The Emergency Department is one of the most significant area of any facility in terms of revenue. It is the singular most important gateway into the facility and services. Best practice ensures that the revenue cycle match the clinical cycle in the ED.
Healthcare will never stop evolving, which will continue to impact all of its supporting disciplines and processes. Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is one key revenue cycle discipline that must continue to rapidly and effectively adapt and expand to meet industry demands.
Revenue integrity professionals are at the forefront of improving the accuracy, efficiency and thoroughness of their organizations’ billing and revenue capture processes. Yet they continually face challenges such as limited budgets, system complexity, departmental silos, insufficient staffing...
As the revenue integrity profession evolves, there will be a greater need to streamline its roles and responsibilities. While some revenue integrity professionals have been in the game for years and have established departments or programs, others find themselves in new roles without much...
