Accurate clinical documentation is crucial for hospitals striving to maximize reimbursement.
Nick Rogers, director of accounts receivable at the Shared Services Center-Sarasota (Fla.): As guidelines on medical necessity continue to tighten their grip on providers, it is important to provide continuous clinical documentation education to physicians. Coders serve as the bridge between rendered services and payments issued to the provider. Clear, concise and complete clinical documentation will ultimately reduce denials and cost-to-collect.
To learn more about clinical documentation improvement and its link to value-based care, access this story from Becker's Hospital Review.
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