Like many aspects of healthcare, clinical documentation is a complex yet necessary process. It is tied to more than just health information management functions; it is also essential to a hospital’s ...

As members of the laboratory animal science community, we are acutely aware of the need to provide accurate and adequate training to animal facility personnel. With the training of staff members, we ...

“Eighty percent of Nuance CDI customers had prior CDI programs, but when they implement our clinical CDI program with its guaranteed outcomes, they see significant improvements in quality and a 4-8 ...

Better clinical documentation can lead to immediate financial returns. Physician buy-in is key, ICD-10 is not. As hospital and health system finance leaders look for ways to enhance revenue in an era ...

Clinical documentation improvement programs can help healthcare organizations improve outcomes, boost bottom lines and adhere to regulations governing the industry. And while many organizations ...

I’ve been writing recently about the financial well-being of rural and critical access hospitals: about their struggling to stay in business and how establishing a clinical documentation improvement ...

WAYNE, Pa., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Precyse Solutions, the leader in driving peak performance within Health Information Management (HIM) departments, has added even more depth to its already robust ...

DRG (diagnosis-related groups) validation issues have been the main target of RACs (recovery audit coordinators) nationwide in recent months. When unclear documentation results in improperly assigned ...