Medical Coding COVID-19 Challenges
The medical coding industry before COVID-19 made it easy for you. If you were outsourcing it was simply domestic versus global. Fast forward to this COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry has been flipped on its head. Hospitals are expecting a surge in demand with an increasing number of testing, triage and positive COVID-19 patients needing hospitalization. This in the face of a short supply of hospital beds and temporary facilities being added as fast as possible. COVID-19 coding and medical coding during COVID-19 are facing similar challenges.
New medical coding demands are on the rise: ED visits are up, telehealth specifically telemedicine usage has skyrocketed, and medical codes for COVID-19 testing and related services have been introduced.
In contrast, cash flow is constrained: on-site medical coding work has slowed, global coding vendors facing mandatory lockdowns has reduced productivity, and coders experienced in the high growth areas of ED and telehealth are in demand. Your need to have coding done and pay for it only when you need it.
How Aviacode Can Help Providers Now
Aviacode has delivered superior medical coding and medical coding compliance services to large-scale healthcare systems, individual hospitals, physician groups, surgery centers, and imaging centers, as well as payers, for over 20 years.
- Over 500 domestic remote AHIMA or AAPC certified medical coders
- Experienced in ED, telehealth, and COVID-19 new codes, along with all of the other standards of care
- Fast ramp up and knowledgeable in numerous EMRs including Epic, Cerner, athenahealth, Allscripts, Meditech and many more — we welcome the opportunity to help you.
