As the cost of healthcare continues to skyrocket, payers are looking for ways to save and want to make sure that claims reflect correct information and that the care provided was clinically justified.
Due to the frequency of diagnoses and treatments for breast cancer, it’s more important than ever for inpatient coders to make sure they are reporting these diagnoses and procedures with the utmost accuracy.
HIM directors’ and managers’ salaries made gains in some areas, but others may be falling behind, according to respondents of HCPro’s 2019 HIM director and manager salary survey.
Getting clean, compliant claims out the door is one of the foundations of a sound inpatient hospital. A robust process for handling claim edits and managing denials will go a long way toward supporting that goal.