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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Accuracy helps avoid denials, ensure compliance
October 1, 2012
Inpatient-only procedures are those that CMS has determined providers must perform on an inpatient basis because they are invasive and require at least 24 hours of postoperative recovery time or monitoring.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Ask questions before reporting complications
September 1, 2012
Complications are … well, complicated. There's no other way to say it. Why are they so difficult to code?
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Coders skills are crucial for successful EHR rollout
August 1, 2012
Should coders or coding managers be involved in an EHR rollout? The answer to this question is overwhelmingly yes, experts say.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Recovery Auditors focus on three-day rule
July 1, 2012
Learn why June 25, 2010 is important within the context of three-day payment rule audits.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
MAC prepayment reviews hit hospitals hard
June 1, 2012
MACs have already begun prepayment reviews at hospitals nationwide, and Medicare Recovery Auditors aren't far behind.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Planning can maximize benefits of internal coding audits
April 1, 2012
If you're going to spend time and resources to conduct a coding audit, you certainly want to ensure effective and informative results.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Prospective process helps identify PACT underpayments
March 1, 2012
Learn why a 1% error rate in discharge status code assignment is not as insignificant as it might seem
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
CMS announces MS-DRGs set for prepayment review
February 1, 2012
RACs will soon have authority to review claims before they're paid to ensure that providers comply with Medicare regulations.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Is computer-assisted coding friend or foe?
January 1, 2012
Learn what you need to know about computer-assisted coding.
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies
Neonatal or not neonatal?
December 1, 2015
The terms "newborn" and "neonatal" have different definitions depending on the department using them.
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