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Classification of Coagulopathy
Author: Grebner, Leah A.; Stanfill, Mary H
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2005
The term coagulopathy can be confusing for coding professionals because it may refer to a myriad of conditions that are classified differently in ICD-9-CM. Take for example a patient who has bleeding somewhere (e.g., hematuria or epistaxis). The physician lists “coumadin coagulopathy&rd....
Documentation Improvement Initiative at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Author: Rivera, Madeline; Zusman, Irina; Kogan, Susanna; Sichalov, Nadia; Spector, Michelle
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Summary
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) in Brooklyn, NY, implemented a successful documentation improvement program in 2001. Under the auspices of the Case Management Department, documentation specialists, who are credentialed HIM professionals (RHIA, CCS), perform concurrent and....
Surgical Services Revenue Enhancement/Charge Capture Team: A Case Study Using Six Sigma Principles
Author: Whitaker, Lisa Lowe
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Introduction
Six Sigma is the new kid on the block for performance improvement in healthcare; however, it is not new to the manufacturing world. Companies such as Motorola, Toyota, and GE have used Six Sigma since the 1980s to improve their business processes. Six Sigma is defined as “an....
Revenue Integrity and Coding Compliance: the Sharp Experience
Author: Hirschl, Nancy; Belton, Paul
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Introduction
Traditionally, compliance programs have focused on the seven required elements from auditing and monitoring to hotline investigations. Most of these elements have become routine and solidified into every compliance program. In truth, seasoned compliance officers often....
Implementation of Documentation Enhancement Program at the Ohio State University Health System
Author: Osborn, Carol E.; Curtis, Elizabeth
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Background
Of late, there has been much interest in the relationship between medical record documentation, coding, and the organization’s case-mix index (CMI). Many organizations have implemented documentation improvement programs with the goal of obtaining more specificity in codin....
Forms Management Process: Keeping Pace with EHR Development
Author: Westhafer, Kathy J
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2005
Have you given any thought to how your medical record committee and forms management process need to transition with electronic health record (EHR) development? At the Christiana Care Health System, we have. Here’s our evolving story.
Christiana Care is a two-hospital health s....
Value of a Healthcare Community Network: Early Implementation Experience [External]
Author: MacCornack, Rick
Source: External web site
Publication Date: March 08, 2005
presentation at the HIT Summit West, San Francisco, CA
HIPAA Audit and System Activity Review: Developing a Process that Focuses on the Greatest Risks First
Author: Hofler, Linda D.; Hardee, Joy; Dildy, Kenneth; Burleson, Deeanna; Grady, Jamie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
The privacy and security rules require audits and system activity reviews. Here is one health system's process, a systematic approach that focuses on areas of greatest risk.
Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of patient information is fundamental to HIM, but it has taken on a new le....
Real-World RHIO: a Regional Health Information Organization Blazes a Trail in Upstate New York
Author: Koval, Dianne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
By distributing costs and benefits among providers and payers, a regional physician association is creating a data exchange network with an ambitious goal: interoperable EHR systems in every physician’s office.
Mark Foster, MD, of Hudson Valley Primary Care in Wappingers Falls, NY,....
Fitting In, Standing Out: Leading Effectively Within Your Organization
Author: Fox, Leslie Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
As healthcare organizations implement EHRs, effective HIM leadership becomes more important than ever. Key to establishing a defining role within your organization is appreciating how groups interact.
Despite the excitement surrounding the impending arrival of the electronic health recor....
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