Physician response times to queries varies from organization to organization. Some facilities allow a full month for physicians to respond to a query before triggering an escalation policy, while others give physicians a short 24 hours.
We have recently made a few updates to the local chapter roster form to ensure chapter leaders have the most up-to-date and current information available for their members. New members complete this form to join a chapter...Read More »
The revenue cycle is a continuous complex wheel that impacts a healthcare organization’s bottom line. Connecting the dots between CDI and RCM is crucial to delivering both financial and patient outcomes.Read More »
Telemedicine use by patient condition and medical specialty during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic may shed light on deferred care, reported...Read More »
The total national revenue loss due to the pausing of elective surgeries because of COVID-19 is an estimated $22.3 billion in 2020, according to findings published in the...Read More »
The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria defines acute kidney injury (AKI) as any of the following: “Increased creatinine level greater than or equal to 1.5 times the baseline (historical or measured), which is known or presumed to have occurred within the prior seven days...Read More »