by Tanja Twist, MBA/HCM
You can’t manage what you don’t understand. So, the first step in any effective denials management program...Read More »
Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks leading up to the conference, we’ll take some time to introduce members to a...Read More »
If at all possible, CDI programs should review all hospitalizations in a facility for documentation improvement opportunities. And all charts...Read More »
Editor’s Note: Timothy Brundage, MD, CCDS, medical director of Brundage Medical Group, LLC, in Redington Beach,...Read More »
by Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS
Some clinicians may interpret a query as an affront to their clinical judgment. This is not...Read More »
Auditors target multiple conditions which for clinical validation denials (CVD). Personally, I...Read More »
Clinical validation denials (CVD) result from a review by a clinician, such as a registered...Read More »
By Laura Legg, RHIT, CCS, CDIP
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by Sam Antonios, MD, FACP, FHM, CPE, CCDS
Over the last 18–24 months, health- care organizations have seen a surge in MS-DRG...Read More »
by Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS
The coding function would not exist if there were no physician documentation...Read More »