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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Spectrum Health’s Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) team educates providers to bridge knowledge gaps. They were educated in the rules and regulations of coding. Above all, it’s vital to educate your staff on accurate medical coding. This causes gaps in communication between the physician and the coder,” said Hess.

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Improve Your Revenue Cycle with Accurate Coding

Relias

Avoid the most common reasons for denials and invest in quality education for your team. Tips to improve this step: Invest in staff education. As highlighted in a 2020 Medicare CERT Report , 49% of improper payments were due to missing documentation or coding errors, which equates to revenue loss for the organization as a whole.

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Skin failure: A historical perspective

American Nurse

In terms of regulation and reimbursement , regulators and payors, such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, still penalize acute care facilities for hospital-acquired pressure injuries. Unavoidable pressure injury during COVID-19 crisis: A position paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel.