April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Everyone knows that CCs and MCCs are under scrutiny these days. However, that doesn't mean hospitals should err on the side of caution when reporting these conditions. William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, director of DRG Review, Inc., in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., provides several tips that coders can employ to look for clinical evidence in the record before querying for these targeted conditions.

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings
March 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Will ICD-10-CM/PCS wreak havoc on coding productivity?

March 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Coders will take more time to code records in ICD-10-CM/PCS than they do now in ICD-9-CM/PCS. This much, the industry knows.

March 1, 2013
HIM Briefings
March 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Q. Can paper patient records be kept in a public storage unit? The storage company we are considering has a digital entry at its main gate, and we would have a keyed lock on the storage unit door.

February 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

In the coding world, it's a never-ending clash that can cause compliance concerns-facility vs. professional.

February 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

When HIM professionals at Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, looked into its success rate for physician response to coding queries, it knew it needed to do a better job.

February 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Privacy officers must ensure their hospital removes potential patient identifiers from data sets used for reasons outside of treatment, payment, and healthcare ­operations, privacy experts say.

February 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

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