How Penn Medicine’s EHR Conversion Yielded an Integrated Revenue Integrity Department
In addition to measuring metrics at each EHR go-live stage, the budding revenue integrity structure included revenue reconciliation committees at each hospital to review department charge capture daily. Ultimately, the revenue integrity department would support the clinical areas for each of these committees long-term to ensure sustainability.
Medical Records are Prime Hunting Grounds for Hackers
Medical records contain data that hackers crave, so be sure to protect your systems from attack by evaluating EHR and mobile app security, among other steps.
How South Shore Health System Protected Revenue During an EHR Transition
South Shore Health System created a formal revenue integrity department to mitigate revenue loss during its EHR transition and to monitor and track progress after implementation.
An EHR Implementation Road Map Enhances ROI
A roadmap can help hospitals and health systems determine the best use of EHRs toward broader clinical and financial objectives.
Reframing CPOE to Emphasize Patient Care Management
CHRISTUS Health’s George Conklin describes how the implementation of computerized patient order entry was smoothed by getting significant physician input.
Ask the Experts: Meaningful Use
How do hospitals that have demonstrated meaningful use record the payments?
HFMA Executive Survey: Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use
Almost one-quarter of organizations spent more than $7,500 per bed in 2012 to achieve or maintain meaningful use, according to a survey of more than 100 hospital and health system CFOs.
Medicare Incentive Payments for Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
This P&P Board issue analysis addresses certain accounting and reporting issues resulting from incentive payments under the Medicare program for the meaningful use of EHR technology.