National coding center
"Any inefficiency you can think of, we were facing it."
At National Coding Center, we were handling charts for over 200 home health and hospice agencies. Before using Coding Sherpa, it was a logistical obstacle course for every chart, for every client.
Simple, time-consuming activities restricted our ability to code efficiently, from calling for required information to the limitations of managing multiple EHRs. We had no way to track errors and, what was worse, our clients found mistakes before we did, affecting our goal of sustaining high-quality ratings with our client base.
A manual system could not oversee the quality of a coder’s work, nor assist our coders in confirming information and filing submissions. We were unable to see coders’ accomplishments or gaps in the process, let alone find a way to scale our business.
On top of that, each coder had their own way of doing things; there wasn't one centralized process or system. Each coder tracked their caseload without oversight. Reporting and billing created a substantial drain on time and resources. Physical charts had to be pulled manually and entries reviewed individually to gather the data needed. And that doesn't take into account the faxing of charts, the tracking of faxes, forwarding the faxes…
Enter Coding Sherpa.
"Coding Sherpa has doubled our production and reduced time spent tracking down charts and missing information. The results are remarkable."
- Cherlynn Taylor, National Coding Center
The strengths of the coding sherpa
The Coding Sherpa brings all your coding data to one central dashboard, eliminating the need for coders trained in a specific EMR. It tracks work in a way an EMR cannot with oversight and administrative abilities to look at charts per patient, correct sequencing and Quality Assurance.
Coders can:
- Import previous coding
- Look up codes
- Correct and reorder codes for accurate sequencing
- Merge diagnoses records
- Create standardized language specific to payer
- Identify discrepancies in QA
- Easily note missing and/or incomplete info
The team at The Coding Sherpa has developed a system to ensure timeliness of payment, prioritization of charts, improvement on education and standardization, giving you a map to home health coding success.
The Coding Sherpa has forged the path for you to follow. All your home health coding in one excellent package. Strap on your pack and reach your coding summit today.
