ICD10monitor March 18, 2025
Angela Comfort, DBA, MBA, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCS-P

Today, I want to shine a light on something that is often overlooked but is absolutely critical to the financial health of our healthcare system: the full revenue cycle team and its role in coding.

Coding doesn’t happen in isolation. It’s not just about assigning numbers to diagnoses and procedures. It’s about ensuring that the entire patient encounter is accurately captured, documented, and reimbursed. And that takes a team, a full revenue cycle team working together to support the integrity of coding and the financial sustainability of healthcare organizations.

The Foundation: Front-End Staff and Patient Registration

It all begins before a patient ever sees a provider. Patient registration and front-end staff lay the foundation for accurate coding by capturing essential...

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