Since 2005, 120 rural hospitals have closed, greatly reducing local access to care for 20% of the U.S. population. Fairfax Community Hospital is on the verge of becoming one of the latest critical access hospitals to shut down due to financial struggles. Once ranked...
Outsourcing. You say it and some healthcare managers shudder with horror. Others in the industry sneer as though they’ve just heard something obscene. However, the ones truly in the know smile and nod at the naysayers because they know that outsourcing done right gets...
HIM services affect patients at many points within the healthcare delivery spectrum – clinical documentation, coding, and billing all impact satisfaction. Coding errors or inefficiency in any HIM function area can produce a negative experience that lowers...
