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HEALTH CARE COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATION’S
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APRIL 15‒18, 2018 · ARIA · LAS VEGAS, NV
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President & CEO Kathleen Czermanski Vice P
CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2017
DOCUMENTATION, CODING ISSUES ABOUND QUESTION:
ASK THE EXPERTS overnight. You will need to fir
The AHA Coding Handbook, page 127, states,
CHART CONUNDRUMS DESPERATEL
that a legally documented diagnosis by the provid
HIM CHALLENGES SWEEPING CHANGE CO
• Build in quantitative risk assessments. U
HIM Consolidation Centralizing departments i
on the Upswing IN
practices,” she points out. “It has been such a p
The team at Bon Secours met on numerous occ
INFORMATION GOVERNANCE’S ROLE in VALUE-BASED
The concept can help health care organizations ad
necessary to ensure not only a successful impleme
Even within a given organization, decisions about
The PROOF is in t
for clinicians. Additionally, the technology uses
edit their notes should they change their minds a
will just sign off on the draft without editing i
THE PRICE OF EHR DOWNTIME Costs come in vari
surveillance, clinical decision support—that inte
with the digital transformation that means many c
roles to the appropriate individuals. The goal sh
NEWS BRIEFS Pennsylvania to Con
Leading Universities to Spearhead Informatics Col
AUDIT ALLEY When authorizations are requ
directly into a health care organization’s existi
DATEBOOK DECEMBER 4-6, 2017 WORKGROUP FOR ELECT
FERENCE ISSUE OCTOBER 2017 CON VOL. 29 NO. 10
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