 Congratulations to Emory Healthcare on two of their hospitals being named in the Becker's Healthcare 2019 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America." Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital and Emory University Hospital, both selected as industry leaders among the nation’s top health care organizations that have achieved advanced accreditation and certification in several specialties.
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 The October issue of the NAHRI Journal features Axea Solutions CEO Susan Gatehouse in the article, “FOCUS ON CODING: EHR tune-up: Refine EHR implementation and maintenance processes.”
“You’ve made the switch and sailed through go-live while controlling DNFB—but don’t declare victory too soon. Seemingly small issues deferred or unnoticed during the rush of go-live can come back to bite an organization months or even years later. Revenue integrity needs to scrutinize reports to spot revenue issues that can be traced to an inefficient software setting, poor template design, or incorrectly configured edits. Having an EHR means constant change,” says Susan Gatehouse, RHIA, CPC, CCS, chief executive officer of Axea Solutions, Inc., in Atlanta. NAHRI members can view the full article online.  Axea Solutions CEO Susan Gatehouse is featured in the September 2018 Health Data Management magazine in the article, “Coding gets an automated assist: Facing ICD-10’s complexity, coders are increasingly getting a hand from computers to do their work.”
“Susan Gatehouse, CEO of Axea Solutions, says in theory CAC sounds great, but it’s shortsighted to believe software by itself could completely replace a human. “It can help, but patience is key,” she says. Gatehouse contends that many hospitals tried CAC software when it was first available, but they gave up on it too soon. It takes time for human coders to review the codes and teach the system to recognize the diagnoses. Systems typically assign too many codes at first, but they get better over time as they learn to better interpret the verbiage used by clinicians, she says. CAC has become more sophisticated since 2015, Gatehouse notes. She predicts that many of the hospitals that stopped using CAC could return to it, and if they are patient, they will find the “tool really works for them.” VIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2018 HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE.  BY SUSAN GATEHOUSE, AXEA SOLUTIONS CEO
Another year, another raft of changes from CMS. A major hitter this year is the change in 340B drug reimbursement.  BY SUSAN GATEHOUSE, AXEA SOLUTIONS CEO
Once considered a luxury of well-endowed major medical facilities, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists have made their way to the mainstream. The majority of facilities nationwide now provide some CDI oversight. The requirement for microscopic review of patient safety indicators, severity, and risk of mortality, along with the complexity of both patient care services and procedures, have made CDI specialists a staple of inpatient hospital coding departments. |
