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4 Steps Swedish Medical Center is Taking to Prep for ICD-10
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/10/2013 - 13:15
- Raise Awareness- October was the month of awareness, which involved clinical documentation integrity specialists talking to physicians and making sure they know the extent of the change.
- Give Physicians The Education They Want- This involved the CDI team splitting up to cover different specialties and becoming subject matter experts in those areas.
- Explore New Tools- The operations coding process is completly paperless and severall new programs have been put into place to improve physician documentation.
- Motivate Physicians To Join The Transition Effort- The biggest obstacle Swedish's ICD-10 preperation efforts will face is physcians who are reluctant to get on board.
Source: Hospital Review
Source URL: http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/racs-/-icd-9-/-icd-10/4...
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