He said Williams heard evidence that only one tenth of 1 percent of patients ever pays the charges listed in the hospital's "
charge description master."
The key to the bills is the
Charge Description Master file.
With the help of technology and an intense focus on refining processes, Bon Secours has been able to build and maintain a corporate standard around its
charge description master (CDM).
To make its claims cleaner prior to submission, which would, in turn, alleviate time-consuming rebilling activities and help minimize lost revenue, Lisa Killam, reimbursement charge supervisor at the hospital, looked to automation of the
charge description master (CDM) management processes.
Hospitals and health systems handle their
charge description master (CDM) management in many different ways.