Author: DeVault, Kathryn

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: March 2017

With 2017 well underway, there will be continued conversation about the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) program, which began in 2015 and will continue beyond 2021. MACRA is a quality payment program (QPP) which replaced the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) methodology and....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team; Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: August 15, 2016

Comments to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Author: Sywyj, Lynn

Source: ICD-TEN Top Emerging News | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: April 2016

To what seems like everyone's surprise, the transition to ICD-10 happened, and yet the world is still spinning and skilled nursing facilities are still receiving payment. However, just because payment is now flowing with relatively minor scrutiny doesn't mean things will stay thi....

Author: Martin, Ginny

Source: CodeWrite

Publication Date: February 2016

ICD-10 has now been in effect for several months and coding professionals have become more familiar with the new codes and guidelines. The initial training and education is complete and ongoing quality reviews are being done to analyze coding accuracy. But what else can this data tell us?....

Author: Haugen, Mary Beth

Source: ICD-TEN Top Emerging News | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: September 2015

Technically speaking, anything could happen once we flip the ICD-10 switch on October 1, 2015. That's why it's important to monitor key performance metrics closely in the first 30 days post-implementation. The days and weeks immediately following go-live will provide critical insigh....

Author: Stanfill, Mary H

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2014

One of the goals of information governance (IG) is to continuously improve the value and trustworthiness of the information asset by ensuring that data and content are valid, accurate, reliable, current, and comprehensive. Another goal is to improve the efficiency and quality of data coll....

Author: Wilson, Donna D

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: July 2014

Do you ever wonder how your Medicare coding quality compares to other hospitals in your state, jurisdiction, or even the nation? The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is a free tool developed by the TMF Health Quality Institute, under contract with the Ce....

Author: Stanfill, Mary H; Hsieh, Kang Lin; Beal, Kathleen; Fenton, Susan H.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2014

Abstract


Coding productivity is expected to drop significantly during the lead-up to and in the initial stages of ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation, now expected to be delayed until October 1, 2015. This study examined the differences in coding productivity between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: January 2014

Health information management (HIM) is a discipline that has rapidly evolved toward roles of increasing complexity and demand in recent years and the coding profession has been one area at the center of this growth. Even though the HIM profession is currently rethinking their coding and clinica....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2013

Clinical documentation requirements are expected to increase as healthcare systems are challenged with complex new audits, ever-changing compliance rules, and a transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. All of these initiatives will specifically challenge clinical documentation improvement (CDI) profes....