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Vital Library
The VitalKnowledge resource library is a collection of articles, papers, and current events about our industry. It is continually updated as a resource for Healthcare IT professionals to keep up to date on trends, solutions, and technology.
Technology and Integration
Cerner CPOE and Zynx - Compliant and Timely Meaningful Use
Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) implementations are both information intensive in nature and enterprise-wide in scope. A wise project manager should ensure that the organization has a solid foundation in place before the the actual CPOE build begins. This foundation should include a physician order set ID/approval strategy, a comprehensive enterprise wide consultation mechanism...
Soarian® Assessment Forms: 8 Design and Build Basics
Before you jump into building assessment forms, check out these few tips that will facilitate build process, minimize rebuilds, and assure end-user satisfaction.
Making the Most of Epic's Integrated Charge Capture Functionality
Charge Capture is one of the key threads to functionality that brings the entire Epic system to life, and every adopting organization needs to understand it well. Here are six aspects of Epic's integrated charging capabilities to be aware of...
Industry Knowledge
Planning for ICD-10 in Provider Organizations
ICD-10 codes must be used on all HIPAA transactions, including outpatient claims with dates of service, and inpatient claims with dates of discharge on and after October 1, 2013. So, how do provider organizations plan for ICD-10?
ICD-10 Implementation Strategies
Some Healthcare providers are under the illusion that they have "plenty of time" to implement ICD-10 coding. Unfortunately, they don't. What many providers fail to realize, is that this is more similar to a full system implementation of software than just a coding change.
ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; Version 10)
Named as "one of the fifty most memorable contributors to HIT," Bill Childs presented on ICD-10 at Georgia HIMSS in 2011. Read his presentation and great information on ICD-10.
Business Solutions
Knowledge Transfer in the Clinical Process
The climate that we create as leaders has a major impact on our ability to share knowledge across time and space. This could be the most difficult aspect of knowledge transfer to achieve. Building relationships of continuity and trust with our Providers is what it is all about. That continuity and trust has to be built by people.
Preparing for Electronic Clinical Documentation
The concept of a total Electronic Health Record (EHR) has been a goal among many healthcare facilities for some time; providing physicians and nurses and ancillary care providers with the hope of having a totally integrated record with easy access to the information they need to deliver care.
Health Information Management (HIM) Overview
Chart Deficiency Tracking, Coding and Abstracting, and the Release of Information encompass the newly named department "Electronic Health Records (EHR)." With the urgency of Healthcare reform and in the new era of Meaningful Use, this is the wave of the future for the old Medical Records department...