Regulatory Mandates: ICD-10, 5010, ARRA and RAC

It’s a perfect storm of competing priorities. Now and for the next few years, healthcare organizations need to make systemic operational changes while minimizing the impact on users and the bottom line.

We hear the following concerns from our clients and prospects:

Time and resource issues: “Our employees’ plates are already full with day-to-day responsibilities. How are we going to find the time to migrate to new ICD-10 codes, upgrade to version 5010, optimize our EHR for meaningful use and prepare for RAC audits?”

Impact on reimbursement, physician/patient/staff, and operations:  “We are concerned that all these changes are going to cause delays throughout our system - in patient wait times, reimbursement from payers, etc.  This will result in very dissatisfied users, and will affect our bottom line. How can we minimize the impact throughout the enterprise?”

Ensuring success: “We need to make these changes accurately and in a timely manner.  We can’t afford to learn on the job, possibly make mistakes and create rework and more user frustration. However, I’m worried that we don’t have the expertise in house.”

If these are issues for you, Hayes is the consulting firm you can trust to take these concerns away. We are ranked the Top Overall Professional Firm by KLAS, and have the following resources available to assist:

• Project managers and subject matter experts for ICD-10 and version 5010 migrations.
• Consultants to help you do what’s necessary to achieve meaningful use and qualify for federal incentives.
• MDaudit Hospital - software that puts you in the driver’s seat, allowing you to easily determine and act on your exposure to RAC-targeted risk areas. It also streamlines your audit process for many additional benefits.

Please call us at 617-559-0404 or email us at info@hayesmanagement.com to tell us about your specific needs.  We look forward to hearing from you.