Taking care of aging parents is now the new normal for many adult children. EDITOR’S NOTE: Laurie Johnson is a longtime permanent panelist on Talk
The errors identified through coding audits really are a lesson to learn. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first appeared in the RACmonitor edition of the Saturday
The conference is April 11-13 in Austin, Texas and sponsored by the American College of Physician Advisors. EDITOR’S NOTE: Clarissa Barnes is vice president of
Life before and after becoming a hospital’s CEO. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in an occasional series by Elizabeth Lamkin. Everyone is a product
When chasing storms, it’s vital to keep your eyes open – and keep an open mind. EDITOR’S NOTE: Healthcare attorney David Glaser is a member
The long-running weekly program focused on the current coding set debuted in May 2011. When announcer Clark Anthony chimes in that “We’ve been waiting for
Conduct yields looming regulatory questions. EDITOR’S NOTE: Bryan Nordley is the MedLearn Publishing healthcare writer and editor In January, the saga of Elizabeth Holmes and
It begs the question: why have other developed countries seemed to figure out workable protocols that the U.S. still can’t grasp? As we enter the
After a dicey and lengthy surgery, a favorite RACmonitor contributor is recovering – and documenting it all on a website of his own design. The
Thankfully, Frank’s number is not up. While most of us are sipping coffee or nibbling on a tasty buttered croissant this Saturday morning, senior healthcare
Holding hands, they comfort one another. EDITOR’S NOTE: Clark Anthony, the well-known San Diego radio and television news reporter and weather forecaster, is the announcer
Running a household is team sport. EDITOR’S NOTE; Tiffany Ferguson is a member of the RACmonitor editorial board and is a permanent panelist on the
Get clear, practical answers to Medicare’s most confusing regulations. Join Dr. Ronald Hirsch as he breaks down real-world compliance challenges and shares guidance your team can apply right away.
Federal auditors are zeroing in on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) and hospital rehab unit services, with OIG and CERT audits leading to millions in penalties—often due to documentation and administrative errors, not quality of care. Join compliance expert Michael Calahan, PA, MBA, to learn the five clinical “pillars” of IRF-PPS admissions, key documentation requirements, and real-life case lessons to help protect your revenue.
During this essential RACmonitor webcast Michael Calahan, PA, MBA Certified Compliance Officer, will clarify the rules, dispel common misconceptions, and equip you with practical strategies to code, document, and bill high-risk split/shared, incident-to & critical care E/M services with confidence. Don’t let audit risks or revenue losses catch your organization off guard — learn exactly what federal auditors are looking for and how to ensure your documentation and reporting stand up to scrutiny.
Learn how to navigate the proposed elimination of the Inpatient-Only list. Gain strategies to assess admission status, avoid denials, protect compliance, and address impacts across Medicare and non-Medicare payors. Essential insights for hospitals.
Accurately determining the principal diagnosis is critical for compliant billing, appropriate reimbursement, and valid quality reporting — yet it remains one of the most subjective and error-prone areas in inpatient coding. In this expert-led session, Cheryl Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP, demystifies the complexities of principal diagnosis assignment, bridging the gap between coding rules and clinical reality. Learn how to strengthen your organization’s coding accuracy, reduce denials, and ensure your documentation supports true medical necessity.
Denials continue to delay reimbursement, increase administrative burden, and threaten financial stability across healthcare organizations. This essential webcast tackles the root causes—rising payer scrutiny, fragmented workflows, inconsistent documentation, and underused analytics—and offers proven, data-driven strategies to prevent and overturn denials. Attendees will gain practical tools to strengthen documentation and coding accuracy, engage clinicians effectively, and leverage predictive analytics and AI to identify risks before they impact revenue. Through real-world case examples and actionable guidance, this session empowers coding, CDI, and revenue cycle professionals to shift from reactive appeals to proactive denial prevention and revenue protection.
Sepsis remains one of the most frequently denied and contested diagnoses, creating costly revenue loss and compliance risks. In this webcast, Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, provides practical, real-world strategies to align documentation with coding guidelines, reconcile Sepsis-2 and Sepsis-3 definitions, and apply compliant queries. You’ll learn how to identify and address documentation gaps, strengthen provider engagement, and defend diagnoses against payer scrutiny—equipping you to protect reimbursement, improve SOI/ROM capture, and reduce audit vulnerability in this high-risk area.
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