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MACRA Quality Payment Program: Its Importance and Impact
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....
AHIMA's Comments on CMS' Proposed Patient Relationship Categories and Codes
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
Inevitability of ICD-10 Billing Challenges in Skilled Nursing Facilities
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....
Using Additional Diagnoses to Improve Productivity
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?....
Top 10 Metrics to Monitor in the First 30 Days
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....
Integrating Information Governance Practices into the Coding Process
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....
PEPPER Reports: a Looking Glass into Inpatient Coding
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....
Preparing for ICD-10- CM/PCS Implementation: Impact on Productivity and Quality
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-....
Taking Coding to the Next Level through Clinical Validation
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....
Strategizing Clinical Documentation Improvement: Tracking the Right CDI Measures, Data Can Impact Multiple Healthcare Areas
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....
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