Hello again. Here’s a hypothetical scenario that will help to illustrate the importance of using problems and assessments correctly to ensure your providers are properly credited for all care provided. Bonnie Bunny has been Dr. Farmer’s patient at Rabbit Community […]
As many clinical quality measures (CQMs) focus on patients with specific diagnoses, identifying patients with an “active diagnosis” is extremely important. It’s often difficult to determine which patients belong to a particular diagnosis population. This is due to a misunderstanding […]
We recently discussed value sets – the lists of codes that are used to define data elements for CQMs. You’re all probably familiar with the use of CPT codes to define services and procedures, and ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes to […]
Over our nearly five-year history, Azara has deployed dozens of database releases that contain hundreds of new or modified clinical quality measures (CQMs). Most people look forward to each new release as an opportunity to add features and fix bugs […]
Every business knows that billing delays cause payment delays. Besides the obvious impact, health centers must consider something more: Delays in your billing department create clinical quality measure (CQM) problems. Azara has recently seen an escalation in the misunderstood relationship […]