This article is based on the results of HCPro's annual MRB salary survey. Data in this article represent the responses of 292 HIM professionals from hospitals in the following categories:
As the healthcare industry moves toward adoption of EHRs, facilities need structured data entry capabilities to realize increased efficiency in completing medical records and maintaining documentation integrity.
In this column, we often discuss challenges with EHR systems. Sometimes these relate to technical problems, other times they are process related, and occasionally-as we'll be doing in this issue-we talk about the need for effective "people management."
It was a gorgeous afternoon and a perfect day to hold an outdoor summer barbecue for the HIM department at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.
Chasing down information on incomplete records can be overwhelming and a lost cause. What do you do when a medical record is incomplete 30 days after discharge (or 14 in California’s case) and thus does not meet regulatory standards?
