HIM Briefings (formerly Medical Records Briefing) asked HIM and release of information (ROI) professionals about their ROI practices for its first quarterly benchmarking survey of 2016. (The survey was completed in October 2015.) We introduced several new questions this year about the medical record itself as well as ROI practices.
A new proposed rule aimed at reducing readmission rates and improving patient care could bring big changes for case management?in some instances requiring hospitals to nearly double the number of full-time case managers they have on staff, say experts.
As we embark on our 30th year of delivering you the latest in HIM, we would like to invite you to celebrate the HIM profession with us. Each month this year, HIM Briefings (formerly Medical Records Briefing) will include a special feature that highlights the changes to our publication and the HIM profession over the years.
Providers often struggle with modifiers‑even those they've had available to report for many years‑due to the unique scenarios they face at their facilities, staffing changes, and/or unclear or lacking authoritative guidance.
