News & Analysis

October 1, 2010
HIM Briefings

RACs are looking at excisional debridement coding, and it’s no wonder. There are plenty of potential traps for coders reporting these inpatient procedures.

October 1, 2010
HIM Briefings

Where is the healthcare community at in terms of EHR implementation, and where is it going from here? And what effect, if any, has the EHR meaningful use incentive program had on implementation efforts? MRB asked these and other questions in our July 2010 benchmarking survey on EHRs—and HIM professionals from 325 hospitals and facilities answered.

October 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Private care managers assist patients who have complex care needs such as coordination of multi-specialty appointments, medication management, and transportation.

October 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

To begin to think about separating the UR function from the case management role, you must question the validity of the functional model

October 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Several case managers have recently received denial letters from their regions’ Medicare Advantage (MA) for medically necessary readmissions.

October 1, 2010
Case Management Monthly

Teaching noncompliant patients how to cheat seems counterproductive, but this strategy saved lives in one medical center’s renal patient population.

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