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Opening the Door to Emergency Department Financial Health
Many hospital administrators and emergency physicians believe that the Emergency Department (ED) is a loss leader. More…
Completely Document IV Infusions for Optimal Reimbursement
The CPT rules for coding intravenous (IV) infusions require documentation of the infusion’s duration. For Medicare and other payers, hospitals are reimbursed for the first hour of the infusion and also for each subsequent hour. More…
Marketing News
Keeping Current with LYNX E/Code & UB-04. On May 23, 2007, the National Uniform Billing Committee released the new Facility services billing form into production nationally. The introduction of this form requires hospitals to report outpatient services with new information. More…
MRs and the ED: Where’s the Content? The difference between thorough and poor ED documentation can be the difference between millions of dollars of revenue captured or lost. The quality and availability of this ED content has a profound impact on coding and billing, compliance, liability exposure, and the quality and continuity of patient care. More…
LYNX Shines at HFMA’s Annual National Institute in San Diego. More…
HIPAA: Ensuring Compliance
The April 15, 2007 CIO Magazine article, entitled “The Complying Game” by Allan Homes, discussed a Global State of Information Security (GSIS) 2006 survey, conducted by CIO Magazine and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The survey queried 7,791 respondents regarding security disciplines. More…
LYNX Account Executives: The Client’s Advocate
The role of the LYNX Account Executive (AE) is often viewed as the client advocate. Every software client is aligned with a LYNX AE. The AE is usually the first person the clients call to perform last minute software trainings, answer non-technical application questions and resolve various issues. More…
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Changes
CMS is transforming Medicare from a passive payer to an active purchaser of value-based services. One step is to measure the quality of services purchased by having outpatient providers (Medicare Part B) report specific quality measures that are considered standards of care. More…
CERT: What You Need to Know
In FY 2000, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated the Comprehensive Error Rate Test (CERT) program. The CERT program was designed to determine the cause for claim errors and to develop appropriate action plans to improve compliance with payment, claims processing, and provider billing requirements. More…
Calendar of Events
From the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Expo in Philadelphia to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP ) Scientific Assembly in Seattle. Learn where LYNX is next! More…
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