Medical coding

Accurate coding is essential for setting base levels for performance, increasing the importance of gathering accurate data.

The Virginia Medicaid program in December began requiring hospitals to electronically submit preadmission screening forms to ensure patients discharged are not inappropriately placed in a long-term care facility.

Between Meaningful Use, the Affordable Care Act and the ICD-10 conversion, providers have spent a lot of their IT money and energy in the past few years trying to keep up with shifting government regulations. The next few years look like more of the same.