{"product_id":"hospital-discharge-to-bill-exception-tracker-revenue-integrity-excel-control","title":"Hospital Discharge-to-Bill Exception Tracker | Revenue Integrity Excel Control","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSee the handoff behind an unreleased bill\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA discharge can leave a hospital while coding, charge evidence, or bill release remains unresolved. This Excel control puts the open dependency, accountable role, and next internal action on one line per episode. Designed for revenue integrity, patient financial services, coding, and billing leaders at acute, community, academic, rural, and critical access hospitals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditable 100-row blank Tracker with nonidentifying episode aliases and setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDischarge, coding, charge, and bill-release dates plus calendar-day measures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlocker, responsible role, next action date, follow-up state, and source evidence reference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClearly fictional Example, in-file Guide, and one-page PDF Quick Start.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy a manager uses it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eReconstructing the sequence from separate work queues takes time. An explicit owner and action date lets the team review unreleased episodes in one place and check date anomalies against source systems. Compare elapsed days and unresolved items over comparable periods to assess whether your handoffs improve. These measures are not recovered revenue or payer-deadline determinations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eScope and license\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownloadable ZIP with one .xlsx workbook and one PDF. Designed for desktop Microsoft Excel using standard formulas and dropdowns; no macros or EHR integration. Use only aggregate or properly de-identified local information. This administrative aid does not audit coding, claims, payer policy, or clinical care and does not guarantee faster billing or collections. One purchasing organization may adapt the files for its internal operations; resale or multi-client deployment requires a separate license.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePut one owner and one next action on each unresolved handoff.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003csection\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSee the fictional workflow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/7360\/6176\/files\/MetricForgeHQ_Hospital_Discharge_to_Bill_Control_Example.png?v=1790286443\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/7360\/6176\/files\/MetricForgeHQ_Hospital_Discharge_to_Bill_Control_Example.png?v=1790286443\" alt=\"Actual fictional example sheet in included hospital workbook\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fictional episode is entered with discharge, coding, charge and bill-release checkpoints.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe worklist shows the blocker, accountable role and next action date for unresolved release work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe team verifies the date sequence and evidence in the source system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePreview shows the actual included workbook with fictional data. It is an operational example, not a financial outcome or a live patient record.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUseful companion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/physician-encounter-to-charge-reconciliation-daily-excel-count-control\"\u003ePhysician encounter to charge\u003c\/a\u003e addresses the eligible visit, signed note, and charge-ready counts do not reconcile. Add it only if your team owns that separate workflow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/rcm-workflow-controls\"\u003eCompare the seven focused controls\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection\u003e\u003ch3\u003e14-second workbook walkthrough\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/7360\/6176\/files\/metricforgehq-hospital-actual-workbook-walkthrough.gif?v=1790298592\" alt=\"Animated walkthrough of Hospital Discharge-to-Bill Exception Tracker | Revenue Integrity Excel Control; illustrative hero followed by actual included workbook previews with fictional data\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThe first frame is an illustrative mockup. The following frames show actual workbook previews with fictional examples. Open the included Quick Start after purchase for setup steps.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"MetricForgeHQ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452659364128,"sku":"MFHQ-HOSP-DBB-001","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1021\/7360\/6176\/files\/metricforgehq-hospital-discharge-to-bill-premium-hero.png?v=1790298138","url":"https:\/\/metricforgehq.com\/products\/hospital-discharge-to-bill-exception-tracker-revenue-integrity-excel-control","provider":"MetricForgeHQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}