the only...

With a positive change in mindset, HIM and coding teams have an opportunity to not only recover, but prosper and be better than ever! While HIM professionals are dealing with current challenges including reduced patient volume, layoffs and furloughs and working from...

As the U.S. begins its recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, evidence strongly suggests that there will never be a return to “normal” for healthcare providers and HIM professionals, but rather a return to a “new normal” that we all should prepare to embrace. The crisis...

With the White House plan for Opening America Up Again, released April 17, 2020, states across the country are aiming to return to pre-pandemic healthcare, including elective surgeries and routine medical visits. On April 19, 2020 the Centers for Medicare &...

ICD-11 Is Coming, or Is It?ICD-11 is the newest version of the International Classification of Diseases. It was presented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and approved at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2019 for adoption by member states. However, the...

KIWI-TEK has attested that they have put into operation a complete set of HIPAA-based privacy and security policies, forms, and a privacy and security risk analysis. As part of our ongoing effort to be the best coding service in the industry, KIWI-TEK is continually...

Revenue cycle executive involvement is an essential ingredient to recognize the full value of any outsourced coding partnership. For the 70 percent [i]of hospitals, health systems and physician groups that plan to extend outsourced medical...

In this month’s Journal of AHIMA, KIWI-TEK’s article “Denial Prevention: Understanding Common Culprits and How to Avoid Them” explores reasons for coding denials and offers practices to promote optimal reimbursement. As our company’s vice president of coding...

In recent years, we’ve seen a growing demand for interventional radiology (IVR) coding—one of the most difficult and complex areas of coding. Healthcare organizations increasingly need professional coders who have the level of IVR expertise, training and experience...

Since 2016, the challenges for managing business associates have become more complicated. In Phase 2 of the HIPAA Audit Program, the OCR will review the policies and procedures adopted and employed by covered entities and their business associates in order to meet...

Myriam Johnson, RHIA, Coding Manager, KIWI-TEK | January, 2019 Medical record coding professionals face added duties, technology transitions and new colleague conversations in the year ahead. Professional fee physician coding piles up as hospitals continue their march...