Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS Appeal writing, like most things in a hospital, is a learned skill. Keeping things...Read More »
By Tamara A. Hicks, RN, BSN, MHA, CCS, CCDS, ACM-RN The old adage, “the best defense is a good offense,” comes to mind when I think...Read More »
A patient comes into the hospital, so sick that there’s likely no coming back. The physicians do everything they can, but the patient expires....Read More »
by Melissa Varnavas
Documentation improvement efforts related to denials management and audit prevention feel a lot like a trip...Read More »
No matter how thorough the documentation, no matter how precise the coding, denials still haunt the halls of most facilities. While many...Read More »
By Janie L. Brown, RN Denied. It’s a word that no one wants to hear in any context. In healthcare, it’s a heavily weighted word. It...Read More »
Only 28% of CDI specialists are involved in the denials prevention and appeals process, according to a poll on...Read More »
By Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCDS
Before the first word of an appeal is ever written, review the denial chart thoroughly...Read More »
By Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS
The 2017 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting,...Read More »
Medicare Administrative Contactors (MAC) have new revised audit targets, according to a...Read More »
