by Ciox Health | Jul 11, 2019 | Press Release, Release of Information
Comprehensive ROI Network, Robust Services and Technology Platform: Key Drivers in Continued Market Growth ALPHARETTA, Ga. – July 11, 2019 – Ciox announces today a wave of new agreements inked between the health data technology leader and several leading healthcare...
by Scot Nemchik | Jun 26, 2019 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding
For quite some time now CMS has reiterated their plan to perform a comprehensive assessment of current ICD-10-CM complication and comorbidity (CC) and major complication and comorbidity (MCC) designations. We’ll refer to this process as reclassification or reclass....
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CRCR | Jun 21, 2019 | Clinical Documentation Improvement, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
The healthcare landscape becomes more complex by the day. Value-based care. Regulatory requirements. Systems integration. Resource constraints. Payer payment tactics. All of these items, in addition to maintaining efficient daily operations, create challenges for the...
by Jeanie C. Hartley, CTR | May 16, 2019 | Life Sciences, Oncology Data Services
Cancer Registrar. Tumor Registrar. Oncology Data Consultant. The list goes on to include many titles that have been bestowed upon those of us who specialize in collecting and managing data that healthcare providers and health officials use to improve cancer treatment,...
by Ciox Health | May 7, 2019 | Press Release
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – May 7, 2019 – Ciox Health, the nation’s leader in clinical data exchange, announced today that Pete McCabe is joining the company as Chief Executive Officer. Pete is joining from the General Electric Corporation, where he has served as a senior...
by Jennifer Zahn, CTR | Apr 11, 2019 | Life Sciences, Oncology Data Services
April 8-12, 2019 marks the observance of the 23rd annual National Cancer Registrars Week (NCRW). This year’s theme, Cancer Registrars: Capturing the Picture of Cancer, illustrates the vital role cancer registrars play in collecting information that is crucial to...
by Patty T Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA | Mar 28, 2019 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Life Sciences
Happy Health Information Professionals Week! This year’s theme “Driven by Health Data” hits home for me as a Health Information Management (HIM) professional. Reliable, valid, complete, secure and accessible clinical data is the lifeblood of healthcare and being...
by Sabrina Yousfi MBA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP | Mar 21, 2019 | AHIMA, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Coding, Oncology Data Services, Release of Information
Many roles within health information management (HM) can now be done remotely thanks to improvements in technology and the ability for healthcare organizations to effectively manage privacy and security in a virtual environment. As an HIM professional, there are a lot...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CRCR | Mar 14, 2019 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
Now more than ever, the management of complex denials is paramount for organizations due to changes in payment methodologies, payer requirements, and patient consumerism. Navigating denials requires revenue cycle leaders to perform a “balancing act” that addresses...
by Theresa Vallerand, BGS, CTR | Mar 7, 2019 | Oncology Data Services
In a previous blog post, I shared some tips for getting started with the STORE manual (STandards for Oncology Registry Entry). This post will focus on the data collection changes that are part of STORE. As we know, some of the changes were expected; others have taken...
