Coding and analysis from paper documents is slow. Slows billing process.
Desired/Actual Result:
Speed up process, reduce errors.
Methodology:
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Small Hospitals
Manual, paper-based billing/coding paper proces
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Waiting for doctors to clear deficiencies
Deficiencies and the associated charts must go back to the doctor. Routing paper files is slow, prone to lose, and only one person can have the file.
Desired/Actual Result:
Provide faster, safer …
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Daily HIM discharge reports manually processed
Manually gathering documents for each discharge is slow. This delays the billing and thus cash flow. Manually deciding to route each to either analysis or coding repeatedly is further delays cash …
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Manually creating and fixing deficiencies
Working from paper documents to create deficiencies such as missing documents or signatures during coding and analysis is slow and labor intensive which delays billing and thus cash flow to the …
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Charts advancing with deficiencies
Deficiencies such as missing documents or signatures aren’t caught until late and must go back to the doctor. This delays billing and thus cash flow to the hospital.
Desired/Actual Result:
Apply …
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HIM system has no/weak chart attachment tools
Having paper charts following the HIM process slows the process and adds cost of making and routing paper files. There is also no way of accessing documents outside of the HIM system. No way to …
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Chart doesn’t meet insurance provider’s requirements
eam review of the file is now required and must be requested = more delays in getting paid. Time waster if team has to meet physically plus copies of the file made for everyone each …
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Strict HIPPA requirements
Once chart coding and analysis is completed, all documents must be archived with separate, strict HIPPA requirements enforced.
Errors = compliance risk.
Easy to overlook if done manually.
Extra …
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HIM system has no electronic workflow
No way to electronically route chart files, so stuck with paper =
Errors = compliance risk.
Lost files = expensive to find or re-create
Slows billing = slows cash flow
Expense of making paper …
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Condition of admission required within deadline
Condition of admission is required to be completed within X # of hours of the first encounter with new patients. This is difficult to track and manage manually or correct quickly.
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