Use productivity benchmarks to set coding standards
Strategies for Health Care Compliance, December 1, 2009
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During an August 18 HCPro audio conference, “Benchmarking Coder Productivity to Improve Efficiency and Justify FTEs,” Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, chief operating officer of First Class Solutions in Maryland Heights, MO, discussed the results of HCPro’s 2009 coder productivity benchmarking survey and provided tips on how to assess standards.
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