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“Get a free scooter!” You may remember those words uttered on a commercial that ran continuously a few years back. In August of 2014, the Washington Post broke
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Volume to value. If there was ever a reason to prioritize, understand, and prepare for the shift in healthcare’s reimbursement models, this is it: leaders in
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There are really only a handful of possible outcomes when a claim is being processed. It may be paid correctly, paid incorrectly or go unpaid. And, of course,
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If you’ve ever purchased a large piece of furniture, like a desk from IKEA, you’ll know you have to follow the diagrams step by step to assemble it. You’ll
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The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, or ‘the law of the vital few,' states that for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hierarchical Condition Category coding (HCC) risk adjustment model is used to calculate risk scores.
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In revenue cycle, payment posting and collections often take the starring role. After all, this is where the money comes in. But, the truth is, the champion of
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Scrutiny and analysis can go one of two ways. Either the subject matter becomes clear with a close and careful read, or the more time you spend trying to
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Likely, you already have an opinion about outsourcing coding or other portions of your revenue cycle. It’s impossible to guess whether you think positively or
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Is your local coder applicant pool looking a little dry? It might be time to think about casting a wider net. It’s no secret that finding rockstar medical
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It’s always much easier to complete a task correctly the first time than to go back and make corrections later. With time being our most valuable and limited
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Your wardrobe says a lot about you—where you work, your hobbies, snippets of your personality, and your overall taste, for starters. Maybe you’re thinking the
