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CONFERENCE ISSUE
VOL. 29 NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2017
COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THE HEALTH INFORMATION PROFESSION
EMBRACE
RISK
ADJUSTMENT
Experts say coders can enhance their
careers by becoming proficient in
the finer points of the latest payment
methodologies.
Indefatigable RACs
Plow Ahead
Discover the Keys
to Successful
HIT Projects
October Brings
Changes to
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CONFERENCE ISSUE VOL. 29 NO. 9
President & CEO Kathleen Czermanski Vice P
CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2017
MHEALTH’S ROLE IN THE FUTURE OF CARE DELIVERY By
EVOLVING EDUCATION WHAT TO CONSIDER WHE
Don’t forget to take into account how users will
HIT HAPPENINGS FIVE WAYS TO LEVE
ratings and, subsequently, their reimbursement. T
TRANSCRIPTION TRENDS HDS who edits back-end spee
its workforce. For example, take a 12.5% maximum
EMBRACE RISK Experts say coders can enhance their
ADJUSTMENT T he qu
increase the cost of care, Boyce says. Diagnoses
RISK ADJUSTMENT 101 Trying to get your feet wet w
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Three health care organiza
— PHOTO COURTESY OF UC DAVIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
As with almost any successful program, there
Despite being a newcomer on the scene, Nemou
The Right Mix To whip up a successful HIT impleme
By SUSAN CHAPMAN L arge-
Roadblocks to Success Neumann believes organ
can facilitate adoption and improve the chances o
INDEFATIGABLE RACs PLOW AHEAD 2017 audits ar
Andrew Wachler, JD, a health care attorney with W
of the actual medical record and focuses on syste
a provider might need for incremental time to pul
TRAINING & EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE TRANSF
VOL. CONFERENCE ISSUE 29
CODING CORNER OCTOBER BRINGS IMP
code changes. This year’s changes involve multipl
DATEBOOK SEPTEMBER 29-30, 2017 GREAT LAKES REGI
NEWS BRIEFS IBM, MIT to Launch $240 Million AI R
BY THE NUMBERS 70 About thi
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