HIM's management of the patient portion of the Vanderbilt Medical Center's patient portal MyHealthAtVanderbilt (MHaV) may well make it unique, but the approach has paid off, says Anne Dixon, RHIA, manager of medical information services in Vanderbilt's HIM department.
Editor's note: In 2011 we are celebrating MRB's 25th year in a myriad of ways. This month we're excited to release our 2011 HIM Director and Manager Salary Survey Report. Below are a few of the highlights.
The staff at St. Francis Hospital-the Heart Center in Roslyn, NY, recognize that ICD-10 is more than a one-person job, which is why Elizabeth Heller, RHIA, HIM director, and Adelaide M. La Rosa, RN, BSN, CCDS, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program director, are cochairing efforts.
An interrupted stay occurs when a patient is discharged from a long-term acute care hospital (LTAC) for treatment and services that are not available in the LTAC and after a specific number of days away from the LTAC, is readmitted to the same LTAC for further medical treatment.
