This week’s updates include the proposed 2016 OPPS rule and the FY 2016 Part A SNF PPS pricer update. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
This week’s note is a follow up to an earlier discussion on coverage of drugs under the various parts of Medicare. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.
It's a prevailing trend?HIM directors and managers are overworked and underpaid. The results of MRB's 2015 HIM director and manager salary survey shows this trend remains firmly in place, although it does indicate these professionals' annual earnings have seen a slight uptick.
Throughout the years, this column has focused on the important role the electronic document management system (EDMS) plays as the official legal health record (LHR) within a healthcare organization, and especially as a critical workflow tool for the HIM department. I am always surprised to hear that there are still some facilities that haven't figured this out and purchased an EDMS.
