JACC Case Reports Volume 30, Number 36 features an exciting article that shows how Chandler Regional Medical Center used heartbase’s hbRecon toolkit to correct documentation issues around heart failure, improve the accuracy of patient acuity, and recoup six-figure revenue over a six-month period.
Congratulations to the article authors, Omar Rizvi, Rachel M. Bond, Kerry A. Webb, Angelina R.R. Erwin, Jessica Parsons, and Dan Inder S. Sraow!
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Project Summary
A multidisciplinary team implemented a standardized form, tracking processes using a third-party registry vendor tool (hbCOR and hbRecon), and weekly/monthly reviews. This intervention significantly increased the accurate capture of heart failure and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group 266 coding, resulting in an estimated $414K revenue increase over 6-month time frame and improved preprocedural risk evaluation, demonstrating that simple coding and documentation practices can substantially enhance both financial and clinical outcomes