Improving Provider Productivity: Impact of Coder-Coaches on Provider Documentation and Coding.

摘要

The MHS is beginning a dramatic shift towards controlling costs and increasing productivity. To achieve these goals, the MHS initiated the Jumpstart Program, which provided Tripler Army Medical Center $924,000 to hire 12 coder-coaches to increase provider workload by 69,900 RVUs. The coder- coaches directly assist and coach providers in improving documentation and coding of encounters. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of coder-coaches on provider productivity, measured in RVUs, through improved documentation and coding at three clinics at TAMC during the first quarter (QI) FYO6. The full-model regression equation accounted for 66.73% of the variance in productivity (F4, 40 = 20.06).