The following articles have been written by IRP staff members for trade publications, and by contributors to our Clinical Coding Expert Newsletter.

2001

• 06-06-01
  "What Compliance Professionals Should Know about OIG Audits ," Hank Vanderbeek, Director of Healthcare Policy, IRP, Inc.

• "Using an Expert System to Ensure Accurate Third Party Reimbursements on Every Case ," Robert H. Cohen, Director of Business Development, IRP, Inc.
   
• "A New Way of Thinking ," Brad Sweet, IRP Development Director.
   
• "Riding the Information Wave with CD-ROM Information Sources ," Steve Harris, President.

• 3-13-98
  "Veterans' Administration Hospital Improves Billing Practices ," LeRoy Books, VA Medical Center.

• 5-21-97
  "Iowa Hospital Among First to Implement Medicaid Reimbursement System: Takes Lead with Automated Coding ," Jim Harwood, Supervisor of Medical Records, Mercy Hospital.
   
• 9-29-97
  "Hospitals Assess Impact of New Medicare Payment System , Rick Louie, Principal, Market Insights.

• 5-14-96
  "Mastering the APG Grouping Process ," Erin Poto-Dill, RRA, CCS, President, Optimal Coding and Reimbursement Resources, Inc.
   
• 2-96
  "Introducing Business Process Simplification ," by Debbie Day-Oliver, Health Data Concepts.

• 3-10-95
  "Hospital Integrates DRG Coding and Optimization with Information System," JoAnne Kerwin, Director, Health Information and Record Services, Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital.
• 12-8-95
  "Expert System Helps Increase Reimbursements While Cutting Down Coding Time at Hospital ," Ceil Heckler, Windber Hospital.
• 3-3-95
  "Expert System Helps Increase Reimbursements While Cutting Down Coding Time at County Hospital," Scott Campbell, RRA, CPUR, CPHQ.
• 6-21-95
  "Writing Effective PRO Rebuttals ," Roger P. Holland, MD, Ph.D., President, Utilization PRO.

• 7-1-94
  "Medicare Severity-Refined DRGs: An Improved DRG System ," Steven Harris, President, IRP, Inc.
• 6-29-94
  "Coding Risk Scores Critical for Fiscal Survival ," Brad Sweet, IRP, Inc.
• 6-15-94
  "Small County Hospital Uses Expert System Software to Increase Reimbursements While Cutting Code Time in Half ," Marilyn James, Kathy McLeish, Lane County Hospital, Kansas.

• 9-13-93
  "Rural Hospital Utilizes an Affordable Method to Generate Accurate Medicare Reimbursements ," Twila Weiszbrod, Medical Records Director, East Adams Rural Hospital, Washington.
• 12-21-93
  "WIN-Stat Analyst Helps Hospitals Identify Coding Problems "
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