Tag: Coding Accuracy

Improving Revenue Cycle Management: Insights from Medical Billing Experts

Improving Revenue Cycle Management: Insights from Medical Billing Experts

The revenue cycle management process (RCM) must be optimized for financial stability and growth in today’s competitive healthcare landscape. As a result of a smooth RCM process, revenue leakage is minimized and profitability is maximized. With this newsletter, leading medical billing experts share their insights on how to streamline and optimize Revenue Cycle Management. The […]
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Demystifying the Most Common ICD-10 Coding Challenges

Demystifying the Most Common ICD-10 Coding Challenges

Medical coding is the backbone of administrative and clinical processes in healthcare. This landscape is characterized by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10), which provides a standardized system to classify diseases, injuries, and medical procedures. While ICD-10 offers robust benefits in terms of specificity and data granularity, healthcare professional’s worldwide face significant challenges […]
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Boost Your Bottom Line: 5 RCM Hacks You Can Implement Today

Boost Your Bottom Line: 5 RCM Hacks You Can Implement Today

Some effective RCM Hacks you can implement to streamline your processes, boost collections, and free up your staff for higher-value tasks. Increasing revenue and minimizing administrative burdens are critical in today’s competitive healthcare landscape. The engine that drives your financial health is a well-oiled revenue cycle management (RCM) system. However, many practices struggle with inefficiencies, […]
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How Adapting Risk Adjustment Coding Can Change Healthcare Landscape?

How Adapting Risk Adjustment Coding Can Change Healthcare Landscape?

Risk adjustment coding plays a vital role in the healthcare sector by capturing and documenting the severity of patient conditions. Its primary purpose is to guarantee precise reimbursement and risk adjustment scores. Given the ever-changing healthcare landscape, it is imperative for healthcare providers and coding professionals to remain adaptable and well-informed about the evolving requirements. […]
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How Automated Medical Coding Benefits Healthcare Sectors?

How Automated Medical Coding Benefits Healthcare Sectors?

The relationship between medical coding and patient care may not initially appear connected, and they may even seem like complete opposites. While medical coding focuses on billing and revenue, patient care revolves around providing care to individuals. An from leading E-magazine’s recent article  emphasized this distinction, asserting that prioritizing care is essential over coding. However, […]
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2021 ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines Get a Refresh

2021 ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines Get a Refresh

Several changes have been recently made to the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The guidelines changes affect code assignment for conditions and symptoms related to COVID-19. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the updates in December 2020. Familiarize yourself with the following new and revised guidance to […]
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