Protecting revenue cycles in the ICD-10 transition

There’s no question the transition to ICD-10 will bring with it a significant loss in coder productivity. If left unaddressed, this loss of productivity will cause hospitals to get bills out more slowly. And if addressed incompletely, it will cause hospitals to incur excessive expense in increased coder headcount. Fortunately, there is still time to greatly narrow the productivity gap to protect revenue and to minimize the need to add coding resources that are increasingly difficult to secure. read more
Source: Healthcare IT News - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Financial/Revenue Cycle Management ICD-10 Source Type: news