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HCC model: Down to the Basics from Coding to Documentation

The Basics Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) were mandated in 1997 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and…

Telehealth Reimbursement and the Documentation Dilemma

Telemedicine has carved out a critical niche within the response to COVID-19. Having been green-lighted for reimbursement by the Centers…

Highlights of the 2021 Changes to E/M Coding

2021 will be here before we know it and with it comes a major overhaul in the Evaluation and Management…

Telemedicine – Health Care’s New Documentation Paradigm

Vasilios Nassiopoulos, Vice President of Platform Strategy and Innovation is interviewed in the July/August 2020 issue of For the Record…

Ready for E&M Documentation Simplification? Not So Fast

“The more things change, the more they remain the same.” This French proverb is more relevant than ever when it comes…

Trouble Ahead: The Unintended Consequences of the Proposed E/M Changes

The provider community has been begging for documentation reform for over 20 years, and there is no question that simplifying…

Be Wary: Proposed CMS Changes to E/M Codes Don’t Minimize the Need for Vigilant Review and Monitoring

With all the hoopla surrounding the recent announcement that CMS is proposing changes to Evaluation & Management (E/M) codes, you…

Forgotten A/R: 3 Steps to Getting Beyond “Low Hanging Fruit”

Low hanging fruit. You likely hear the term nearly every day in the business world. It refers to something easy to…

Overcoming 3 Healthcare Data Analytics Challenges with Intelligent Analysis

A recent article in the HealthIT Analytics newsletter noted that most healthcare organizations are looking to launch Big Data analytics…

9 Ways Your Organization Can Prepare for a System Change

If you’re like most organizations, you’ve probably come across your fair share of bumps in the system transition road. Workflows…