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Time to Check Your List Twice

Laurie M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, FAHIMA, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer December 5, 2022

Check your coding year-end checklist twice. As focus shifts to the end of year, there are many tasks to complete to ensure accurate billing and coding. Here is a checklist

The Bottom Line: Bots Rule

Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer November 14, 2022

Robotic process automation (RPA) as it relates to the revenue cycle is an important concept to understand. EDITOR’S NOTE: Rose Dunn reported this story earlier today during Talk Ten Tuesdays.

Something is Missing at Today’s C&M Meeting

Chuck Buck September 12, 2022

Two procedure proposals will not be discussed during the two-day C&M meeting that kicks off today, continuing tomorrow at CMS headquarters in Baltimore. Something will be missing today when the

Attention Healthcare Telecommuter? Is Your Workspace HIPAA Compliant? OSHA Compliant?

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM August 23, 2022

Your idea of working from home seems pretty cozy. You imagine sitting in your pajamas and your pet sitting at your feet keeping you company. But for medical professionals, working remotely

Telehealth: Myths and Realities in the 3rd Quarter 2022?

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM July 26, 2022

Can you survive an OIG Audit? When the Public Health Emergency (PHE) was extended for the 10th time on July 15, 2022, continuing the PHE through October 13, 2022, so

What AI Can and Can’t Yet Do in Payment Integrity

Laura Collier June 20, 2022

It’s important to be realistic about what AI can and can’t do currently. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a buzzword in payment integrity for years. Companies are increasingly using AI

HCC Coding Capture and Telehealth

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM June 13, 2022

As providers expand the use of telehealth, HHS will continue to include select telehealth and telephone-only services in its risk-adjustment programs. Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding is a risk-adjustment model

Revenue Cycle Release of Information Presents Challenges and Opportunities

Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, CHPS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer June 6, 2022

It’s time to consider the use of artificial intelligence to respond to requests for copies of records. When we hear “release of information,” we usually think of a provider’s health

Is the GAO Holding CMS Accountable for Medicaid Telehealth Expansion?

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM May 16, 2022

The GAO performs a study on telehealth. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with timely, fact-based, nonpartisan information that can

Pivoting CDI: The World of Healthcare Watches

Glenn Krauss, RHIA, BBA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, PCS, FC March 28, 2022

Is CDI about to embark on a long journey to reinvent Itself? There is no arguing that artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) are making inroads in the

A Telehealth Tune-up under the PHE: Can You Survive an OIG Audit?

Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM February 28, 2022

There has been a surge in telehealth fraud and abuse of more than $1 billion. When the Public Health Emergency (PHE) was extended for the eighth time on Jan. 14,

There Is No “Cloud” – It Is Just Someone Else’s Computer

Timothy Powell, CPA June 10, 2019

Is your data as secure as you assume it to be? I recently saw an image on the Internet depicting the iconic “cloud.” Under it, the caption read “there is

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