Coding and Documentation

Balancing automation and accuracy in the quest to reduce provider documentation burden

Report found that payers continue to deny claims at an alarming rate

Automation can play a large role in your coding strategy.

Expect patient care to suffer when physicians face a 2.8% decrease in reimbursement in 2025, even as regulators acknowledge practice costs are going up.

Industry analyst outlines care management programs for physicians.

Doctors, if you work with a rural hospital, here is a gameplan to embrace change or risk becoming unsustainable.

A clear explanation of benefits can help both the patient and the provider.

Industry analyst outlines care management programs for physicians.

American College of Physicians publishes position paper on best practices for integrating artificial intelligence into health care.

A more proactive and holistic approach to revenue cycle management is critical to improving operational efficiency by reducing administrative burden, ensuring providers are appropriately reimbursed for the care they deliver and preventing billing errors or potential financial burdens for patients on the back end.

A hands-on approach may be better for physicians to manage claims.

How the CMS definition of cardiovascular surveillance is leading to significant recoupments from cardiology practices

AI isn't something to be feared but rather the key to giving health care organizations a competitive edge

While I don’t believe that AI is ready to replace physicians when it comes to the practice of medicine (now or possibly ever), I have been shocked at how far it has progressed in acting as a medical scribe.

There are several technologies on the market today that are designed to prevent problematic claims from ever being submitted in the first place.

Its use leads to better care, lower costs and greater provider satisfaction

Top-down solutions are needed to expand the workforce and reduce burnout, not just free up a few minutes here and there.

Coding skills do not inherently equate to clinical competence, and vice versa, but both are necessary.

We're in the era of online healthcare, but who's paying for it? And how much?

Updated code set is first to include descriptions of procedures and services in Spanish

There are 395 new diagnosis codes, 25 deletions and 13 revisions that go into effect October 1, 2023.

Are you leaving money on the table because you aren't coding correctly?

The key ingredient to optimal performance in tobacco cessation is to provide every tobacco user an evidence-based intervention at every visit.

One lasting legacy of COVID-19 is acceleration of patients’ acceptance of remote care management technology.

Greater use of electronic metrics could help reduce spending on quality measurement

Empowering your medical practice for success

What if both caring and coding could work together synergistically?

But time reduction is “not clinically meaningful,” study finds

Your practice may be missing out on significant opportunities to improve net income by underperforming in tobacco cessation.

Odds are, you are making these mistakes and missing out on revenue