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Medical Coding 101: Your Essential Guide to Types, Importance & 2025 Trends
In today’s complex healthcare landscape, medical coding is the foundation of a healthcare organization’s financial health, ensuring accurate billing, proper reimbursement, and high-quality patient care. From translating clinical documentation into standardized codes to ensuring compliance and audit readiness, coding plays a pivotal role in revenue cycle management. This comprehensive guide offers healthcare providers with a…
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CDI in Physician Offices: The Time is Now
Clinical documentation improvement is the process of ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of patient documentation, which effectively tells a unique story. This story is conveyed through structured coded data. In the physician’s office, code assignment is completed by the physician. The advancement of electronic health records (EHRs) has allowed physicians the flexibility to perform these…
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Physician Documentation & Mid-Year Coding Check-In: What Healthcare Teams Need to Know in 2025
Physician Documentation &Mid-Year Coding Check-In:What Healthcare Teams Need to Know in 2025 Physician Documentation & Mid-Year Coding Check-In: What Healthcare Teams Need to Know in 2025 Explore key 2025 coding changes, documentation challenges, and how organizations can adapt for success in a value-based care world. 2025 Medical Coding Updates: Key Changes & Impacts Staying current…
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Black History Month 2023: Black Resistance
Black History Month, otherwise known as African American History Month, is an annual celebration in the United States that recognizes the history, culture, and contributions of Black Americans every February. The observation of Black History Month dates to 1915, when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life…
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3 Ways To Create A Mission-Centric Workplace
At CSI Companies, our core values are woven into almost everything we do–from how we run our collaborative workflows, to the solutions and transparency we provide our clients. Our mission not only provides us with clear guidelines for how to operate but directs us on a path to future success. Mission statements are incredibly important…
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Women’s History Month 2023
Women’s History Month highlights the remarkable contributions of women throughout the nation’s history. This year’s theme, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” focuses on recognizing women who have pursued truth and demonstrated their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Whether you plan to celebrate by supporting women-owned businesses, attending an event, or providing resources to local…
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Are You Ready for the Financial Impact of a RADV Audit?
Does $428 million dollars sound like a lot of money to you? If you are a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan or provider, buckle your seat belts because that is the annual dollar amount the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expects to recover as a result of risk-adjusted data validation (RADV) audits. On January…
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Autism Acceptance Month: Celebrate Differences
Autism Acceptance Month (AAM) occurs every April and aims to recognize the importance of supporting, understanding, accepting, including, and empowering people on the autism spectrum. Autism is a bio-neurological developmental disability that generally appears before age three and looks different for each person. Recently, autism has been named the fastest-growing developmental disorder. Fast Facts: It’s…
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Want to break into the coding workforce? In 2023, bootcamps just aren’t enough
A talented, qualified, and diverse workforce is the cornerstone for any business in the US today, and healthcare is no exception. In 2021, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are approximately 39,900 health information open positions. Projected to grow at a 17% increase through 2031, the profession has a tremendous need to…