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e4health, a leading provider of strategic solutions, expertise, and services to hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States, has been officially certified as a Great Place to Work? for the third year in a row. To read our press release, please click here.
?? Efficient document management is crucial in today’s fast-paced healthcare environment. e4health's Executive Consultant, Camilo Perez, discusses how digital patient records can empower healthcare organizations in our new article, "The Critical Importance of Digitizing Patient Records in Modern Healthcare."
?? Efficient document management is crucial in today’s fast-paced healthcare environment. e4health's Executive Consultant, Camilo Perez, discusses how digital patient records can empower healthcare organizations in our new article, "The Critical Importance of Digitizing Patient Records in Modern Healthcare."
This guidebook shares proven best practices for collaborative cross-functional teamwork during IT system changes, empowering your organization to deliver better healthcare outcomes.
When a major healthcare system faced the daunting task of reducing their duplicate medical record rate ahead of their Epic EHR conversion, they turned to e4health, the industry leader in Patient Identity Management. With a project of this magnitude, the stakes were high, and the need for an experienced partner was paramount ...
Our Healthcare IT Operations & Consulting Team is comprised of exceptional program/project managers and health IT and revenue cycle specialist consultants who are experts in their fields. A limited number of these resources are soon to be available for new projects and could provide the perfect boost for any upcoming major initiatives you have on the horizon. If you need help, please reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more.
As we advance into an era impacted by automation and artificial intelligence, the significance of high-quality data in healthcare systems cannot be overstated. Despite its crucial role, data quality often lacks the structured attention it deserves.
??To address this pressing issue, we're excited to invite you to an upcoming webinar: "Strategies for Addressing the Data Quality Component of Your EHR Migration". This enlightening session, brought to you in partnership with healthsystemCIO, offers a unique opportunity to earn free CEUs while gaining invaluable insights from industry leaders.
?? This interactive event takes place on Thursday, September 26th at 12 PM EST. Join Anthony Guerra, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, healthsystemCIO, Tom Gordon, SVP/CIO, Virtua Health, Karen "K" Marhefka, DHA, Deputy CIO, RWJBarnabas Health, and Jim Hennessy, President, e4health for an engaging discussion on navigating data migrations and enhancing the quality of information that underpins your entire organization. Our expert panelists will share their experiences, best practices, and innovative strategies to tackle the challenges of data quality in EHR migrations.
"In an era in which the U.S. is projected to spend nearly $19.9 billion on EHRs by the end of 2024, health systems cannot afford to overlook the importance of data quality. However, many health systems are unprepared and under budgeted for the extensive work required to achieve data accuracy."
In this insightful contribution to Health Data Management, Jim Hennessy illuminates five key areas in which healthcare provider organizations must invest to enhance data quality and ensure a smoother transition during their EHR implementations.
e4health announced that it has joined the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as a 2024 Foundation Partner. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in e4health’s vision to Empower Better Health and drive innovation in the healthcare technology landscape. To learn more, click here.
?? Artificial Intelligence is here to stay and going further, especially in revenue cycle. As more healthcare executives push ahead with AI, solutions are cementing themselves in the revenue cycle playbook.
But how can revenue cycle and finance leaders ensure AI improves quality, capacity, and achieves net realized revenue?
This executive brief takes a closer look at the myths, realities, and best practices to optimize next generation technology in the mid-revenue cycle including four specific C-suite questions health executives must ask for all upcoming 2024 AI initiatives.
From assessing organizational readiness to engaging the right strategic partners, e4health executives share proven strategies to build consistency, value, and quality across the revenue cycle continuum using AI.
e4health has several highly experienced, top talent coders and auditors available for immediate part-time or full-time support. With our expertise, you can expect maximized reimbursement, optimized DRGs, reduced denials, and overall improved financial health. Skills include inpatient and outpatient coding, HCC, ED, home health, trauma I & II, multi-specialty Profee, PB, and more. Reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more.
A leading healthcare provider, renowned for its 950+ bed facility and status as an academic trauma one center, has been expanding due to the closure of other local hospitals. With the recent addition of a new 20-bed inpatient rehab facility, the provider continues to grow and adapt to the increasing healthcare demands of the region ...
?? Discover the secrets behind the failures of offshore coding and unlock the new best practices for achieving success in blended shore medical record coding programs with this exclusive eBook.
When a 600-bed acute care medical center in southern New Jersey did not have a CDI program or any CDI software, they turned to e4health ...
?? Earn FREE CEUs when you join Staci Josten, RN, BSN, CCDS, Alyson Swinehart, BSN, RN, CCDS, and other CDI leaders on September 11th from noon to 1pm EST for an e4health CDI Leadership Roundtable discussion regarding important, timely industry topics. The topic for September's discussion is Query Compliance - Dissecting Noncompliance. We will provide background on this topic, share industry insights, and facilitate collaborative discussion with guided questions and answers.
In case you missed our previous CDI Leadership Roundtables, you can visit the e4health IQ Education Center links below and earn free CEUs by enrolling in the courses:
June Roundtable: Advancing your CDI Program with Quality Assurances and Audits
May Roundtable: Advancing your CDI Program with Pediatric and Neonatal Reviews
March Roundtable: Advancing your CDI Program with Second Level Reviews
January Roundtable: Risk Adjustment and Publicly Reported Data
December Roundtable: Clinical Validation in CDI
November Roundtable: ACDIS/AHIMA Query Practice Brief
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e4health's Staci Josten, RN, BSN, CCDS and Alyson Swinehart, BSN, RN, CCDS bring you "Today's CDI Tip" regarding Malnutrition.
e4health, the leading mid-revenue cycle solutions provider, has partnered with Pediatric Resource Group (PRG) to support health systems as they develop, expand, and optimize their programs in the pediatric and NICU patient population. PRG is the only pediatric-focused healthcare consulting firm in the country and is recognized as a preeminent industry authority in pediatric CDI. PRG’s expert team, composed of distinguished physicians, nurses, and coding professionals, brings a wealth of experience in pioneering advanced CDI programs across community hospitals and academic medical centers nationwide.
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A thorough understanding of the E/M guidelines is crucial to ensure the success of your practice or facility.? Ready to take your E/M documentation and coding knowledge to new heights?? Expand your expertise with our exclusive 3-part education series.? Join Jeanie Heck, BBA, CCS, CPC, CRC, for a comprehensive exploration of the three elements of Medical Decision Making and Time.? Jeanie will provide a thorough review of definitions and questions posed to CPT Assistant and the AMA as well as share information from CMS MACs with tips for high quality documentation.
Secure your spot now and extend your knowledge on E/M documentation and coding. We hope to see you there!
?? Our 3-Part Sepsis Webinar Series has concluded, but you can still earn AHIMA and AAPC CEUs when you view the courses in our?IQ Education Center . Join e4health's Director of Education, Kim Felix, RHIA,CCS, and Coding Operations Manager, Lori Harbison, as they thoroughly tackle the topic of Sepsis.
?? To watch Part 1, "Sepsis: Definitions & Criteria", please?click here.
?? To watch Part 2, "Sepsis: Documentation & Coding", please?click here.
?? To watch Part 3, "Clinical Documentation Improvement", please?click here.
?? e4health Director of Education, Kim Felix, RHIA,CCS and e4health Education Consultant, Jeanie Heck, want to make sure you're "In The Know" with their latest Coding Corner tip on?Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease.
We offer coding and CDI courses to help health information professionals stay up-to-date. As an AHIMA-Approved and AAPC-Approved provider of continuing education units (CEUs), we offer online courses that meet ongoing training requirements. Approved CEUs are only available for one year from the original recording date.
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Staffing, AI policy top of mind for HHS’s new technology-focused assistant secretary
?? The latest initiative by the Department of Health and Human Services aims to have a clear set of policies for AII implementations and data strategy. Their aim is to allow the embrace of advanced technologies among employees with the proper guardrails in place. A solid focus on data quality is woven into the HHS initiative. If your hospital or health system doesn’t have a solid data strategy and quality program already in place, now’s the time! Read the article here.
Unveiling the Future of Healthcare with CHIME's AI Principles
?? CHIME recently put out their comprehensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) principles for health system guidance for ethical and effective implementation. ?? Check out their full guide for effective and compliant AI participation, and make sure your organization has effective workflows and clean data to prepare for upcoming advancements. Learn more here.
Key Takeaway: If you didn’t get a chance to weigh in with your Member of Congress during Patient ID Week on the MATCH IT Act, head over to the Patient ID Now coalition’s Action Center to urge support on Capitol Hill for this vital legislation.
Why It Matters: The MATCH IT Act would create an industry standard definition for the term “patient match rate” — to allow measurement of patient match rates across the healthcare system — and would improve standardization of patients’ demographic elements entered into certified health IT products to ensure patients are accurately matched with the correct medical record. Learn more here .??
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