Backlog/On-Demand Coding Services
Remote, Outsourced Backlog Coding Solutions
Organizations that rely on internal coding staff occasionally incur backlogs for a number of reasons. Once coding falls behind it becomes increasingly difficult and often impossible to catch up. All too often a set of records is set aside, left uncoded and unbilled for long periods of time. This results in a delay or loss of revenue for the organization and/or the physician. Appropriate reimbursement for hospital services demands that all records are coded and billed in a timely manner.
Solution Overview
LYNX Medical Systems has the solid experience, expertise, capacity and flexibility to offer backlog coding services. LYNX backlog coding services can help organizations immediately stabilize their Health Information Management (HIM) operations during volume spikes, coder absences and/or new coder ramp-up periods. By enlisting LYNX to code Emergency Department encounters during changing times, remaining hospital staff can focus on current inpatient and outpatient encounters.
Many LYNX backlog/on-demand coding clients retain LYNX as real-time backup for all such coding emergencies. Other clients use LYNX services to clear significant coding backlogs and get hospital coding staff back on track.
LYNX provides on-demand coding services remotely at one of its regional offices. Delivery of backlog coding services is most efficient if hospitals use a scanning or indexing system to image and organize documentation.
Professional Coding
LYNX assigns professional CPT codes (E/M and procedure) in accordance with current CMS documentation guidelines, CPT policy (published by the American Medical Association), Correct Coding Initiative (published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), and LYNX coding guidelines.
Facility Coding
LYNX assigns facility (E/M) codes based on its proprietary facility coding criteria, as reviewed and approved by each client, and will support billing under Medicare’s Ambulatory Patient Classification System.
ICD-9 Coding
LYNX assigns ICD-9 codes in accordance with standard ICD-9 diagnosis coding conventions.