Our Healthcare clients are steadily and continually engaging with us to support them with consultants in key areas of revenue cycle management, including coding and auditing. This demand is well documented. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in...
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Predictive Analytics to Create Customer Wellness Management System
Discover how Oxford provided a real-time, interactive, optimized customer wellness management system. INDUSTRY Health Insurance Provider SERVICES Roadmap Gap Assessment Architecture Program Management SKILLS IBM Unica Predictive Analytics Data Modeling Business...
Virtual Care: Putting the Patient at the Center
The impactĀ COVID-19 has had on the world is evident. We communicate differently, work remotely, interact in new ways, and engage at a safe distance. Undeniably, the healthcare industry has taken the brunt of the pandemic, with the entire system put to the test....
CMS Rules and the Telehealth Revolution
To align withĀ directives in the presidential executive orders signed on August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) haveĀ proposed updates to their existing policies. These new proposals for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital...
The ABCs of Certified Tumor Registrars
In 2020, it is anticipated that there will be 1,806,590 new cases of cancer reported with an estimated number of over 606,502 deaths.1 In order to effectively collect and analyze this data and provide better patient outcomes, organizations partner with Certified Tumor...
When Retraining and Upskilling Aren’t Enough to Bridge the Skills Gap
Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, cloud computing, 3D printing, and the Internet of Things are changing the very nature of how individuals work. Klaus Schwabb, executive director of the World Economic Forum, introduced the phrase...
Meet Shannon: Outpatient Auditor and Coder
Meet Shannon: Shannonās professional background is primarily in teaching and auditing. For several years, she taught as an adjunct professor at a local community college while maintaining a full-time career as a consultant. Shannon holds a certified professional coder...
Meet Edward: Medical Writing Consultant
Meet Edward: Edward is a medical writing consultant with experience in almost every therapeutic area including drug and medical device development, regulatory, and publications. In 2002, Edward decided to transition from his role in academic medicine as a professor of...
COVID-19 Condition Code āDRā and Modifier āCRā
With fluctuating volumes of COVID-19 cases and the unknown elements of infection and reinfection, condition codes and modifiers are being appended to every claim associated with COVID-19, whether it is a confirmed or suspected case. Appropriate processing of claims is...