By Glenn Krauss – Clinical documentation improvement specialists play a vital role in the hospital revenue cycle world. When one refers to “CDI,” what in-arguably comes to mind is clarification of diagnosis, whether it be primary or secondary diagnosis, HACs or present on admission indicators.
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By Christy Seely – Thanks to the rise of high-deductible health plans, patients’ share of financial responsibility continues to grow—and almost 50% of it typically ends up written off as bad debt. But there are steps you can take to make sure that statistic doesn’t end up as your statistic.
The HFMA National Health Institute hosted its annual ANI conference for 4 days in Las Vegas at the end of June. Braving scorching 110+ degree…
By Christy Seely – As a provider, if you had the opportunity to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your Revenue Cycle Management system in the biggest possible way while exerting the smallest amount of effort, you’d jump at it, right?
By Stacy State – Others have written about what healthcare can learn from online retailer Zappos—but it’s worth taking another look at how Zappos’ core values can be applied to any organization, whether a small family practice or a multi-billion-dollar health system. Even billing services and other medical-service organizations can apply the customer- and culture-focused lessons that are at the core of Zappos’ growth and success.
By Glenn Krauss – Current clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program initiatives have not evolved to meet the changing needs and requirements of medical record documentation under the transition to fee-for-value healthcare delivery models.
HIMSS16 in Las Vegas this year was an amazing event, attracting almost 42,000 attendees and 1,300 exhibitors. It was five days of educational sessions, keynotes,…
At HIMSS, ZirMed will be hosting several product demonstrations at booth #6647 focusing on population health (March 1 at 11am), revenue cycle management (March 1 at 2pm) and cash acceleration (March 2 at 11am).
HIMSS16 (@HIMSS) in Las Vegas is just about 3 weeks away and there has been no shortage of company news announcements. Check out these recent news items from vendors you can visit at HIMSS. No long shots here; these companies are some of our favorites in the industry.