Let's look at one specific area where case managers can make a difference: reducing hospital-acquired anemia (HAA). This condition is often the result of blood draws performed cumulatively—and sometimes excessively—as part of laboratory testing.The prevalence of HAA can be exacerbated by another form of inappropriate medical care—in this case, laboratory tests. The goal is to ensure a patient only undergoes laboratory tests he or she truly needs.
The American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group is offering two new credentials for medical scribes, the association said May 2. Medical scribes can take the Medical Scribe Certification Exam to earn the Certified Medical Scribe Apprentice certification.
Q: Our billing office has noted that we have many recurring accounts that have seen a huge drop in reimbursement over the past couple of months. We have noted that our outpatient physical/speech therapy and speech-language pathologist accounts aren’t affected, but our wound care accounts are. What changed?
Regulatory compliance reforms have forced CMS to set the bar high for meeting evaluation and management (E/M) standards. This is especially true for clinical documentation improvement (CDI) performance for coding and billing level four and five patient visits in outpatient settings.
