October 24, 2016
Fighting the Good Fight against DRG Reassignment
Providers nationwide have been scratching their heads for some time now over how to combat the increasingly problematic issue of clinical downgrading of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) by auditors.Mount Sinai Health System in New York City might not have the solution – but it sure does have a game plan.The System’s…
October 24, 2016
Fighting the Good Fight against DRG Reassignment
Providers nationwide have been scratching their heads for some time now over how to combat the increasingly problematic issue of clinical downgrading of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) by auditors.Mount Sinai Health System in New York City might not have the solution – but it sure does have a game plan.The System’s…
Last fall’s implementation of ICD-10 throughout the nation’s healthcare industry did not produce the dire financial impacts many had feared, according to new data recently unveiled by Crowe Horwath LLP.“The conversion … was expected to have far-reaching effects. Anticipated impacts included delays in billing and coding, the potential for increased…
June 13, 2016
Financial Impact of Men’s Healthcare Services Revealed
June 13–19, Men’s National Health Week, is set aside to shine a light on the topic of men’s health. While there is obviously an overlap between conditions that impact men and women, there are a number of conditions that are specific to men and specific to women.To try to understand…
September 30, 2014
External ICD-10 Early Bird Test Reservations Give Property and Casualty Stakeholders a Strategic Advantage
EDITOR’S NOTE: Authors Wilson and Greene serve as the co-chairs of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) Property & Casualty Subworkgroup. Even Captain Obvious knows that you need to “book reservations” early for external ICD-10 testing. A successful organizational transition to ICD-10 by the compliance date of Oct. 1,…