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Preserving Data Integrity During Epic Migration: A Tale of Two Systems
Hospital mergers and acquisitions are happening at a dizzying rate, and that means intense change for employees of those systems, from expanded patient services to leadership upheaval.
National RA/HCC Audit Project Case Study
When a large agency sought to determine the performance and validity of risk adjustment and HCC coding across the nation, they contracted with a renowned global leader in healthcare auditing.
Overcoming the Challenge of Interfacing 5 EHRs with Epic
WellSpan Health is an integrated health care system headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. WellSpan works to ensure that inpatient, outpatient, home health and physician services are accessible throughout the region.
Industry News: AMA to Host a “Check-In” Regarding the 2023 E/M Guidelines
AMA to Host a “Check-In” Regarding the 2023 E/M Guidelines As we all know, it has been just about 5 months since the new 2023 E/M guidelines were implemented. On Thursday, 5/25, the AMA is hosting a FREE webinar @ 11 AM CST -- “REPORTING E/M SERVICES IN 2023: A...
RevElate Readiness: What Does Operational Readiness Mean?
The Road to RevElate begins from a variety of starting points. The journey, though, regardless of the starting point, can be fraught with uncertainty, ambiguity and unknowns. It’s hard to wrap your hands around what the future entails and knowing your gaps and pain...
Coding Tips: Exagamglogene Autotemcel
Exagamglogene autotemcel (Exa-cel) (aka CTX001™) is a genetically modified cell therapy that is used to increase fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in patients with sickle-cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT). Exagamglogene autotemcel is an...
Coding Tips: SDOH and IP Reimbursement
Stay in the know about how proposed changes to SDOH codes could affect IP MS-DRG reimbursement. Inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) payment is made based on the use of hospital resources using various factors: the treatment of a patient’s severity of...
Coding Tips: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
In 2021, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) were added as risk factors to the CPT table used to determine the level of medical decision-making for evaluation and management (E/M) services provided during visits in an office or other outpatient settings. As of Jan....
Coding Tips: Intraosseous (IO) Vascular Access
Refers to the placement of a specialized hollow bore needle through the cortex of a bone into the medullary space for infusion of medical therapy. It is used when standard venous access would delay therapy or is not easily obtained. IO success rates are twice as high...
Kim Felix Receives PHIMA Distinguished Member Award
We're pleased to congratulate Intellis' Director of Education Kim Felix, RHIA, CCS, on being named the Pennsylvania Health Information Association (PHIMA) 2023 Distinguished Member. Kim was honored at the PHIMA Annual Conference. We're amazed at her accomplishments...
Coding Updates: Staying Up to Date on the Latest and Greatest
We often hear that it is crucial for medical coders, auditors and CDI personnel to stay up to date on the latest coding changes and coding clinic information. But why? There are a few reasons. Accurate reimbursement. Reviewing and understanding how to apply the newest...
Transitioning to RevElate: Meaningful Differences Between the Foundational Applications
The transition to RevElate – especially for Oracle Cerner customers who are not familiar with Soarian Financials – is a significant change event. And it may be tempting to down-play the significance of this change. A better approach to managing the change is to...