April 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

2012 is upon us, and for many healthcare organization leaders, the ticking clock of healthcare reform just got a lot louder. In a mere two years, the incentives to implement EHRs will end, and penalties for those that have failed to comply will begin.

April 1, 2012
HIM Briefings
March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Most HIM directors have October 2013 looming in their minds as the ICD-10 implementation deadline. But according to many experts, coders should be coding in both ICD-9 and ICD-10 well in advance of that date.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Test staff knowledge of HIPAA with these questions from readers.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

ICD-10 will bring many changes, particularly when it comes to fracture coding. But practice will help reinforce ICD-10 education on the subject, and Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, sole principal of Lolita M. Jones Consulting Services in Fort Washington, MD, provides a sample op report for just that purpose.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Some interesting changes are occurring with the implementation of ICD-10-CM that are going to affect principal diagnosis selection.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Mobile devices are here to stay-so now you have to manage the risks.

March 1, 2012
HIM Briefings
February 23, 2012
HIM Briefings

500+ Bed Hospital Scanning Expectations and FTEs

February 23, 2012
HIM Briefings

300-499 Bed Hospital Scanning Expectations and FTEs

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