{"title":"Cultivating Homegrown Inpatient Auditors.","authors":"Laurie A McBrierty, Dee Lang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By training coders who already are on staff, hospitals leverage institutional knowledge and build career paths.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"14 2","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coding for Conscious Sedation.","authors":"Jennifer Swindle","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conscious sedation codes are based on time intervals and patient age.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"14 2","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Registration Academy Improves Performance.","authors":"Karen Wagner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>St. Joseph Health started its curriculum design by asking patient access leaders what a perfect training program would cover.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"14 2","pages":"2-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Personalizing the Payment Process Builds Patient Satisfaction.","authors":"Patrick Maurer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Messages specific to balance due amounts allow hospitals to tailor wording and payment options based on high or low balances.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 10","pages":"4-6, 8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Early View of Off-Campus Hospital Department Medicare Payments.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although off-campus departments account for a small percentage of outpatient revenue, the number could be underreported.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 10","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Actions to Take Now in Response to CMS’s FY17 OPPS Final Rule.","authors":"Mike Kovar","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Once change to the OPPS rule eliminates the L1 modifier for unrelated laboratory tests, which will now be packaged with other services.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 10","pages":"2-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New Hypertension Category Offers Specificity.","authors":"Jennifer Swindle","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physicians must indicate a diagnosis for hypertension as coders cannot code from vital sign data.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 10","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparing for Premium Increases in the ACA Marketplace.","authors":"Tom Yoesle","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hospitals and health systems can examine how exchange plan choices and premium trends will impact uncompensated care costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 9","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tearing Down the Walls of Revenue Cycle Silos.","authors":"Cathy Brownfield, Lisa Crow, Amber Sterling","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Data evolution is forcing revenue cycle silos to crumble. And that's a good thing.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 9","pages":"4-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Collaborating with Competitors to Provide Charity Care.","authors":"Lola Butcher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>By using the same income threshold for charity care eligibility across health system partners, one system isn't being favored because of its generous charity care policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":87454,"journal":{"name":"Revenue-cycle strategist","volume":"13 9","pages":"2-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35977730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}