We are having significant issues in our organization with physician documentation (or lack thereof), and the effect it has on coding, and hence, funding as well as overall metrics. Has anyone done work in this area, to improve physician documentation to more accurately reflect clinical outcomes/diagnoses?
We have put together a working group to improve the sepsis coding in particular to be more accurate but have quickly realized we are not going to make any progress if we don't tackle this issue first. Thanks in advance! Kathleen Willis, Regional Sepsis Coordinator [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> W: 905-378-4647 x44211 | C: 905-359-9808 1200 Fourth Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0A9 [https://sourcenet.res.lhiniv.net/Directory/SysInfo/Logos/Documents/SignatureNHSlogo.gif]<http://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic communication and attached material is intended for the use of the individual or institution to which it is addressed and may not be distributed, copied or disclosed to any unauthorized persons. This communication may contain confidential or personal information that may be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or the Personal Health Information Protection Act. If you have received this communication in error, please return this communication to the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy of it from your computer system. Thank you for your co-operation and assistance.
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