Optimizing Your HIM Framework: The Importance of Technology Partners

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Optimizing Your HIM Framework The Importance of
Technology Partners
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• The story of David and Goliath has played out in
  the world of business over and over again
  Netflix vs. Blockbuster and Rakuten vs. Amazon.
  And the health information management (HIM)
  technology domain is no exception to smaller,
  more flexible companies besting larger
  organizations.
• Hospital staff, especially the health information
  management (HIM) department, are often swamped
  with tasks that divert attention from the coding
  and CDI processes. In such scenarios, a
  technology partner assumes responsibility of the
  coding process by simplifying the procedure and
  implementing best-in-class software that aids
  coders and automates routine tasks.

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• But how do you know which technology partner is
  the right fit for you?
• When opting for a technology vendor, choosing a
  bigger more reputed company with a rigid service
  line may not always work for hospitals.
  Healthcare institutions need to pay equal
  attention to domain expertise and flexibility of
  services and solutions. It is only together that
  these attributes can add value to your existing
  HIM infrastructure.

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Cloud Access Not Just an Advantage Anymore

• A cost-effective alternative to expensive data
  warehouses, the cloud is heading towards ubiquity
  in the healthcare industry. An HIMSS Analytics
  survey found that 65 of healthcare organizations
  have used some form of cloud services.
• Cloud computing has not only eliminated the need
  for on-premise infrastructure but provides the
  added benefit of security to patient data
  management. This makes cloud integration and
  implementation an important consideration when it
  comes to selecting the right technology partner.

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• A partner that can provide a flexible and secure
  cloud integrated HIM solution can help healthcare
  organizations eliminate a large number of
  operational challenges such as downtime and drop
  in productivity.
• Moreover, augmenting the HIM infrastructure with
  a technology solution that is hosted on a HIPAA
  compliant cloud platform means hospitals have one
  less challenge to worry about. The security built
  into the platform is carried forward to
  safeguarding patient data on the bespoke HIM
  framework.

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Financial Viability and ROI

• While pricing is not the most important parameter
  for evaluating of a technology vendor, a
  comparative analysis of vendors based on pricing
  and services can provide helpful insights.
• Hospitals can start by identifying operational
  areas in which they are lagging. This information
  could in turn help them focus on choosing a
  technology partner that ensures improved ROI in
  those areas.

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Stepping Into the World of AI

• Artificial intelligence, an idea conceived back
  in the 1960s, has evolved from being the subject
  of computer science research to the center of
  attention for future business disruptions.
• The healthcare industry, too, stands on the verge
  of the AI disruption. While a large number of HIM
  technology partners offer some form of
  automation, most of them revolve around
  rule-based tasks and hardly require AI to
  accomplish.

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Stepping Into the World of AI

• However rule-based tasks make up for only a
  fraction of an HIM departments workload. The
  bulk of the task burden lies in improving, and
  not simply executing, the clinical documentation
  process. This is where AI-powered tools like
  natural language processing (NLP) and machine
  learning (ML) comes into the picture.
• By leveraging these tools in combination with
  medical ontologism and computational linguistics,
  healthcare institutions can record and review
  automatically to identify areas that need
  attention in real time.

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Joint Responsibility Partnerships at Their Best

• The role of a technology partner is not just to
  provide the tools to optimize and improve HIM
  processes. A technology partner must assume the
  responsibility of rapid implementation and
  integration of their tools within the hospitals
  existing framework. This is an important
  consideration while choosing the right HIM
  technology partner.
• Considering hospitals have come to depend on
  legacy systems and structures that have, in time,
  become integral to the hospitals operations. To
  do away with these systems call for unnecessary
  organizational disruption. The best bet for
  hospitals in such a scenario would be to opt for
  a partner providing a solution that is EHR and
  encoder agnostic.

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How a Leading New York Hospital Boosted
Productivity by a Third

• In the spring of 2015, Richmond University
  Medical Center (RUMC) of New York was faced with
  a challenge. Despite having partnered with a
  technology vendor, the medical centers systems
  and processes were not prepared for the migration
  to ICD-10. The inadequacy of the systems was
  further reflected in longer coding time per case
  and loss of productivity.
• The problem that Richmond University Medical
  Center confronted is a common issue for hospitals
  across the world. With the introduction of the
  ICD-10 medical classification, many hospitals
  find their systems and coding processes to be
  falling short of meeting productivity targets. A
  rise in the number of DNFC days and a stagnating
  standard of coder efficiency are among the most
  widely observed repercussions of this
  shortcoming.

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How a Leading New York Hospital Boosted
Productivity by a Third

• Following an evaluation of the challenge areas,
  Richmond University Medical Center partnered with
  ezDI based on their requirements. ezDIs computer
  assisted coding (CAC) and clinical documentation
  improvement (CDI) solutions were customized to
  meet Richmonds unique HIM framework rather than
  modifying the existing system to suit the
  facilities provided by the software, which is
  often the case.
• The results were almost immediate. While other
  hospitals were facing a 10 to 15 drop in coder
  productivity, RUMC achieved 33 higher
  productivity. Moreover, ezDIs rapid
  implementation and integration support helped
  RUMCs new and improved ICD-10 ready system to go
  live the day the new classification came into
  effect. The medical center witnessed a steady
  rise in case mix index (CMI), reduction in DNFC
  days, and complex denials and rejected claims.

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How a Leading New York Hospital Boosted
Productivity by a Third

• RUMCs partnership with ezDI, and the results it
  led to, is an example that flexibility is a far
  more important factor to consider than size when
  choosing a technology partner. By ensuring near
  perfect (99.9) system uptime and dedicated 247
  support, we help our partners achieve ROI from
  day zero.
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