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FHIMA 2021 Recap
The 2021 Florida Health Information Management Association (FHIMA) Annual Convention took place July 19-21 in Orlando. UASI sent Regional Market Manager Brad Allen, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Michael Burke, and Vice President of Corporate Development Nancy Koors to the Sunshine State in order to catch up with Florida HIM professionals. Although the Convention was… Read More »FHIMA 2021 Recap
Third Quarter 2021 – Client Newsletter
Click here to download UASI’s client newsletter from the third quarter of 2021.
Mary Stanfill, Vice President of Consulting Services, Appointed as IFHIMA Rep to WHO-FIC
Mary Stanfill, Vice President of Consulting Services at UASI, was recently appointed as IFHIMA representative to the WHO Family of International Classifications (FIC) Education and Implementation (EIC) and Morbidity Reference Group (MbRG) workgroups. The position entails serving in an official capacity with voice and vote at WHO-FIC committees and upholding IFHIMA’s mission, vision and values,… Read More »Mary Stanfill, Vice President of Consulting Services, Appointed as IFHIMA Rep to WHO-FIC
Second Quarter 2021 – Client Newsletter
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UASI Compliance Work Plan Analysis – Inpatient Documentation and Coding Issues
By: Natalie Sartori, M. Ed., RHIA, CCS This whitepaper is the first in a 2-part series regarding UASI inpatient and outpatient analyses of third party compliance work plans (including the OIG and RACs for example). This document details an analysis of the following active inpatient topics: Medicare Payments for Inpatient Discharges with COVID-19 (OIG) Deep… Read More »UASI Compliance Work Plan Analysis – Inpatient Documentation and Coding Issues
UASI in JAHIMA: COVID-19 ICD-10-CM Coding Timeline for Outpatient Services
By Mary H. Stanfill, MBI, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA; Pat Maccariella-Hafey, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P, CIRCC; Christi LeBlanc, MBA, RHIA; and Janice Noller, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CICA When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, new ICD-10-CM codes to identify this condition were not available. Subsequent ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines for reporting COVID-19 changed many times as the pandemic… Read More »UASI in JAHIMA: COVID-19 ICD-10-CM Coding Timeline for Outpatient Services
First Quarter 2021 – Client Newsletter
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UASI in JAHIMA: Top Ten Tips for Denials Management
It has become increasingly important for health information management (HIM) departments to have strategies for tackling denials management. It is in every organization’s best interest to develop a proactive approach to denials management. While many are already doing this work, consistent and constant management of the denials process is essential. The following list—while not exhaustive—includes… Read More »UASI in JAHIMA: Top Ten Tips for Denials Management
Fourth Quarter 2020 – Client Newsletter
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Third Quarter 2020 – Client Newsletter
Click here to download UASI’s client newsletter from the third quarter of 2020.
Top 10 Compliance Issues 2020
Top Documentation and Coding issues to include in 2020 Compliance Plans What’s in your 2020 compliance plan? Make sure you are addressing these top ten documentation and coding compliance concerns. For Hospitals Risk-based review of inpatient DRG cases, examples include: RAC DRG targets Clinical indicators, cases at risk for clinical denials (e.g. Sepsis, CHF, ARF,… Read More »Top 10 Compliance Issues 2020
Important Telehealth Coding Advice during COVID-19
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) lifted Medicare restrictions on the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 emergency. TELEHEALTH FACTS: Effective March 1, Medicare will pay physicians for telehealth services at the same rate as in-person visits for all diagnoses, not just services related to COVID-19 Medicare patients can receive telehealth services… Read More »Important Telehealth Coding Advice during COVID-19
