Maximise the benefits of your health information management team to unlock operational efficiencies and extract more value out of budgets and resources.
Is developing Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) programs in hospitals around Australia just another new procedure to spend money and resources on? Some would argue that the coding and auditing teams have managed pretty well in the past. Let's look at the basics.
Claims leakage: It’s a term that can cause more than just financial loss for private hospitals, it can also result in a serious amount of administration grief – years after a claim was first sent through.
Western Health is a 980 bed Public health service in Victoria with 120,000 annual separations. It provides Tertiary Acute care, Sub-Acute Care, Community Services, Day Hospital and Transition Care.
From incomplete clinical documentation and inconsistent terminology to difficulty in keeping up with coding quota and revised coding guidelines, many health information managers and clinical coders are facing challenges in achieving quality clinical coding outcomes.
The end of the financial year is fast approaching. Managing it effectively and ensuring you set up your hospital for the year ahead means having the right information at your fingertips.
Clinical coding now plays a critical role in health information management. As the field continues to expand, so too is its importance in supporting the effective management of hospitals - from ensuring quality patient care to funding models and infrastructure development.
