by Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS

The art of medicine, (and, for that matter, the art of life) is most often taught through what we call “pearls of wisdom.” These are those succinct nuggets of information learned through life experiences, tidbits of knowledge not found in books...Read More »

Improper Medicare payments have fallen to their lowest level since 2010 due to “aggressive program integrity measures,” according to CMS. The Medicare FFS estimated improper payment rate dropped from 8.12% in FY 2018 to 7.25% in FY 2019. This marks the third consecutive year the Medicare FFS...Read More »

A recent coding productivity survey conducted by ACDIS’ parent company, HCPro, had some positive findings:

• Under ICD-9, the average inpatient coding productivity was 3–3.5 records per hour; under ICD-10, the average inpatient coding productivity is 1–4 records per hour;
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