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Prepare for the Worst: Take this Survey
In just 15 minutes, you can influence the development of practical resources and, ultimately, improve your health center’s readiness for an emergency or disaster. Take a Survey The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE) needs your help to better understand health […]
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Patient-driven payment model, survey, and quality: Understanding MDS accuracy and what you need for success
How is your QM data affecting your survey?
Latest Salary Survey in a Nutshell
AAPC credentials pave the way for many paths to success. With almost 12,000 responses to AAPC’s 2017 Salary Survey, and the data indicating overall higher pay for healthcare business professionals than the year before, 2017 was a good year coders, coder education, and coder certification. Click the link below to view the PDF file. Salary-Survey-Infographic2017
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Understanding phase 2 requirements for survey readiness
2017 Salary Survey: Right on the Money
AAPC credentials pave the way for many paths to success. With almost 12,000 responses to AAPC’s 2017 Salary Survey, and the data indicating overall higher pay for healthcare business professionals than the year before, 2017 was a good year. For all employed respondents, the average salary climbed nearly 6 percent, to $ 52,648. Even better, the […]
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Healthcare News: Majority of industry stakeholders find smooth transition to ICD-10, according to survey
ICD-10 implementation has gone smoothly for approximately 80% of attendees who responded to a survey during a recent webcast from audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG.
For 28.3% of the 298 respondents to the November survey, the ICD-10 transition has been smooth, while 51.4% reported a few technical issues, but overall success with the new code set since October 1.
Another 11.1% reported complete failure since implementation and 8.6% said serious work was needed but they are surviving the transition. Respondents included healthcare staff related to IT, finance, and the clinical side.
While the transition has been relatively smooth for the majority of industry stakeholders, providers will need to dedicate more attention to the quality and specificity of clinical documentation to reduce rejected medical insurance claims, said Catherine O’Leary, KPMG managing director, in a press release.
KPMG asked attendees which of the following was the largest challenge they faced with ICD-10 implementation:
- Clinical documentation improvement and continuous physician education
- Increase in denials or rejected claims
- Reduced revenue due to coding delays or coding errors
- System testing and information technology fixes
Approximately 42% of the respondents noted all of the issues remain a challenge at their facility, while 11.1% said none of the issues would be their largest challenge.
Respondents are tracking a variety of key performance indicators following implementation, with many focusing on denials and rejections (18%) and accounts receivable (11.1%). Facilities are also tracking discharged not final billed accounts (5.6%) and CC and MCC capture (4.9%). A majority of respondents (60.8%) are tracking all four of these key performance indicators.
New Survey Process Q&A with Stefanie Corbett, DHA, postacute regulatory specialist at HCPro
Calling all coders! Let your voice be heard: 1-minute survey
Greetings AAPC community!
As I mentioned in my last post, I am a new employee at AAPC and working to learn all I can about the world of medical coding.
You have multiple options when it comes to looking up medical codes: books, software, and websites. One such solution is AAPC Coder.
AAPC Coder is a robust tool with a ton of features, but some features are more useful than others.
Based on your experience as a medical coder, what AAPC Coder feature do you find the most appealing?
To answer, please click on the link below.
https://usabilityhub.com/do/46cadb31ebcc/ddd5
You will be shown a list of AAPC Coder features and all you have to do is click on the feature you like best. Easy peasy. 
Thank you so much for your participation!