By Michael DiMarco – Healthcare organizations of all sizes have long outsourced various functions within their revenue cycle to specialists capable of boosting efficiencies across their operation.
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By Kimberly Zapf – It’s that time of year again! Time for the ICD-10 CM code updates. The new codes will go into effect with 10/1/17 discharges. There are over 800 changes this year in ICD-10 CM alone!
By Pamela Hess – With the current CDI trends shifting from inpatient to outpatient procedures, many facilities are focusing their efforts on Hierarchical Condition Codes as the move to value based care and risk adjustment models continues to evolve.
By Andrea Romero – “Outsourced coders are too expensive”, “My internal coding resources are much less expensive than external coders” are statements I hear frequently from HIM leaders.
By Andrea Romero – Working in a variety of provider settings, ranging from a large, multi-facility health system to a county-owned, short-term acute hospital, has given me a unique point of view on the engagement between HIM and the revenue cycle function.