Coding

Proactive, established processes to prevent denials and better manage appeals minimizes citation risks while promoting optimal, timely payment and compliance.

Documentation of chronic conditions is increasingly important as hospitals move toward value-based payment models. 

Documentation of chronic conditions is increasingly important as hospitals move toward value-based payment models. 

Documentation of chronic conditions is increasingly important as hospitals move toward value-based payment models.

When coders capture intent, type of use, and associated manifestations for opioid abuse cases, they assist researchers in developing statistics that drive public health decisions.

United Health Services, a not-for-profit health system serving New York, realized substantial benefits by implementing a clinical documentation improvement program.

Health systems are recognizing that homelessness is a root cause of high healthcare utilization, but most systems do not screen and code for homelessness. Revenue cycle, patient access, and coding staff can play a role to improve homeless patient outcomes and reduce avoidable utilization by screening for and documenting homelessness.

Hospitals should analyze coding patterns in their use of E&M APC codes and compare them with national coding trends to understand the extent that their coding practices conform with industry norms. 

What is the difference between coding for transitional care management and chronic care management?

Nena Scott provides a look at the progress of ICD-10 18 months out.