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By Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer for ICD10 Monitor Strive to achieve coding compliance that really works. I’m often asked about how one would or should strive for coding compliance and make it happen. The first thing I do is to identify and acknowledge the risks or potential risks that occur.…
By Jeff Legasse for Healthcare Finance News These days, Americans can manage many facets of their lives through the internet. But a new poll suggests many older adults still aren’t using online systems to communicate with doctors and other healthcare providers, despite the widespread availability of such systems. As patients age and have more complex…
By Glenn Krauss, RHIA, BBA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, PCS, FCS, C-CDAM for ICD10 Monitor CDI, when properly performed, supports the ancient physician oath, “First, do no harm.” Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists(CDISs) play a vital role in the overall scheme of healthcare delivery through affecting measurable meaningful improvement in the quality, completeness, and accuracy…
By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review Fortune released its 64th annual list of the 500 most profitable American companies May 21, with 40 healthcare companies making the cut. Companies are ranked in order of their total revenues in the last fiscal year. Only companies incorporated and operating in the U.S. are eligible for inclusion…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare jobs are expected to grow significantly faster than the rest of the economy over the next decade, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. For the analysis, researchers with the Center for Health Workforce Studies — a part of the School of Public Health…
By Terry Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMCSC, CMCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA for ICD10 Monitor Physician documentation issues during an audit go beyond CDI. The issues are the chief complaint and HPI. Editor’s Note: This is the second piece in a four-part series that examines physician documentation issues as seen by an auditor. Click here…
By John Gregory for HealthExec The Commonwealth Fund’s 2018 scorecard on state health system performance saw the five highest-ranked states maintain their exact rankings from the last report, with Hawaii again claiming the No. 1 spot. The most striking finding was the surge in deaths from suicide, alcohol and overdoses from opioids and other drugs…
By Mike Miliard for Healthcare IT News More than three-quarters of the hospitals surveyed for a new HIMSS Analytics study said that denials are the biggest challenge they face with revenue cycle management. One reason for that could be their use of multiple IT systems that don’t mesh well together with various systems looking at…
By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review Time released its annual “100 Most Influential People of 2018” April 19, and four healthcare individuals made the cut. The annual list features influential individuals from various fields, including figures in the entertainment industry, activists, Olympic athletes and business executives. “The Time 100 is a list of the world’s…
By Kristi Pollard, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIRCC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer for ICD10 Monitor Ten strategies for avoiding burnout are provided by the author. On any given day, if you walked into my home office, you might think you were in a spa. The walls are painted a soothing aqua color (at least, I think it’s soothing),…