According to HCPro’s 2019 coding productivity survey, while coding productivity held steady, missing documentation and unanswered queries bog down coders.
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CDI collaboration aids coding productivity, survey shows
Source: ACDIS

According to HCPro’s 2019 coding productivity survey, while coding productivity held steady, missing documentation and unanswered queries bog down coders. CDI, according to survey respondents, may be able to help ease these troubles.
National survey of RDNs reveals consistently low levels of CPT coding knowledge
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Findings from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ most recent national coding survey of Registered Dietician Nutritionists (RDN) show that 7.8% respondents don’t know what CPT codes are or are not aware of using them. 
 

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Developing and delivering compliance training to staff
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Now that training gaps have been identified, training development can begin. Some topics to consider here are subject matter experts, training delivery method, and the use of outside vendors.
 

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Q&A: Criteria for packaged observation services
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Q: What are the criteria for receiving the comprehensive APC for observation services (8011)?

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Digestive Procedures: Simplify ICD-10-PCS Reporting for Complex Procedures

During this 90-minute webinar, Nena Scott, PHd, MSEd, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CCDS, will review ICD-10-PCS coding for complex digestive procedures. Through case studies and coding examples, Scott will provide coders with the details they need to decipher provider documentation and accurately report digestive procedures including gastroesophageal fundoplications, Whipple procedures, colostomies, and inguinal hernia repairs.
 

    

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