Case Study

Using Analytics to Improve Clinical Coding

Using Analytics to Improve Clinical Coding

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Improved accuracy, better care, and more appropriate payment THE CHALLENGE Responsible for coding approximately 380,000 episodes annually, clinical coders at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust review documentation across several systems. The overwhelming amount of data, burdensome manual review processes, and limited coding resources made reviewing all data unfeasible. The consequence? Difficulty in assuring coding accuracy with a challenge to maintain appropriate payment for services rendered. THE SOLUTION To address its coding challenges, Guy’s and St Thomas’ chose to leverage the Health Catalyst® Data Operating System (DOS TM) platform.

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