Full team ahead: Think outside the department for a comprehensive approach to ICD-10 education

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

The staff at St. Francis Hospital-the Heart Center in Roslyn, NY, recognize that ICD-10 is more than a one-person job, which is why Elizabeth Heller, RHIA, HIM director, and Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program ­director, are cochairing efforts.

ICD-10-CM/PCS: Assess coder productivity and clinical knowledge

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Coding productivity will decrease at least initially­ with the switch to ICD-10-CM/PCS. Coders will also­ need complete, accurate documentation to take advantage of the new code set's increased specificity. So HIM and coding managers need to know how productive their coders are and the extent of their clinical knowledge­ base, as well as how accurately and completely physicians are documenting.

Does EHR documentation mean improved documentation?

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

For years we have heard that EHRs improve the ­quality of clinical documentation in the medical record. While this is absolutely true in terms of legibility, it may not be so true otherwise.

Case study: Keep HIM in the thick of PHR management

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

HIM's management of the patient portion of the ­Vanderbilt Medical Center's patient portal MyHealth­AtVanderbilt (MHaV) may well make it unique, but the approach has paid off, says Anne Dixon, RHIA, ­manager of medical information services in Vanderbilt's HIM department.

HIPAA Q&A: Photos, Facebook, and more

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Test staff knowledge of HIPAA with these questions.

Involve HIM in Joint Commission survey preparations

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Does HIM play a role in Joint Commission survey readiness at your hospital?

2011 HIM director and manager salary survey results

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Editor's note: In 2011 we are celebrating MRB's 25th year in a myriad of ways. This month we're excited to release our 2011 HIM Director and Manager Salary Survey Report. Below are a few of the highlights.

A Minute for the Medical Staff, July 2011

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

A Minute for the Medical Staff, July 2011

2011 HIM Director and Manager Salary Survey Report

July 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

2011 HIM Director and Manager Salary Survey Report