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Why Avoiding Costly Coding Mistakes Is More Critical Than Ever

HIT Consultant

Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. His crime: performing unnecessary vein ablation procedures on patients, and using incorrect billing codes to receive larger reimbursements.

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3 Ways to Leverage RPA for Greater Value: Lessons from Healthcare

HIT Consultant

RPA improves document workflow processes by applying rules-based technology to eliminate repetitive tasks without the need for human interaction. Understanding the problem the technology is supposed to solve helps determine the workflow changes needed and how to effectively measure key process improvements.

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Payment Posting in Medical Billing: Everything You Need to Know

Etactics

According to Equifax, weak billing practices cost doctors roughly $125 billion every year. Strict attention to detail in this component of the cycle assures that practices account for all services provided. This process offers insight to the following types of daily incoming payments: Tracking incoming patient payments.

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Financial health: Lean hacks to accelerate your recovery

CHQ Healthcare

Taking time to organize the folders in a shared email account or a physical file space is a quick way to make documents easier to find when multiple people need to access them. Many facilities hold off on process improvements, telling themselves there will be a better time to work on them in the future. How to get started.

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Maximizing Margin Improvements In Healthcare | Ep.17

Vie Healthcare

This is a good idea to have a quarterly business review, or this is a low-performing vendor that, you know, needs more accountability. They are not part of your process improvement department, but they are strategic margin improvement SWAT team. By not telling them anything, there was an increase.

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Infusing Telehealth & Virtual Care Into Patient Care Plans With Thomas Foley | Ep.15

Vie Healthcare

As Thomas asks, according to CDC data, patients only spend 15 hours in front of doctors in any given year, ‘’What happens to the other 8,745 hours?… They only spend 15 hours in a given year in front of their doctor. They see nine different doctors in a given year. His expertise is virtual care.

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

Assessing care coordination system capacity, gaps, and process improvements. Accountable Health Communities Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool (AHC HRSN) . Does your child’s personal doctor understand how your child’s medical, behavioral, or other health conditions affect your child’s day-to-day life?