Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional ...

Almost 30 percent of hospitals say they are denied for outpatient coding errors, writes Bonnie Cassidy, senior director of HIM innovation for Nuance, for HIT Consultant, and that sort of lack of ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a permanent Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code that allows medical ...

When is the last time your hospital, health system or organization looked at codes and clinical documentation to ensure everything was compliant with law and best practices? If revenue cycle teams are ...

Annual analysis points to an urgent need to redefine revenue integrity as proactive protection, while strengthening coding integrity and denial prevention measures. WELLESLEY, MA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

Randomized Trial of Myeloablative Conditioning Regimens: Busulfan Plus Cyclophosphamide Versus Busulfan Plus Fludarabine The focus groups included oncology clinicians who care for patients with ...

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Annual analysis points to an urgent need to redefine revenue integrity as proactive protection, while strengthening coding integrity and denial prevention measures. WELLESLEY, MA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

The average amounts of a hospital’s denied inpatient and outpatient claims have increased by 12% and 14%, respectively, with greater denial volumes also accompanying an uptick in payer’s audits, ...