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The Future of the Revenue Cycle & the Evolution of AGS Health

WEBOctober 4, 2022. For more than a decade, AGS Health has worked with some of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations. Throughout the years, there have been significant changes in healthcare and revenue cycle management. Today, hospitals operate under substantial financial pressures; revenue is down 37 percent compared to pre-pandemic …

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Best Practices for Effective Patient Access Services

WEBAn effective patient access operation requires a clear strategy, investment in technology, standardization of processes, proper training and education for staff, measurement and monitoring of performance, and establishment of a patient-centric culture. By following these best practices, healthcare organizations can optimize their patient …

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What to Know about the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule

WEB2024 Conversion Factor. The 2024 conversion factor – the amount Medicare pays per relative value unit (RVU) – is $32.74, which is a 3.4% reduction from last year’s factor of $33.89 and includes a 3.4% payment cut due to budget neutrality rules. Each CPT code has an RVU assigned to it, which, when multiplied by the conversion factor and a

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Leveraging Your Revenue Cycle to Influence Health Equity

WEBLeveraging Your Revenue Cycle to Influence Health Equity. By AGS Health. October 13, 2022. Data-driven strategies and actionable insights can help healthcare close the gap on one of the most critical issues of our time – health equity. It’s a significant challenge confronting many healthcare organizations in terms of value-based

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Guidelines for Achieving Compliant Physician Queries

WEBThe American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the Association of Clinical Documentation Integrity Specialists (ACDIS) jointly published a practice brief, aimed at providing guidelines for achieving a compliant query practice in healthcare settings.The Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice serve as a …

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Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Resources

WEBExplore valuable healthcare revenue cycle management resources at AGS Health. Stay updated on RCM blogs, eBooks, and whitepapers on healthcare revenue cycle management

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Understanding The HHS-HCC Risk Adjustment Model

WEBThe HHS-HCC is a risk adjustment model that calculates risk scores concurrently, which means it uses diagnoses from a period to predict costs in that same period. This model is primarily used for commercial payers of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and is not restricted to older patients, which the CMS-HCC is. This model includes …

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Patient Financial Services

WEBAGS Health provides a comprehensive suite of RCM services that are customized for each customer. Our experienced team of experts serves as an extension of your business office. Analytics and Reporting. Obtain answers to critical questions related to performance benchmarking, root cause analysis, predictive analytics, and operational improvements.

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Understanding The CMS Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) …

WEBThe CMS HCC model filters ICD-10-CM codes into diagnosis groups and condition categories. Hierarchies or families of conditions are progressively assigned an HCC numeric code, which is translated to a risk adjustment factor (RAF) value. Not all ICD-10-CM codes carry value in risk adjustment models. Diagnoses that are costly to …

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Understanding the Changes in the CMS-HCC Model V28

WEBThe significant changes in V28 include: An increase in the number of HCC categories from 86 to 115. A decrease in the number of HCC codes (ICD-10-CM codes) from 9797 to 7770. Approximately 2294 codes have been deleted and 268 codes have been added. Re-numbering and changing HCC categories.

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Why and How to Build a Successful Clinical Documentation …

WEBAGS Health is more than a revenue cycle management company—we’re a strategic partner for growth. Our distinctive methodology blends award-winning services with intelligent automation and high-touch customer support to deliver peak end-to-end revenue cycle performance and an empowering patient financial experience.. We …

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Evolution Of Coding: Understanding How Technology Is Assisting Us

WEBThe Evolution of Coding: Understanding How Technology is Assisting Us. In a few short decades, coding and coding technologies have transformed from code manuals, paper files, and typewriters into a highly specialized digital cloud-based process bolstered by predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and natural language processing (NLP).

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Risk-Adjustment Data Validation: An Overview

WEBHealth Information Management. Our team of coding experts, with a deep understanding of the healthcare industry and its specialties, paired with smart technology creates a tangible, positive impact on cash flow.

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Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Services

WEBPatient Access Services. AGS Health understands the key goals, priorities, and needs of a high-functioning Patient Access department. Our experienced team can help you identify missing information and confirm insurance details prior to the visit – ensuring nothing is missed that could hold up your claims. Improve your revenue cycle management

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Revenue Cycle Management Case Studies

WEBUS Radiology Specialists Doubles Authorization Productivity with AGS Health’s Intelligent Authorization. Learn from rcm case study, why 130+ leading healthcare organizations partnered with AGS Health to solve their toughest revenue cycle management challenges.

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AGS Health RCM Webinars: Healthcare And RCM Strategies

WEBAGS Health provides a comprehensive suite of RCM services that are customized for each customer. Our experienced team of experts serves as an extension of your business office. Analytics and Reporting. Obtain answers to critical questions related to performance benchmarking, root cause analysis, predictive analytics, and operational improvements.

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Medical Coding Services & Solutions

WEBMedical Coding Services. Streamline your revenue cycle with improved processes that address staffing challenges and increase profit margins. Our medical coding services and solutions helps you fill the gap in your day-to-day medical coding operations. 1000+ AAPC & AHIMA certified coders that consistently achieve a 95+% quality rate.

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