by KIWI-TEK | Jul 6, 2022 | Blog
As the HIM and healthcare revenue cycle priorities evolve along with the entire healthcare industry, some unique challenges have emerged with professional fee coding. Until recently, most hospitals and health systems either did not have financial responsibility for...
by Guest Author: Leticia White, RHIA, CPC,COC,CPC-P | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog
Research from The Change Healthcare has found that nearly 50% of denials are caused by front-end revenue cycle issues. An outpatient CDI program can help your organization adapt to the shift in the healthcare industry and provide accurate, efficient and timely...
by Guest Author: Leticia White, RHIA, CPC,COC,CPC-P | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog
Inpatient CDI programs have been in place for many years, but there’s still a lot to be learned in the outpatient CDI space. Hospitals’ share of revenue from outpatient services continues to increase. Yet, due to inaccurate, vague or delayed documentation in...
by KIWI-TEK | Apr 4, 2022 | Blog
What started as a career in psychiatric nursing has since catapulted me into the world of HCCs. Having worked on both sides, I can honestly say I love my hybrid career of nurse and coder. I’ve gained some perspective after 12 years of HCC experience and one year with...
by Charlene M. Laxson, CCS and Myriam Johnson, RHIA | Feb 13, 2022 | Blog
Sarah Humbert, Vice President of Coding Operations, has covered our company’s ability to recruit, train and retain the best medical coding talent, which includes an intensive screening process and a heavy focus on education and training for medical coders. We take...
by Sarah Humbert | Jan 30, 2022 | Blog
Quality assurance (QA) is a common term in medical coding. According to AAPC, QA is the process of looking at how well a medical service is provided. The process may include formally reviewing healthcare given to a person or group of persons, locating the problem,...
