The ACMA has received a document from CMS that answers questions that ACMA members posed to the agency about delivering the Important Message from Medicare (IM).
We received more than 700 responses to the 2011 Case Management Monthly Salary Surveyfrom RN case managers (51%), case management directors (23%), case management managers/supervisors (16%), and social work (SW) case managers from all over the country.
Legible.Complete.Dated, timed, signed, and authenticated.That's what section 482.24 of the Medicare Conditions of Participation requires of your medical records.
Managing the changeover to ICD-10 may be so completely overwhelming for some HIM directors and managers that just getting started is the most difficult part.
If you are gearing up for a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) implementation, there are some tips and tricks that will help you stay on top of the transition.
Editor's note: As part of our yearlong celebration of MRB's 25th year, we wanted to take a look back at article excerpts from years past. In some ways, things haven't changed much-getting physicians to complete documentation in a timely manner is still a challenge-but in others, it is clear that HIM has come a long way.
