Healthcare providers across the board should be ready to expect more medical coding audits.
What’s coming down the pipeline shouldn’t catch anyone by surprise.
Home Health Coding Changes under the Home Health Final Rule
After much speculation, CMS has released the 2023 Home Health Final Rule (HHFR). It includes updates to the home infusion therapy and home health service payment rates for CY 2023.
Revenue cycle leaders will want to pay attention to these changes from a coding perspective, because it will impact not just home health coding overall, but
Pediatric Medicine’s Struggle with Labor Shortages and Other Limitations
Pediatric medicine supports some of the most vulnerable members of society. This makes shortages in the space even more concerning. Unfortunately, the same shortages of resources
The Future of Medical Coding Isn’t AI – It’s Collaboration
One of my greatest concerns around AI isn’t that it’s going to one day go rogue and cause massive issues for some unfortunate provider. I believe the chances of that are slim to none.
My deepest concern is potential missed opportunities. This is because AI promises so much to the healthcare revenue cycle – increase in quality and accuracy, efficient medical coding workflows, and, in the end, a profitable organization. And while that might be possible down the line, for
What the End of the Public Health Emergency Means for Home Health Billing
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is ending as of May 11, 2023, and home health billing leaders should be preparing.
