In 2019, I had an employee health exam, and fortuitously but startlingly discovered I had no sight in my left eye. I rushed my butt
Denials have long been a pain point in healthcare revenue cycles, but in 2025 they have reached new levels of financial and operational impact. Recent
In an ideal world, every diagnosis code you submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would be backed by bulletproof documentation –
The Federal Register has published a change to the Sept. 9-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting. The Federal Register states that the Centers for Medicare
The future of healthcare is undeniably intertwined with artificial intelligence (AI). But for all its promise, AI has become a double-edged scalpel – especially when
The American Medical Association (AMA) introduced 17 new telemedicine evaluation and management (E&M) codes this year. Here’s the breakdown of these new codes: CPT® code
Hospitals across the United States face mounting financial strain from Medicaid underpayments, but red states – those with Republican-majority legislatures and governors – stand to
Condition Code W2 (CCW2), referred to by some as a “Medicare self-denial” or “Medicare Part B rebilling,” has been around for over a decade, since
Hospitals across the United States face mounting financial strain from Medicaid underpayments, but red states – those with Republican-majority legislatures and governors – stand to
For years, the triad model, comprised of nurse case managers, social workers, and utilization review nurses, served as the three-legged stool supporting the model for
The role of physician advisors has evolved into an absolute necessity in hospitals of all sizes around the country. As the healthcare landscape rapidly evolves,
I’ve spent much of my time over the last few months interviewing current and former employees of clients, as part of either internal or external
Get clear, practical answers to Medicare’s most confusing regulations. Join Dr. Ronald Hirsch as he breaks down real-world compliance challenges and shares guidance your team can apply right away.
Federal auditors are zeroing in on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and hospital rehab unit services, with OIG and CERT audits leading to millions in penalties—often due to documentation and administrative errors, not quality of care. Join compliance expert Michael Calahan, PA, MBA, to learn the five clinical “pillars” of IRF-PPS admissions, key documentation requirements, and real-life case lessons to help protect your revenue.
During this essential RACmonitor webcast Michael Calahan, PA, MBA Certified Compliance Officer, will clarify the rules, dispel common misconceptions, and equip you with practical strategies to code, document, and bill high-risk split/shared, incident-to & critical care E/M services with confidence. Don’t let audit risks or revenue losses catch your organization off guard — learn exactly what federal auditors are looking for and how to ensure your documentation and reporting stand up to scrutiny.
Learn how to navigate the proposed elimination of the Inpatient-Only list. Gain strategies to assess admission status, avoid denials, protect compliance, and address impacts across Medicare and non-Medicare payors. Essential insights for hospitals.
Accurately determining the principal diagnosis is critical for compliant billing, appropriate reimbursement, and valid quality reporting — yet it remains one of the most subjective and error-prone areas in inpatient coding. In this expert-led session, Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, demystifies the complexities of principal diagnosis assignment, bridging the gap between coding rules and clinical reality. Learn how to strengthen your organization’s coding accuracy, reduce denials, and ensure your documentation supports true medical necessity.
Denials continue to delay reimbursement, increase administrative burden, and threaten financial stability across healthcare organizations. This essential webcast tackles the root causes—rising payer scrutiny, fragmented workflows, inconsistent documentation, and underused analytics—and offers proven, data-driven strategies to prevent and overturn denials. Attendees will gain practical tools to strengthen documentation and coding accuracy, engage clinicians effectively, and leverage predictive analytics and AI to identify risks before they impact revenue. Through real-world case examples and actionable guidance, this session empowers coding, CDI, and revenue cycle professionals to shift from reactive appeals to proactive denial prevention and revenue protection.
Sepsis remains one of the most frequently denied and contested diagnoses, creating costly revenue loss and compliance risks. In this webcast, Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, provides practical, real-world strategies to align documentation with coding guidelines, reconcile Sepsis-2 and Sepsis-3 definitions, and apply compliant queries. You’ll learn how to identify and address documentation gaps, strengthen provider engagement, and defend diagnoses against payer scrutiny—equipping you to protect reimbursement, improve SOI/ROM capture, and reduce audit vulnerability in this high-risk area.
Only ICD10monitor delivers what you need: updates on must-know changes associated with the FY26 IPPS, including new ICD-10-CM/PCS codes, CCs/MCCs, and MS-DRGs, plus insights, analysis and answers to your questions from two of the country’s most respected subject matter experts.
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