Are claim rejections impacting reimbursement at your facility? Is your facility experiencing the consequential reduction in revenue stream since the advent of ICD-10?

It is estimated that 80 percent of Americans report back pain at one time or another, and treatment for such issues comes at a cost of $50 billion annually. Roughly 40 percent of those with back pain seek help from a primary care physician; another 40 percent see a chiropractor,…

Now more than ever, it’s important that healthcare and health information management (HIM) professionals work to create a healthcare environment that is non-judgmental and welcoming to patients of all backgrounds. Providers everywhere are seeking ways to ensure that all patients have appropriate resources and documentation.

EDITOR’S NOTE: During a recent edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays, Dr. Erica Remer responded to a listener’s question about clinical documentation integrity specialist (CDIS) working remotely. Here is Dr. Remer’s response. As I tell residents, historically, charting and chart review was done on the floor, because that’s where the chart…

It’s so important that we in the healthcare industry continue our discussion regarding the topic of Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs), as the risk-adjusted payment models are increasing in prevalence.The assignment of HCCs and risk adjustment has extended beyond Medicare Advantage plans as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable…

While most legacy clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs have been doing a good job at preserving revenue under the MS-DRG system, a potential blind spot exists. Value-based and alternative payment models (APMs) rely on the concept of risk adjustment to determine final payment in acute care. The Centers for Medicare &…

While most legacy CDI programs have been doing a good job at preserving revenue under the MS-DRG system, a potential blind spot exists as Value-Based and Alternative Payment Models rely on the concept of Risk Adjustment to determine final payment in acute care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services risk…

This is the second installment in my series of articles addressing clinical validation denials. Clinical validation denials (CVDs) are the derivatives of diagnosis-related group (DRG) coding validation denials. The latter is a rejection of a claim on the basis of reviewing physician documentation and determining that the correct codes or…

All healthcare providers must now be (ICD-10) coding to the highest level of specificity. The ICD-10 flexibilities available during the first year of implementation are gone for physician billing.As of Oct. 1, 2016, all providers are required to code to accurately reflect the clinical documentation in as much specificity as…

ICD10monitor’s resident psychiatrist, H. Steven Moffic, MD, who is also a popular guest on Talk Ten Tuesdays, recently received the received the Administrative Psychiatry Award from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Association of Psychiatrist Administrators (AAPA). The award was presented to Moffic on Oct. 6, during the fall…