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Up Your Coding Game to Better Leverage SDOH

September 28, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCoding, health data, healthcare data, revenue cycle, SDOH, social determinants, social determinants of health

Applying data governance strategies can help healthcare facilities capture and use social determinants of health (SDOH) data, and a key part of that process is appropriate coding, according to an American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) white paper. “When it comes to revenue cycle, I think what it comes down to is quality,” Julie A. Pursley, MSHI, RHIA,…

Why Patient Access is Key to Revenue Cycle Management Success

May 6, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsBilling, claim denial, copayments, COVID-19, data integrity, patient access, patient financial responsibility, patient registration, Reimbursement, revenue, revenue cycle, revenue cycle management, Workflow, Workflow Disruption

Patient access is generally the first encounter a patient will have with a healthcare organization, making it central to the patient experience. But this aspect of healthcare is also a major first for another area: revenue cycle management. During the patient access process, revenue cycle teams have their chance to get medical billing and reimbursement…