A national rise in high-level coding reflects both increasing patient complexity and systemic financial pressures for PT ...

Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the recording ...

Every year, the PCSI Conference brings together leaders in healthcare data, case mix, and coding to share ideas and set the ...

Coding experts agree that ASCs should conduct regular audits of their coding processes to ensure the ASC is not upcoding, a possible fraud issue, or downcoding, leading to a loss of owed reimbursement ...

Coding audits can help healthcare systems pinpoint mistakes and ultimately streamline processes and enhance coding staff expertise, ICD10Watch reports. Outlining a post-audit action plan can push ...

Compliance Auditor Provides Health Insurers Much-needed Insight into Risk Adjustment Coding, Ensuring Accurate Payments and Reducing Audit Risk San Mateo, Calif. – July 6, 2017 – Apixio Inc., the data ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — While correct surgical coding can lead to increased revenue, improperly coding can not only result ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Gorke helps Americans demystify various aspects of healthcare. Too little attention is paid to documentation, coding, and ...