Washington & West Resources http://washingtonwest.com/resources Articles, advice, news and more provided by Washington & West, LLC Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:30:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Don’t Let Length of Stay (LOS) Denials Turn Into LOSSES From RACs Or Other Audits http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/11/dont-let-length-of-stay-los-denials-turn-into-losses-from-racs-or-other-audits/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/11/dont-let-length-of-stay-los-denials-turn-into-losses-from-racs-or-other-audits/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:07:00 +0000 mjones http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/11/dont-let-length-of-stay-los-denials-turn-into-losses-from-racs-or-other-audits/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/11/dont-let-length-of-stay-los-denials-turn-into-losses-from-racs-or-other-audits/feed/ 0 Think Like a Professor, Write Like a Med Student http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/08/think-like-a-professor-write-like-a-med-student/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/08/think-like-a-professor-write-like-a-med-student/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:00:08 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/08/think-like-a-professor-write-like-a-med-student/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/08/think-like-a-professor-write-like-a-med-student/feed/ 0 For Want of a Procedure Note, A Payment Was Lost – A Fable http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/07/for-want-of-a-procedure-note-a-payment-was-lost-a-fable/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/07/for-want-of-a-procedure-note-a-payment-was-lost-a-fable/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:47:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/07/for-want-of-a-procedure-note-a-payment-was-lost-a-fable/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/07/for-want-of-a-procedure-note-a-payment-was-lost-a-fable/feed/ 0 Top 5 Physician Documentation Errors http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/top-5-physician-documentation-errors/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/top-5-physician-documentation-errors/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/top-5-physician-documentation-errors/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/top-5-physician-documentation-errors/feed/ 0 Making It Easy To Do The Right Thing http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/making-it-easy-to-do-the-right-thing/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/making-it-easy-to-do-the-right-thing/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:00:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/making-it-easy-to-do-the-right-thing/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/making-it-easy-to-do-the-right-thing/feed/ 0 What’s the Single Most Important Word in Medical Documentation? http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/whats-the-single-most-important-word-in-medical-documentation/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/whats-the-single-most-important-word-in-medical-documentation/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:15:40 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/?p=19 http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/06/whats-the-single-most-important-word-in-medical-documentation/feed/ 0 Is the Design and Utilization of Your Electronic Health Record Creating Denials? http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/05/are-the-design-and-utilization-of-your-electronic-health-record-creating-denials/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/05/are-the-design-and-utilization-of-your-electronic-health-record-creating-denials/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 16:33:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/05/are-the-design-and-utilization-of-your-electronic-health-record-creating-denials/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/05/are-the-design-and-utilization-of-your-electronic-health-record-creating-denials/feed/ 0 The Medicaid Integrity Program: The Difference $180 Million in Appropriations Makes http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-medicaid-integrity-program-the-difference-180-million-in-appropriations-makes/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-medicaid-integrity-program-the-difference-180-million-in-appropriations-makes/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-medicaid-integrity-program-the-difference-180-million-in-appropriations-makes/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-medicaid-integrity-program-the-difference-180-million-in-appropriations-makes/feed/ 0 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Mandate to Expand the RAC Program to Medicaid http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-acts-mandate-to-expand-the-rac-program-to-medicaid/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-acts-mandate-to-expand-the-rac-program-to-medicaid/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-acts-mandate-to-expand-the-rac-program-to-medicaid/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2010/04/the-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-acts-mandate-to-expand-the-rac-program-to-medicaid/feed/ 0 The CMS Contractor “Provider Tracking System” http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2009/10/the-cms-contractor-provider-tracking-system/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2009/10/the-cms-contractor-provider-tracking-system/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000 kknitter http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2009/10/the-cms-contractor-provider-tracking-system/ http://washingtonwest.com/resources/2009/10/the-cms-contractor-provider-tracking-system/feed/ 0