CASE STUDY

Computer-Assisted Coding Decreases Claim Denials by 30 Percent

Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC), a 470+ bed healthcare facility in Staten Island, NY realized a 33% increase in coder productivity with AGS Health CAC.

38%

decrease in DNFC days.

13%

decrease in complex denials.

30%

decrease in rejected claims.

Challenge

During the spring of 2015, RUMC’s encoder vendor was failing to provide the comprehensive workflow and functionality support necessary for the pending ICD-10 migration, which would go into effect on Octob