Conducting regular coding audits and education are essential components to a healthy compliance program. Coding audits are hands down one of the best investments any practice, hospital, or health system can make. The return on investment (ROI) is infinite. And with ADRs, payer audits, and RAC audits on the rise, you simply cannot afford to ignore this area any longer. I am shocked by how many professionals remain unaware that regular audits are mandated by the Patient Pro

I am routinely asked which coding certification is more valuable: AAPC or AHIMA? The answer to this question is highly personal and contingent on your long-term career goals. Both organizations (AAPC and AHIMA) are the gold standard for the medical coding profession. Historically, AAPC has served the outpatient side of medicine and AHIMA has served the inpatient side. However, in recent years we have seen both organizations make strides to appeal to both outpatient and i

Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is one of the most sought after skills in today's job market. EQ is your ability to purposefully understand, manage, and navigate your emotions and the emotions of others around you. Hiring Managers and C-Suite Executives often state EQ is much more valuable than IQ. Investing in your EQ will pay substantial dividends over time! #MedicalCoding #MedicalBilling #Compliance #Revenue #RevenueCycle #RevenueCycleManagement #AlphaCodingExperts #AAPC #A

Claims denial management (CDM) is the hot topic of every healthcare organization. How can we send cleaner claims, reduce denials, decrease days in A/R, and work more efficiently? Through a rigorous internal audit, root causes to your most complex issues can be identified. Below are 8 strategies to promote a more efficient CDM process. #MedicalCoding #MedicalBilling #Compliance #Revenue #RevenueCycle #RevenueCycleManagement #AlphaCodingExperts #AAPC #AHIMA #Coders #Physici

Payers are advocating for direct access to EHR systems in an effort to streamline medical record data and aggregation. Payers believe this will expedite claims processing, pre-payment reviews, audits, etc. It will be interesting to see how the provider community at large responds to this campaign. #MedicalCoding #MedicalBilling #Compliance #Revenue #Payers #RevenueCycleManagement #AlphaCodingExperts #AAPC #AHIMA #Coders #HIM #EHR #BigData #IG Payer Access to EHRs: What Prov

With ICD-11 slated to take effect on January 1, 2022, it is hard to imagine adoption of a brand new code set considering ICD-10 was implemented only 5 years ago. The time, money, resources, acts of congress, sleepless nights, and headaches it took to get to ICD-10 implementation day is something I don't think anyone working in the industry will ever forget. Many subscribed to the ICD-10 apocalypse. Will ICD-11 implementation be more of the same? #MedicalCoding #MedicalBillin