It's September-time to hit the books again and get back to school. If you're an aspiring HIM professional, that means learning about medical record retention.
Retain. Train. Assess. Investigate. Analyze. HIM professionals have undoubtedly come across action verbs like these since HHS announced on January 15, 2009, the final regulation to replace the ICD-9-CM code set with the more advanced ICD-10-CM code set currently used in other nations.
In October, CMS will start including hospital scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey in its calculations for the valude-based incentive programs, which is part of the Value-Based Purchasing Programs. Is your organization ready?
A recent study indicates that more Medicare patients are being assigned to observation services than in the past, and this decision may be costing these patients money, according to the July issue of Health Affairs.
