If so, can you prove it? Documentation is the key to payment for services rendered. We have heard it time and time again. As coders we have to be cautious and precise with our coding decisions in order to stay compliant and assign codes to the highest level of specificity gleaned from the documentation. This … [Read More]
Archives for June 2013
Half Way Through 2013
As we approach the midpoint of 2013 and attempt to carve out time for all that is required of us, both personally and professionally, here are a few thoughts: In sixteen months the most significant change in revenue management will occur with the conversion to ICD-10. Although we expect that most coding teams have a … [Read More]
Third Quarter CDM Updates – Effective July 1, 2013
It’s that time again… Updates to the Charge Description Master (CDM) for the third quarter are already here. How time flies! To summarize, there have been new APCs assigned, deletions, revisions to descriptions and status indicator changes. It is crucial that your CDM is updated to reflect the new information and codes available to ensure … [Read More]
Maximizing Hospital Reimbursement through ERISA Appeals
Healthcare has a language all its own. It is an alphabet soup of acronyms and alpha-numeric nomenclature. Enter E-R-I-S-A. Introduced into law in 1974, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was originally put in place as a protection in private industry for employees with employer-sponsored pension plans. The law addressed minimum standards related to … [Read More]
Memorial Health System Selects CentraMed to Provide Business Intelligence Solutions for Improved Net Revenue
CentraMed is contracted by Memorial Health System to provide its full portfolio of Cost2CashTM technology solutions CARLSBAD, CA – June 7, 2013 – CentraMed, Inc., a provider of industry-leading cloud-based healthcare analytics solutions and services, has been awarded a long-term contract for revenue integrity solutions from Memorial Health System, the leading provider in the Mid-Ohio … [Read More]
