An EDMS doesn’t qualify for meaningful use dollars, but…
Electronic document management systems (EDMS) often play a very effective role in both achieving meaningful use and making hospitals more efficient.
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Prepare for the Downstream Effects of ICD-10
When the switch is flipped to ICD-10 coding, processing a hybrid chart could potentially cripple a health information management (HIM) department that is already behind in scanning medical records.
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Bar Codes for Document Type Identification
If your hospital is using or considering bar codes for document management in the health information management (HIM) department, consider the pros, cons, and alternative solutions.
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Scanning in the HIM Department
If you put all the questions about scanning medical records into one bucket, few managers would ask the most important question: Why do you do the things you do? Reevaluating scanning processes, setting benchmarks, and analyzing real time measurements give health information management (HIM) department’s very valuable insights into the scanning process. If you aren’t…
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Avoid a Crisis: Eliminate the Misfiled Chart and the File Room
Electronic health records (EHRs) are changing the face of health information management (HIM) departments. However, for many hospitals, paper file rooms are still the primary hub for patient information. Paper medical records bring along a host of challenges. One challenge nearly every HIM department faces is the misfiled patient chart. The hybrid record environment of…
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Don’t Let Hidden Costs Hold You Hostage
When researching new medical record storage options…
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Nine Reasons to Eliminate Your File Room
“Should we maintain our file room?”
