Healthcare costs continue to rise in this country. Healthcare spending totaled $3.8 trillion in 2019, $11,582 per person. In 2028, it projects that spending will rise to $6.2 trillion, or $18,000 per person. These increases are happening at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic revealed systemic inequities in health equity, and how difficult it is […]
Leveraging technology, auditing for compliance, and providing robust education are key ways providers can improve medical coding quality. While some have said medical coding sits quietly in the middle of the healthcare revenue cycle, it is a key step that, when done inadequately, can impact each part of the revenue cycle after it. Medical coding quality is […]