The role of clinical documentation in medical practice can be traced all the way back to the papyrus records of ancient Egypt, nearly 4000 years ago. This form of clinical documentation, however, was purely for didactic purposes. In fact, the...

Accurate and Compliant Coding – The Need of the Hour for Hospitals Growing consumerism and technological developments have caused healthcare organizations to move away from fee-for-service business models to value-based care. However, cost burdens...

The journey of the healthcare industry from a volume-based system to a value-based one has accelerated in the last couple of years. Today, federal agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have introduced Clinical Quality...