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10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Department Reimbursement and Cash Flow

A list of 10 Common Mistakes Managing Emergency Dept Reimbursement and Cash Flow, and what you can do to fix them

Going Green: EMRs = Less Paper

Going Green with EMRsOne way the medical world can lead is through the development and implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR)/electronic health record (EHR), which can reduce costs and lower your carbon footprint.

Overlooking to regularly review and update all of your documentation templates

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The 4th common mistake occurs when your documentation templates are no longer capturing all services appropriately.

Electronic Medical Record

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a medical record in digital format.

In health informatics an EMR is considered by some to be one of several types of EHRs (electronic health records), but in general usage EMR and EHR are synonymous.

Execute Revenue Capture Plan

Once you have engaged our services, we will present a Comprehensive Revenue System Review along with a Client Specific Results-Oriented Action Plan and Timeline. This may include:

Documentation Assistance in the areas of E/M and overall CPT coding
Targeted on-site training
Development/Provision of Forms and Templates (Superbills, EMR templates, etc.)
Annual Chargemaster and Fee Ticket Recommendations
Assessment of Current Reimbursement Issues through EOB and CMS 1500 Review

In addition, we will …

Items to Consider before Purchasing an EMR

  1. Do you want to improve patient care or efficiency of the office?
  2. Cost concerns?
  3. EMR’s are difficult to implement
    1. You will need a project team
    2. Does this team understand the day to day patient flow
    3. E/M guidelines
    4. Visit templates

Our Process

Analyze Data
We conduct a preliminary analysis your existing documentation and coding processes.
We provide a simple request form that we call a Preliminary Analysis, which describes exactly what we require to perform your analysis.

Identify Opportunities
During the Prelim Results presentation, specific areas will be discussed.

Execute Plan
Once you have engaged our services, we will present a Comprehensive Revenue System Review along with a Client Specific Results-Oriented Action …


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