Medical Records Briefing (MRB) recently asked HIM, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and coding professionals about their ICD-10 implementation efforts for our first quarterly benchmarking survey of the year.
Although the 2014 inpatient prospective payment system final rule didn't bring too many changes to the process of discharge planning, you can and should be using the discharge plan to meet some of the updated documentation requirements.
Many resources are available to aid and reassure HIM professionals as they embark on the journey to create a paperless environment at their organizations. The Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM) is one such resource.
As we listen to the tick-tock of the clock, and we approach a pivotal year in healthcare that is sure to be full of impactful changes, I’ve put together a top 10 list of tasks to which you can devote that precious work time.
