Erin Lovett
The Link Between Quality Assurance, Education, Impact & Value
The Link Between Quality Assurance, Education, Impact & Value Studies show that the pandemic continues to negatively impact the financial health of our nation’s hospitals and health systems’ operational processes. Now is the time for health systems to routinely assess operational processes, identify gaps in productivity, and enact measures to boost revenue cycle management performance…
Becker’s Healthcare Webinar: The Link Between QA, Education, Impact & Value
Becker’s Healthcare Webinar: The Link Between QA, Education, Impact & Value In the healthcare community, pockets of quality reviews and education occur in various forms and frequencies across all parts of the revenue cycle. This presentation examines value-based care versus fee-for-service, focusing on the true cost of poor quality and the exceptional value of a…
Every code tells a story: How to bolster clinical documentation accuracy and success
Every code tells a story: How to bolster clinical documentation accuracy and success Watch More See All Webinars
SSG Sub, LLC Is Now Savista
New name marks company moving forward as a healthcare revenue cycle services business independent from nThrive ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 21, 2021 SSG Sub, LLC, formerly nThrive, Inc. Services Division, announced today a new corporate brand identity, Savista, and introduced the new name, logo, and ‘spark’ icon. Savista leverages its more than 30 years…
Three Keys to a Top-Notch Virtual Work Environment – for COVID-19 and Beyond
The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has prompted hospitals and health care organizations across the country to move to virtualization in key business practices and operate remotely. Most have already adopted some virtualization – telehealth, for example, is successfully providing patient access, care, better patient outcomes and expanded clinical productivity. Private insurance providers are expanding their telehealth…
5 Ways to Transform a Cancer Registry Program
In 2018, Cancer Surveillance Reporting across all standard setters was impacted by significant changes, including the addition of an estimated 227 data fields. These changes, coupled with the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) workforce shortage, are leaving many health care organizations with unfilled positions in their cancer registry program and backlogs in their cancer surveillance reporting.…
Certified Tumor Registrar Shortage – Fill the Gap
The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) workforce shortage is leaving many health organizations with unfilled positions and backlogs in their cancer surveillance reporting. The role of a cancer registrar is critical to collecting data for cancer treatment planning, research and clinical trials. Worldwide, the number of CTR professionals is limited and not growing quickly enough to…
Checklist: Prep for a Successful Coding Audit
Accurate and efficient medical coding is crucial to a healthcare provider’s ability to optimize reimbursement and meet compliance requirements. All hospitals and healthcare organizations should maintain a robust coding quality compliance plan with periodic coding audits while providing education opportunities to staff members that will strengthen coding processes. These coding audits are vital to assessing…
The Value of a Complete Medical Coding Quality Audit Program
One of the top defenses against risk, exposure and low reimbursements is a strong medical coding quality audit program. Partnering with a revenue cycle management company to implement this program, hospitals and health care organizations can achieve coding and financial success, quality outcomes, and avoid costly penalties. The program identifies areas of opportunity for risk…
Top 6 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Medical Coding Audit Vendor
Top 6 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Medical Coding Audit Vendor A trusted health care revenue cycle management vendor can be an invaluable partner when helping your hospital or medical organization develop and maintain a complete medical coding quality compliance program beyond the medical coding basics. Ensuring quality coding systems in healthcare is crucial when…