New MU Data from CMS

on May 13th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

According to CMS, out of an estimated 527,000, 255,772 eligible health care professionals have received a combined total of about $5.2 billion in meaningful use incentive payments. Also worth noting: 160,890 received EHR incentive payments through Medicare; 83,765 received EHR … Continue reading →

From Maintenance to Management: The Evolution of HIM Part 3

on April 1st, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

Editing and auditing health information has long fallen within the purview of HIM. As larger and larger amounts of data are captured electronically, however, ensuring the integrity of that data will become an even bigger part of the HIM role. … Continue reading →

From Maintenance to Management: The Evolution of HIM Part 2

on March 26th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

Ensuring Effective Data Capture The days of physicians hand-writing notes and sending them off to a transcriptionist for inclusion in the medical record are rapidly dwindling. Today, direct documentation into an electronic health record (EHR) at the point of care … Continue reading →

From Maintenance to Management: The Evolution of HIM Part 1

on March 20th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

By George Abatjoglou & Shiny B. George, MS, RHIA, CPHIMS, CCS, CCS-P, CPC Remember the title “medical record librarian?” It accurately reflects the early days of health information management (HIM), when the primary responsibility was to maintain and track clinical … Continue reading →

Meaningful Use Brief Illustrates Increased Capabilities

on March 7th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

A recent ONC data brief revealed that the percentage of U.S. acute care hospitals that met the meaningful use objective for: Clinical decision support increased from 66% in 2008 to 87% in 2012; Drug interaction checks increased from 59% in … Continue reading →

RAC Article

on March 4th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

Short Stays, Complicated Decisions – very interesting RAC article in For the Record….read more

CIOs Share Factors Critical to Success

on February 20th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

In a recent white paper, CIOs of 12 major healthcare systems described the following factors as critical to the success of their IT department as well as the entire organization: adequate financial resources; technology supplier sustainability; organization oversight and support; qualified IT professionals; and … Continue reading →

Top 3 Concerns for Healthcare CIOs? Survey Says MU, EHRs & Compliance

on February 8th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

According to a recent report, CIOs list electronic health record implementation, meaningful use and compliance as their top three health IT priorities for 2013. The survey asked 100 CIOs and other healthcare executives about their priorities for 2013 and found that: … Continue reading →

Meaningful Use Requirements Challenging for Providers

on January 25th, 2013   by IOD Incorporated | No Comments

In December 2012, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) distributed a record $1.2 billion in meaningful use (MU) payments. However, a recent poll* suggests that healthcare administrators still face significant obstacles to qualify for incentive payments. When asked about … Continue reading →

Differences from I-9 to I-10: Part 3

on January 17th, 2013   by Kim Felix | No Comments

Afib/Aflutter-  There are only two codes to identify atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, 427.31 and 427.32 respectively.  However, ICD-10 allows for expansion of these arrhythmias including paroxysmal, persistent and chronic for atrial fibrillation and Typical (Type I) and Atypical (Type II) to describe atrial … Continue reading →