Payer audit activities have become a common fixture in the healthcare industry and are the cause of a great deal of concern for hospitals who lack a compliant and consistent charging strategy across outpatient clinics within an integrated delivery network (IDN). The specialized patient care provided by outpatient clinics makes the capture of facility and professional E/M visit levels and the calculation of infusion services charges a significant challenge for outpatient clinic staff. What is needed is a compliant, consistent and defensible charging methodology within outpatient clinics that has a proven success record with payer audits and inspections.
 
LYNX C/Point^® is a software application that integrates into the clinic workflow, creating a comprehensive charging strategy within outpatient clinics as well as across all outpatient operations within a hospital or IDN. Consistent calculation of facility and professional evaluation and management (E/M) visit levels, compliant with the 11 OPPS guidelines, as well as charges for infusion administration are core components of C/Point. And since C/Point is a web-based application, its rule sets and algorithms are kept current with the latest regulations.