Keystone Health relies on Intellis to address data challenges

In a recent Health Data Management article, Keystone Health Chief Operating Officer David Grant addressed the importance of ensuring clinician satisfaction with data integrity during EHR conversion. Legacy data missing from a new EHR can result in data gaps causing physician frustration, redundant treatment, and disjointed care management. To help overcome the challenges caused by missing patient data, meet go-live deadlines, and ensure physician satisfaction, Keystone Health turned to Intellis.

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Seminole 100

Florida State University’s Seminole 100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing FSU alumni-owned or alumni-led businesses. Intellis is proud to be included on this prestigious list. Ranking among the most trusted providers of healthcare information services, Intellis specializes in medical coding, health information management, and healthcare IT solutions.

For companies to be considered for the Seminole 100 designation, they must meet criteria established by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, FSC College of Business. Organizations must have

• An FSU alumnus or group of FSU alumni that has ownership in the company and has served as a C-Suite executive (i.e., chairman, CEO, president, or managing partner) for three consecutive years prior to nomination, or
• An FSU alumnus that has led the company as a C-Suite executive for three consecutive years prior to nomination, or
• An FSU alumnus that founded the company and has been active as a member of its senior management team for three consecutive years prior to nomination.

Intellis executive board member and current FSU College of Law student David Van Doren, RHIA, CCS, will attend the 6th annual Seminole 100 Celebration as Intellis is honored. The Saturday, February 25th event recognizes and honors FSU’s entrepreneurs and allows them to share valuable business insights with each other.

We are proud and honored to be named to the Seminole 100.

With health system acquisition of physician practices and medical groups steadily increasing since 2012, Intellis COO Glenn Schweidler, RHIA, discusses “How Data Boosts Physician Satisfaction During Acquisition: Real-World Lessons Learned” in Health IT Answers. Read the article here.

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The newly released and much anticipated 2022 UPDATE of the AHIMA/ACDIS Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice is here! We’re offering two live webinar opportunities for you to be informed, stay up-to-date, and earn 1.5 AHIMA-approved CEUs. Choose your date and register: Friday, November 11th, 10 AM EST  or Thursday,  November 17th, 2 PM EST.

Today, the leadership of Intellis is pleased to announce that we are now an e4 company. The combination of e4 and Intellis creates the nation’s leading HIM and coding solutions provider, with a twenty-year history of partnering with hundreds of organizations across the healthcare ecosystem. The management teams of both companies will continue with the business, and e4’s Jim Hennessy will serve as CEO of the combined company.

Firmament Facilitates Merger of e4 and Intellis, Forming Healthcare RCM and IT Industry Leader 

NEW YORK, September 27, 2022 | Firmament, a leading provider of structured equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises, announced today a majority growth equity investment into e4 Services (“e4” or the “Company”) in support of its merger with Intellis. e4 provides healthcare consulting and professional services to hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States, specializing in revenue cycle management (RCM) and information technology (IT) services, including health information management (HIM), coding, clinical documentation integrity (CDI), and complex project management. Intellis provides HIM, coding, CDI, and auditing services to U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems. Post-transaction, Intellis will be rebranded to “Intellis, an e4 company.”

The combination of the two companies creates the nation’s leading provider of HIM and coding solutions, with a twenty-year history of partnering with hundreds of organizations across the healthcare ecosystem. The management teams of both companies will continue with the business, and e4’s Jim Hennessy will serve as CEO of the combined company.  

Hennessy commented, “The merger of e4 and Intellis creates a unique industry leader within the HIM, coding, and healthcare IT verticals. Like e4, Intellis has a long history of placing customer satisfaction above all else. We could not be happier to merge with such a reputable organization that shares our same values, and we look forward to accelerated growth together.” Hennessy also commented on e4’s partnership with Firmament stating, “We have been partners with Firmament for over two years and are pleased to deepen our relationship together. Their team has proven to have not only a strong understanding of the healthcare industry but also a genuine desire to work closely with us to achieve our goals and grow our business.”

Intellis co-founder David Van Doren added, “The combination of e4 and Intellis creates a holistic service provider to healthcare systems across the country, delivering a one-stop shop to healthcare executives looking to improve their HIM, coding, and IT functions and infrastructure. We have known the e4 team for years and are already comfortable working as a team to optimize customer experiences and accelerate our growth trajectory.”

Green Campbell, Vice President at Firmament stated, “Healthcare providers across the country are battling tightening labor markets and rising wages, making hiring and maintaining internal staff increasingly difficult. e4 and Intellis provide healthcare experts with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results to some of the country’s largest healthcare systems. Both the e4 and Intellis founders and management teams have built outstanding businesses, and we are excited to partner with them as they enter their next phase of growth.” 

Parris Boyd, Partner at Firmament added, “Both e4 and Intellis have established themselves as leading service providers to mission-critical parts of the healthcare industry. We are proud to continue our relationship with e4 and to establish a new partnership with Intellis.” 

About e4

e4 (www.e4-services.com) provides healthcare consulting and professional services to hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States, specializing in revenue cycle management and information technology services, including health information management, coding, clinical documentation integrity, and complex project management.

About Intellis

Intellis (www.intellisiq.com) provides coding, health information management, clinical documentation integrity, and auditing services to U.S.-based hospitals and healthcare systems. 

About Firmament

Firmament (www.firmament.com) provides structured equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises. Firmament is a value-added partner to entrepreneurs, management teams, and business owners and curates solutions by deploying versatile capital in a user-friendly way. Firmament concentrates on software and services businesses with significant scaling potential in the healthcare, logistics, wellness, and environmental sectors. With offices across the United States and in the United Kingdom, Firmament is focused on turning small business into big business.

In Healthcare Innovation’s article “Revenue Cycle Management and the EHR: Looking at an Important Intersection,”  Joe Galdi, vice president of revenue cycle systems at the 14-hospital RWJ Barnabas Health system shared his perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing revenue cycle management in this fraught moment in U.S. healthcare. We’re proud to see Intellis mentioned by Joe Galdi. Read the article here.

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Recently, Healthcare IT Today shared a number of insights into the health data and interoperability needs in healthcare. Now, with insights from Intellis CSO Shawn Van Doren and other experts, they explore some of the more classic IT infrastructure needs in healthcare.

Following Oracle’s  $28.4 billion acquisition of Cerner Corporation, board chair and CTO Larry Ellison announced his vision of a national health records database. Health IT Answers reached out to Intellis Chief Operations Officer Glenn Schweidler, RHIA, and other industry leaders to find out what they think about developing a national health records database. https://www.healthitanswers.net/leaders-weigh-in-on-oracle-acquisition-and-new-vision/

Intellis is pleased to announce the addition of Lori Harbison, LPN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS as our Manager of Clinical Documentation and Quality Services.

Lori brings over 30 years of experience in nursing, including 13 years of experience in Clinical Documentation Integrity. A proven subject matter expert with a deep understanding of review, audit, and education, Lori is respected for her contributions and vast knowledge in the Clinical Documentation field.  

Lori is a credentialed CDI specialist holding a CDIP from AHIMA and a CCDS from ACDIS. Additionally, Lori is a clinical LPN and credentialed CCS. Lori’s philosophy is built on the principle that to meaningfully affect clinical documentation, the physician, CDS, and coder must work together as a cohesive unit. She is committed and passionate about fostering and advancing physician engagement and clinical documentation integrity education.  Lori has developed and presented customized education programs for individual physicians, large-scale physician groups, and health care systems, which has driven increased physician engagement and quality documentation. Lori is recognized for the advancement of the CDI profession by her work on many innovative targeted projects, including early adoption of CDI at patient round table discussions and CDI discussion at physician rounding and other progressive initiatives. 

Prior to joining Intellis, Lori led the CDI training program at the Cleveland Clinic for 13 years. As the Quality and Education Coordinator, Lori was charged with the comprehensive training of clinical nurses, coders, and HIM professionals in their complete education as CDI specialists. In this capacity, she developed detailed training programs and continuing education for the growth and development of skilled and experienced CDI specialists. Lori is an accomplished educator and mentor with a proven record of successfully training adult learners.  Lori prides herself on the long-term accomplishments of her trainees, many of whom hold CDI leadership positions as well as other health care executive roles. 

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Certifications

• Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)
• Certified Clinical Documentation Practitioner (CDIP)
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Industry Areas

• Inpatient clinical documentation integrity
• Clinical documentation education-physician 
• Clinical documentation education-CDI specialist
• Medical Record Review and Auditing
• Query compliance
• Inpatient Coding

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For March 2022, our IN THE KNOW newsletter focuses on:

Ransomware Recovery
• Earning CEUs
• Employment Opportunities
• Welcoming Elaine Lips
• Coding Tips

Intellis is honored to announce the addition of Elaine Lips, RHIA, SHIMSS as Business Development Strategist to support company growth ambitions and client expansion initiatives in the Western Region of the U.S.

“I’m pleased and inspired to join Intellis to expand their western region client presence.” — Elaine Lips, RHIA, SHIMSS

An innovator with an entrepreneurial spirit, Elaine comes to Intellis with over 40 years of experience in healthcare consulting and information services. She has owned two successful national Health Information Management (HIM)/Mid Revenue Cycle consulting firms. She has held various leadership roles, including strategic business planning, development, operational management using best practices, clinical documentation improvement, and mid revenue cycle outsourcing.

Elaine is an Advanced Member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and  Senior Member of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Further, she has been active with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and she was elected and served on the California Health Information Association (CHIA) board of directors.

Currently serving on the Editorial Board for HcPRO’s HIM Briefings, Elaine is a frequent speaker and author. She was the recipient of AHIMA’s Visionary Award and CHIA’s Industry Champion award.

Elaine’s proactive approach, respected thought leadership, extensive client development experience, and strong communication skills will help drive innovation and fuel our growth through client expansion as she begins her partnership with Intellis.

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Coding Tip

When anemia NOS is present as a current condition, and the patient has underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), it is a fast track to the usage of D63.1, Anemia in chronic kidney disease (manifestation). This is assigned unless the anemia is specified as a different form and/or attributed to another condition. Much like the diabetes category, ICD-10-CM “In/With” convention assumes “due to.”

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2021 Section I. A. 15.

“With” 

The word “with” or “in” should be interpreted to mean “associated with” or “due to” when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index (either under a main term or subterm), or an instructional note in the Tabular List. The classification presumes a causal relationship between the two conditions linked by these terms in the Alphabetic Index or Tabular List. These conditions should be coded as related even in the absence of provider documentation explicitly linking them, unless the documentation clearly states the conditions are unrelated or when another guideline exists that specifically requires a documented linkage between two conditions (e.g., sepsis guideline for “acute organ dysfunction that is not clearly associated with the sepsis”).

For conditions not specifically linked by these relational terms in the classification or when a guideline requires that a linkage between two conditions be explicitly documented, provider documentation must link the conditions in order to code them as related. The word “with” in the Alphabetic Index is sequenced immediately following the main term or subterm, not in alphabetical order.

Clinical Insight

Anemia refers to the reduction of the total number of circulating red blood cells. It is diagnosed when there is the detection of decreased hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit, or red blood cell count. Anemia in chronic kidney disease specifically falls under the category of decreased red blood cell production. 

In CKD or ESRD, kidney function is compromised to the point that blood cannot be filtered of wastes and fluid. The kidneys also produce less erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone that signals the bone marrow to produce additional red blood cells. Furthermore, in CKD patients the red blood cells are not able to survive as long in the bloodstream and suffer a premature death. Due to associated nutrient deficiencies in underlying CKD, red blood cells are not reproduced as frequently or with the same cellular integrity as in a healthy patient.

Education Disclaimer: This coding tip is intended to serve the general community and may not account for all differences in coding routines, duties, or individual client policies. The information and opinions presented here are based on the experience, training, and interpretation of the author. Although the information has been researched and reviewed for accuracy, the instructor does not accept any responsibility or liability with regard to errors, omissions, misuse, or misinterpretation. This information is intended as a guide; it should not be considered a legal or consulting opinion or advice.