by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA, VP of Provider Solutions, Brad Allen MBA, RHIA, Senior HIM consultant | Jan 7, 2021 | Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding, Denials Management, Providers
A clean slate. A fresh start. A new beginning. Whatever phrase you use, it’s that time of the year when everyone makes resolutions to eat better, be better, and live better. Similarly, for healthcare organizations, it’s a time to recalibrate and reset—to pivot and...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA, VP of Provider Solutions, Brad Allen MBA, RHIA, Senior HIM consultant | Dec 14, 2020 | Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denials Management, True Clinical Picture
Winston Churchill once said, ‘Never let a good crisis go to waste.’ It’s the idea that even in the most challenging of times, there are lessons to learn and perhaps even opportunities to seize. COVID-19 is truly a crisis of monumental proportions. The statistics are...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA, VP of Provider Solutions | Jul 21, 2020 | Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denials Management, Providers, True Clinical Picture
As COVID-19 continues to take center stage for many healthcare and revenue cycle professionals, the daily task of rework related to denials continues to burden daily work processes as well as impact the financial viability of healthcare organizations across the...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA, VP of Provider Solutions | Apr 1, 2020 | Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding, Denials Management, True Clinical Picture
As HIM professionals, we learn the importance of documentation very early in our education and careers. And we know two things for sure: (1) every record represents a real person, and (2) if it wasn’t documented, it didn’t happen. That’s why during any disaster, and...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA, VP of Provider Solutions | Sep 11, 2019 | Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denials Management, Providers, True Clinical Picture
For many years, healthcare organizations operated exclusively under fee-for-service reimbursement models. The more services provided, the more healthcare providers were paid. But the model was allowing costs to spiral out of control and quality to suffer. Value-based...
by Scot Nemchik, VP of Coding Education | Aug 6, 2019 | Clinical Documentation Integrity, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding, True Clinical Picture
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. This year’s proposed rule, published on April 23, 2019...
