While ICD-10-CM implementation/transition looms in front of all providers, and many vendors are poised to offer solutions, it should not escape those in both finance and the Medical Director’s office that this transition can’t be done by vendors no matter what they say or sell. Hospitals and practices are sending staff to seminars and webinars… Continue Reading
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HSMN Tops List of Revenue Cycle Management Consulting Firms in Modern Healthcare
Wellington, FL — (SBWIRE) — 09/09/2013 — HSMN (Health Systems Management Network Inc), a leading consulting firm to hospitals and clinical practices, is being featured in the most recent edition of Modern Healthcare Magazine published on Sept. 2nd. This issue lists the nation’s largest healthcare consulting firms that generated the most revenue in 2012 from… Continue Reading
HSMN Announces the Start 10 Program to Assess the Readiness for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-Procedure Coding in the Revenue Cycle Management Process.
Health Systems Management Network, Inc (HSMN) has announced a new program for physician practices called they Physician Practice Management Reimbursement Readiness Program. This new program addresses doctors concerns related to both ICD-10 medical coding issues as well as whether or not it is beneficial to join an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The program was created… Continue Reading
HSMN Announces the Formation of the ACO Readiness Program or (ARP) for Physicians and Hospitals
HSMN announces the formation of the ACO Readiness Program or (ARP). The purpose of this group being formed within HSMN is help both Physicians and Hospital Organizations/Systems decide whether such a step is feasible financially and what next steps must be taken. “Many of our Physician and Hospital clients are asking for help as they… Continue Reading
Health Systems Management Network, Inc. Creates a Program for Resolving the Conflict Between Integrated Care and Clinical Documentation in the ICD-10-CM Transition
Wellington, FL — (SBWIRE) — 06/13/2013 — In a recent article written by Cathy Idema, BSN, MPH, FAAHCC, Ms. Idema discusses the conflicts which exist between clinical decision making and the demands of the clinical documentation in the ICD-10-CM transition era beginning in 2014. Based on research done over a period of 30 years on… Continue Reading
Revenue Cycle Management Under the ICD-10-CM Scenario
Health Systems Management Network, Inc.’s comprehensive implementation program for ICD-10-CM focuses on the entire revenue cycle. Wellington, FL — (SBWIRE) — Health Systems Management Network, Inc.’s comprehensive implementation program for ICD-10-CM focuses on the entire revenue cycle. Their view is that the revenue cycle begins with the first contact with the patient and the collection… Continue Reading
HSMN Is Pleased to Announce That It Tops the List of Revenue Cycle Consulting Firms in This Current Issue of Modern Healthcare Magazine
HSMN tops the list of Revenue Cycle Consulting firms in this current issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. Wellington, FL — (SBWIRE) — 07/23/2013 — For almost 30 years HSMN has worked with providers of healthcare in every setting from academic medical centers to Individual physician practices. The firm was founded by Cathy Idema, BSN, MPH… Continue Reading
Warnings from CMS About Using Smart Phrases in ICD-10-CM/PCS
HSMN advises hospitals and clinical practices on how to overcome the problems of transitioning to ICD-10-CM/PCS after a survey of compliance officers and warnings from CMS indicate concerns about using “Repetitive Terminology” or “Smart Phrases” in their EMRs. The enterprise systems such as Epic offer the possibility for Clinicians to choose phrases that they will… Continue Reading
HSMN tops the list of Revenue Cycle Management Companies in the Most Recent “Modern Health Care Magazine Survey”
For almost 30 years HSMN has worked with Providers of HealthCare in every setting from Academic Medical Centers to Individual Physician Practices. The Firm was founded by Cathy Idema, BSN, MPH in 1987 and has built a practice that encompasses seasoned HealthCare Financial, Operational, Clinical and who represent every function within the Revenue Cycle. HSMN… Continue Reading
New Opportunities in Physician and Hospital Reimbursement
HSMN, a leading ICD-10-CM/PCS consulting firm, is advising their clients of new revenue cycle opportunities. They are predicting hospital and physician reimbursement will decline due to the PPACA but there are opportunities in reimbursement to regain the loss that may be missed if medical staff clinical documentation, coding and critical thinking coders don’t interact in… Continue Reading