The silent payer discount is a hidden revenue loss, where hospitals and health systems miss out on millions. The average health system’s silent payer discount can equal $2-$5 million for every 10,000 inpatient discharges.

Coronary artery bypass–or CABG–is the most common form of open-heart surgery in the United States. Each year, approximately 500,000 of these potentially...

It’s not clear that the Great Resignation has hit CDI teams. But here’s what is clear: Budgets are tight and many CDI directors are bumping up salaries to...

In clinical documentation, cases often arise that are commonly difficult to accurately diagnosis and document. Coagulation happens to be a condition that...

Clinical documentation is a necessary process for every hospitals’ bottom line. It’s the foundation for payer reimbursement and drives the best patient...

In healthcare's increasingly value-based landscape, it is essential that hospitals accurately capture codes to maintain revenue integrity.

Nearly everyone has been affected by the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. There have been countless losses, and everything has changed from the...

There have been many attempts to redefine sepsis and septic shock for the most consistent diagnoses, which would help physicians with early diagnosis and proper coding.

September was designated as Sepsis Awareness Month in 2011 by the Sepsis Alliance. Read more to learn about this disease and its documentation challenges.