Supporting Daily Charge Integrity
Healthcare organizations continue to operate under increasing financial and regulatory pressure. Margins are tighter, staffing resources are stretched, and compliance expectations continue to evolve. In this environment, charge integrity is not just a financial priority; it is a necessity.
Charge reconciliation plays a critical role in supporting that effort. At its core, it answers a simple but important question:
- Did the activity or service that occurred result in the charge that should have been generated?
Within Panther, Charge Reconciliation provides a structured framework for reviewing expected versus actual charges and showing discrepancies in a consistent and organized manner.
Making Reconciliation Part of Daily Work
Charge Reconciliation in Panther is designed to fit naturally into existing workflows. This control enables users to focus on the charges within their scope of responsibility, while giving leadership visibility that those charges have been reviewed and reconciled.
Instead of limiting review to end-of-month audits or retrospective analysis, organizations can incorporate reconciliation into daily or weekly workflows. Discrepancies can be reviewed, researched, and resolved early, helping to reduce rework and prevent downstream issues.
Reconciliation is not just about spotting discrepancies; it provides insight into the underlying drivers behind them.
- Are there documentation timing gaps?
- Are there workflow handoffs that need to be refined?
- Is there a configuration build that should be evaluated?
By highlighting discrepancies early, Charge Reconciliation helps organizations shift from simple corrections to meaningful process improvement.
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At Softek, our team of innovators and software developers brings expertise beyond the ordinary to every client. Our experts are involved with Oracle Health EHR hospitals throughout the country, consulting clients so they can optimize system performance and revenue integrity.
Softek delivers a full suite of consulting services and software solutions to assess and optimize EMR system performance, including revenue cycle integrity and patient accounting.
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