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Trend Watch: Coding for Nonphysician Services
Author: Hill, Emily
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2000
From physician assistants to nurse practitioners, the number of healthcare professionals offering patient care services has increased dramatically in recent years. With this increase comes a challenge to coders—accurately reporting the services provided by these prof....
Best Practices in Medical Record Documentation and Completion
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 1999
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Unique Patient Identifiers -- What Are the Options?
Author: Appavu, Soloman I.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1999
HIPAA has brought patient identifiers into the spotlight. But what's the best option? The author of a national study offers an overview.
Envision all of the players in the healthcare system—patients, providers, health plans, and payers. Now, envision all of the day-to-day processes t....
Concurrent Process to Enhance Coding Compliance
Author: Scott, Judith A.; Clary, Karen J.; Smith, Marlene J.E.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1999
Medicare fraud. These two words can strike fear in the hearts of healthcare professionals. In the wake of recent federal investigations alleging fraudulent billing practices at hospitals across the nation,1 this fear may be justified. In recent years, there have been an unprecedented....
Correcting and Amending Entries in a Computerized Patient Record (1999)
Author: Welch, Julie J.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: September 1999
The information in this practice brief has been updated. The most recent information is available here.
Breaking with Tradition: Improving HIM Functions in Behavioral Health
Author: Haines, Pamela T.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1999
Operation PAR, Inc., in St. Petersburg, FL, is an integrated substance abuse/mental health delivery system that includes substance abuse programs and a recently acquired psychiatric hospital. It includes inpatient, residential, and outpatient programs for both juvenile and adult client....
Best Practices: What Works
Author: Carrier, Danielle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1999
Medical record accuracy, record completion time, physician satisfaction—all of these are indicators of how well an HIM department is performing. The findings of a UHC benchmarking study may point the way to best practices that can be shared and adapted.
What....
Group Builds Consensus on Laboratory Test Policies
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1999
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA) mandated that the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) use a negotiated rulemaking process to develop national administrative and coverage policies for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare Part B. The BBA stipulates that the p....
When Bad Documentation Happens to Good Long Term Care Facilities
Author: Yoder, Lois M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
Good documentation is a must in all settings—but long term care faces some special problems. Improving a long term care documentation program takes education, awareness, vigilance, and attention to detail. Here are some strategies.
It's a fact—when patient loads are hig....
Managing Health Information Relating to Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Author: Carpenter, Jennifer E.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: May 1999
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
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