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CLINICAL INTEGRITY AND CODING ACCURACY
Coding and Compliance
Experienced coders are hard to find and just as hard to keep. When quality suffers, denials increase, and providers risk increased audits for fraudulent coding practices.
Salud offers:
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Professional fee coding
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Hospital facility coding
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Consolidated pro fee/facility fee coding
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Compliance audits and education
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Risk adjustment analysis and review
Why you should Go With Different
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100% US-based coding teams
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Staff certified by AHIMA or AAPC, often possessing multiple sub-specialty credentials
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Industry changes proactively tracked and shared with clients to improve documentation and coding
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PHI treated with the utmost care; SOC2 and HIPAA compliant
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Recurrent HIPAA compliance training
When Salud steps in…
Continuity in coding timeliness and accuracy is maintained.
Compliance is continually audited and risk is minimized.
Coders remain current on constantly changing regulations.
REDUCTION IN DNFB IN 7 MONTHS
86%
REDUCTION IN AR
22%
INCREASE IN COLLECTIONS
$2.5M
Challenge
The in-house coding team at a 250-bed Midwest teaching hospital had fallen behind on accounts for a variety of reasons, so leaders decided to outsource the function. A backlog of 34,324 accounts awaited Salud’s arrival.
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Solution
Salud put in place written processes, regular coding updates and alerts on specific problematic coding areas, which replaced what had been word-of-mouth information-sharing among staff. Salud stopped the highly ineffectual practice of coding for physician and hospital services on the same bill.
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Results
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86% reduction in DNFB in 7 months
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22% reduction in AR
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$2.5 million increase in collections
CASESTUDY
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