Tag: Healthcare Quality Measures

Value-Based Care Fundamentals

Top 10 Essential Value-Based Care Fundamentals for Medical Practices

Key Takeaways: V28’s code eliminations and coefficient reductions have significantly lowered RAF (Risk Adjustment Factor) scores, making insufficient documentation a costly oversight and compelling practices to meticulously “code to the truth” every year to stave off artificially suppressed benchmarks. ADT (Admission-Discharge-Transfer) feeds are transformative, enabling near-instant transition workflows. This supports timely post-discharge outreach within two […]
Z-Codes in Documenting SDOH

The Pervasive Underutilization of Z-Codes: A Crisis in Healthcare

In the complex world of modern healthcare, a patient’s journey is shaped by more than just their medical diagnosis. Factors like housing stability, access to nutritious food, reliable transportation, and social support networks—collectively known as Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)—are increasingly recognized as powerful drivers of health outcomes. While healthcare systems have the tools to […]