Tag: EHR Documentation

Medical Documentation for Better Reimbursement

5 Key Ways to Improve Medical Documentation for Better Reimbursement

Providers and coders should work together to maximize reimbursement by ensuring accurate coding, which is validated by thorough medical documentation. By focusing on ways to improve medical documentation for better reimbursement, providers can enhance patient care and ensure accurate reimbursement. Here are five ways to improve documentation, patient care, and reimbursement: 1.  Avoid EHR Shortcuts […]
Coding Requirement Reduced EHR Burden

New Coding Requirements Result in Reduced EHR Documentation Time for Doctors

According to a research letter published in top journal, the attempt by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to alleviate the EHR documentation burden on physicians has not yielded the anticipated outcomes. At the beginning of 2021, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the evaluation and management (E/M) coding requirements for outpatient […]
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Denial Prevention versus Denial Facilitation

  CDI programs tend to facilitate denials attributable to ingrained reactionary processes perpetuated by the query process. The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has unleashed untoward burden and financial challenges associated with treating and managing acutely ill patients. Costs associated with such patients is overwhelmingly high, with often extended ICU stays in which the patient […]
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Boost reimbursement through improved documentation

  Five tips to ensure better documentation and, along with it, better patient care and improved reimbursement. Providers and coders need a cooperative relationship, working toward a common goal of complete coding and positive reimbursement results, as supported by medical documentation. Here are five tips to ensure better documentation and, along with it, better patient […]