A review of emergency department claims for employer-sponsored plans from 2009-2016 found that the average prices for higher severity billing codes rose faster than lower severity codes.
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Making the grade: Use chart audits to tailor provider education
Source: NAHRI
Interdisciplinary team meetings are the perfect venue for revenue integrity to present changes that impact all providers or to discuss overall trends, but don’t allow for one-on-one discussions. To help craft personalized education tracks for providers, revenue integrity can use existing data from chart audits to build a road to success.
ER spending rise driven by high-severity cases
Source: HealthLeaders Media
A review of emergency department claims for employer-sponsored plans from 2009-2016 found that the average prices for higher-severity billing codes rose faster than lower-severity codes.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Note from the instructor: Medicare targets type 2 diabetes with expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor digs into the details of the expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program. The article is the first in a multi-part series covering all aspects of the initiative.
 

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Q&A: Recycling electronic devices, medical scribes, and HR disclosing protected health information
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q. Is a hospital’s HR department covered by HIPAA? I work at a hospital and suspect that someone in our HR department disclosed medical information about an injury I sustained at a previous job. Is this a HIPAA violation?

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