Healthcare providers in the A/B MAC jurisdiction 1 have a problem—a paid claims error rate that’s nearly twice the national average for Part B claims, according to a recent letter from...Read More »
RACs can easily data-mine for noncompliance related to coding for ventilator support, says Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, C-CDI, CCDS, independent revenue cycle consultant in Madison, WI. For example, patients whose length of stay is fewer than two days can’t...Read More »
The latest group of recipients of the CCDS credential met the requirements for the CCDS certification program and passed the exam in the period between April 2, 2011, and June 30, 2011. View the complete list here. ACDIS will continue to...Read More »
In 2002 the National Quality Forum (NQF) created its report Serious Reportable Events in Healthcare. The report identified 27 adverse events that should never occur in hospitals. In 2006, the NQF added one item to the list.
Now, the agency has ratified an updated list of 29...Read More »
J.A. Thomas and Associates (JATA) says nearly a quarter of healthcare facilities are not “currently taking steps toward ICD-10 transition” according to survey results released earlier this month. The survey garnered...Read More »
