Empowering Better Health

The low availability and high cost of experienced coders is a known challenge. Stiff competition for coding talent is leading many hospitals and health systems to look offshore for the coding workforce they need. But the pursuit of offshore coding often backfires due to lower quality, higher rates of denial, and the need for substantial health information management (HIM) oversight.

For these reasons, new blended shore coding models provide a valuable option. Blended shore coding programs bring together offshore talent with domestic, US-based oversight and management to deliver quality AND cost savings. This ebook defines five reasons offshore coding goes wrong and provides new best practices for successful blended shore medical record coding programs.

Hospitals and health systems continue to recognize the importance of collaborative cross-functional teamwork, especially during EHR and other major IT system changes. 

This guidebook shares e4health’s proven best practices for IT system implementations. From pre-planning to team empowerment, and strategies to protect clinical data integrity, our guide empowers your organization to deliver better healthcare outcomes.

When a large agency sought to determine the performance and validity of risk adjustment and HCC coding across the nation, they contracted with a renowned global leader in healthcare auditing. Over the last five years, e4health has proudly worked with this respected federal contractor to undertake a large HCC audit project. The multifaceted engagement consisted of two pilot years followed by three years of second-level validation. The endgame: Delivering audit quality, accuracy, efficiency, and proper guidance on audit protocols and recommendations.