In October 2012, Medical Records Briefing (MRB) asked HIM managers and directors about their ICD-10 implementation efforts for our first quarterly benchmarking survey of the year.
Ensuring detailed documentation isn't important only with respect to documenting medical necessity. Case managers should also ensure physicians are including enough information in patient records to help them accurately estimate LOS, says Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, PCS, FCS, C-CDIS, CCDS, an independent health information management consultant in Madison, Wis.
Physician documentation must include sufficient detail to ensure that case managers can accurately estimate LOS, says Glenn Krauss, BBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, PCS, FCS, C-CDIS, CCDS, an independent health information management consultant in Madison, Wis.
When it comes to data breaches, it's not a question of if, but a matter of when, says Cris V. Ewell, PhD, chief information security officer at Seattle Children's Hospital, Research, and Foundation.
