HIM in Non-Acute Settings Examining HIM issues impacting home health, long-term/pest-acute care, skilled nursing facilities, and other healthcare areas

摘要

AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, there is nothing new about the desire to keep people out of the hospital. For years, procedures that used to require an inpatient stay have been moved to outpatient surgical centers and ambulatory clinics. Not only does this save payers money, but it also helps reduce exposure to hospital-acquired infections. Health information management (HIM) professionals have also been moving with the patients to outpatient settings, but their migration has been a slower one since government resources for their tasks have been disproportionately allocated to hospitals.