Resiliency is the ability to spring back or rebound. In sports, it's one of the mental attributes a player must have. Coders are resilient: bouncing back from one change after another, deciding to code smarter and faster, and having the patience to do whatever is expected?even amid closing grace periods and guideline controversies.
In our computer-savvy tech world, the medical field has been notoriously slow to respond to newer technologies and applications of computer-assisted enhancements. However, in the HIM market, computer-assisted coding (CAC) has been touted to boost coding accuracy and productivity, in addition to being an important tool for the remote inpatient coder.
If your hospital resides in one of the 67 metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) required to participate in the Comprehensive Joint Replacement Model (CJR), you will also be required to participate in a new orthopedic payment model called SHFFT (surgical hip and femur fracture treatment) if an August 2 proposed rule is finalized.
