Erin Lovett

Community benefit enrollment programs are crucial to patient-centered care

September 22, 2021

Population Health: How community benefit enrollment programs are crucial to patient-centered care When we think about population health, our aim is to understand and address the medical needs of a specific group of individuals in order to improve conditions and access to care. Essentially, we’re looking to allocate appropriate resources to overcome barriers to patient…

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How to Bolster Clinical Documentation Accuracy and Success

August 27, 2021

How to Bolster Clinical Documentation Accuracy and Success Accurate clinical documentation fosters patient safety and patient satisfaction from the outset while also strengthening financial tracking for medical procedures and other costs incurred during a hospital visit. Medical coders are responsible for correctly coding and recording health data for all incoming patients, setting the stage for…

The Link Between Quality Assurance, Education, Impact & Value

August 12, 2021

The Link Between Quality Assurance, Education, Impact & Value Studies show that the pandemic continues to negatively impact the financial health of our nation’s hospitals and health systems’ operational processes. Now is the time for health systems to routinely assess operational processes, identify gaps in productivity, and enact measures to boost revenue cycle management performance…

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Becker’s Healthcare Webinar: The Link Between QA, Education, Impact & Value

July 28, 2021

Becker’s Healthcare Webinar: The Link Between QA, Education, Impact & Value In the healthcare community, pockets of quality reviews and education occur in various forms and frequencies across all parts of the revenue cycle. This presentation examines value-based care versus fee-for-service, focusing on the true cost of poor quality and the exceptional value of a…

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Every code tells a story: How to bolster clinical documentation accuracy and success

July 28, 2021

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SSG Sub, LLC Is Now Savista

June 23, 2021

New name marks company moving forward as a healthcare revenue cycle services business independent from nThrive   ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 21, 2021   SSG Sub, LLC, formerly nThrive, Inc. Services Division, announced today a new corporate brand identity, Savista, and introduced the new name, logo, and ‘spark’ icon. Savista leverages its more than 30 years…

Three Keys to a Top-Notch Virtual Work Environment – for COVID-19 and Beyond

April 15, 2021

The COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic has prompted hospitals and health care organizations across the country to move to virtualization in key business practices and operate remotely. Most have already adopted some virtualization – telehealth, for example, is successfully providing patient access, care, better patient outcomes and expanded clinical productivity. Private insurance providers are expanding their telehealth…

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7 Strategies to Boost Revenue Cycle Integrity and Performance

April 15, 2021

Making revenue cycle improvements is an evergreen effort for health care providers who understand the importance of continual outcome growth and patient satisfaction. Key to strengthening revenue cycle performance is a strong revenue integrity program. Here, we suggest seven key strategies in the middle of the health care revenue cycle that, when implemented to tackle…

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5 Ways to Transform a Cancer Registry Program

April 15, 2021

In 2018, Cancer Surveillance Reporting across all standard setters was impacted by significant changes, including the addition of an estimated 227 data fields. These changes, coupled with the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) workforce shortage, are leaving many health care organizations with unfilled positions in their cancer registry program and backlogs in their cancer surveillance reporting.…

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Certified Tumor Registrar Shortage – Fill the Gap

April 12, 2021

The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) workforce shortage is leaving many health organizations with unfilled positions and backlogs in their cancer surveillance reporting. The role of a cancer registrar is critical to collecting data for cancer treatment planning, research and clinical trials. Worldwide, the number of CTR professionals is limited and not growing quickly enough to…