CMS proposes to change physician evaluation and management (E&M) coding with a drastic overhaul.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following report first appeared on RACmonitor on July 13, 2018
After soliciting comments from many stakeholders in the last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...
Document it right on the front end; avoid fighting a denial on the back end
I was recently asked about a post from Hospital Performance regarding acute respiratory failure and airway protection (https://soundphysicians.com/blog/2018/06/20/from-the-appeals-desk-acute-respiratory-failure-part-1-2/), ...
The “right documentation” is the central pivot point to the revenue cycle
Physician clinical documentation plays a critical role in any overall healthcare delivery model, including the life of the revenue cycle, which drives reimbursement for quality medical care provided to patients. The ...
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