AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by JustCoding.com
presented on February 13, 2007
During a time of coder shortage, many facilities and physician practice settings are turning to remote coding as a way to retain coders and resolve bill holds. Other settings simply don't have the space to accommodate coders, and sending them home can alleviate that. A remote coding program can also be an important first step toward creating an electronic health record implementation.
Remote Coding: Assess Your Vision and Design a Program will explore the various questions that HIM directors and practice managers need to ask internally before starting a remote program. There are plenty of hurdles to overcome, from personnel and human resource issues to maintaining compliance and information security. In addition, when coders work together in the same environment they can turn to one another for information and support. An offsite coder can lose that connection.
Having a solid understanding of what needs to be considered before putting a remote coding program in place is necessary to ensure your facility is well prepared to manage the project—and the program—effectively. Let our experts, Adriana van der Graaf and Roberta Peters, show you what questions to ask and what steps to take before implementation.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- Advantages and disadvantages of remote coding
- Put together a team and define roles for the project manager, HIM staff, executive sponsorship, human resources, and IT staff
- What is an ideal remote coder profile
- Develop an action plan and establish a timeline
- Demonstrate how your current workflow will change once a remote coding program is in place
- Draft a telecommuting policy that best reflects your program
- Identify preliminary vendor considerations
- Implement your program and train staff
- Monitor your program to ensure quality outcomes and productivity standards
A question and answer session follows the presentation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the audioconference, you will be able to:
- discuss the roles, responsibilities, and deliverables to and from management, human resources, and IT
- demonstrate the steps for project design and implementation
- construct a telecommunications policy outlining the specifics of a remote coding program
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Adriana van der Graaf, MBA, RHIA, CHP, CCS, is the privacy officer and director of HIM for the Community Memorial Hospital and Health System of San Buenaventura, in Ventura, CA. She has more than 20 years of experience in HIM, ranging from a diagnostic coding instructor to many years as a director, and has been responsible for overseeing the medical records functions and policies of numerous separate clinics with staff working in multiple areas. In addition, she has taken charge of regulatory standards pertaining to paper and electronic medical records, establishing a coding audit program, and implementing a successful remote coding operation in several facilities of different sizes.
Roberta Peters, MS, RHIA, is director of business development at Care Communications in Chicago, Il working with clients to respond to today's healthcare staffing and technology challenges. She has more than 25 years of experience managing all aspects of HIM operations in acute care hospitals including designing and developing a comprehensive medical record management software system, conducting on-site implementations, and managing other operational roles. Ms. Peters has developed books and training manuals, published her company, and has taught Care Communications seminars throughout the country on a wide range of topics.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials along with tools and “take home” items, including:
- Assessment checklist: Things to consider and questions to ask before deciding to implement a program
- Articles from JustCoding.com
These materials are provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Hospital, physician, practice and ASC HIM directors, coding supervisors, and coders; IT managers; human resources managers; HIPAA and privacy/security officers
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