After anecdotes that electronic health records (EHR) cause upcoding, Julia Adler-Milstein of the University of Michigan and Ashish Jha of the Harvard School of Public Health decided to delve into the data to see if it was true. Their...Read More »
Statistical sampling or alternative dispute resolution: These possible two solutions to the backlog of Medicare claim denial appeals are getting a trial run in the near future, according to a Report for Medicare Compliance article...Read More »
It’s a headband with a monitor; or a set of glasses with a computer; it’s a smart phone you wear on your head and control via voice commands—it’s Google Glass and believe it or not it may be changing physician documentation,...Read More »
When asked to rank their level of engagement on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the most engaged, 63.5% of physicians indicated they feel more engaged (ranking their engagement at a six or higher) with their facility than just three years ago, according to a...Read More »
Of all the Recovery Auditor denials, hospitals reported appealing about 50% with more than a 50% success rate—it’s 50/50 game that hospitals cannot afford to not play, according to the American Hospital Association’s recent RACTrac...Read More »
