Posts Tagged ‘compliance audits’
Making the Data Work for You: How to Turn Medical Coding Audits into Actionable Insights
Coding audit data can be extremely beneficial to the success of a healthcare organization – however, oftentimes, the vast amounts of data being collected can suffocate the organization, especially those that don’t know how to cultivate value and act on the insights received from the audit process. Most medical coding compliance audit programs will objectively evaluate multiple data sets and generate reports on the findings, but, the data is not being used to its fullest potential if the reports are not properly cleaned, analyzed, and examined to develop strategic next steps toward the company’s quality improvement. “Data and quality improvement go hand-in-hand”, says Crumbley.
Read MoreExternal Coding Audits: How They Directly Affect the Success of your Organization
Efficient coding audit practices have become a crucial and necessary step in what healthcare organizations must do to remain compliant and profitable. Now is the time to take the essential step of seeking an independent entity to conduct regular coding audits.
Read MoreCompliance Audits Shed Light on Performance Improvement in Medical Coding
Is my team’s coding accuracy up to industry standards? This is a question many HIM and Coding decision makers find themselves asking. Coding compliance audits can provide an organization the ability to follow regulatory guidelines in regards to their coding practices. Get an overview of the impact compliance audits have on both the hospital level and the physician-practice level. Read more.
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