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E-News Exclusive CPOE Anytime, Anywhere RAC Appeals: Should You Bother? The Essentials of Policy and Procedure Management HIEs Walk Funding Tightrope Helmet Pouch Keeps Medical Records Handy for First Responders Woman Sues Marshall Obstetrics & Gynecology for HIPAA Violations Ask the Expert AHDI Conference News Industry Insight Tech & Tools View the current issue of For the Record now! For the Record is mobile for iPhone, iPad, and Android users! Visit www.ForTheRecordmag.com/digital on your phone’s browser to view the mobile version of this issue and bookmark us for future issues. McKesson Announces Expansion of EHR Software Give-Away Program McKesson has announced the expanded, nationwide rollout of its McKesson Gives Back program, a philanthropic initiative designed to recognize and reward physician practices that provide unreimbursed health care to America’s neediest citizens. Initially launched in November 2012 in select cities, the program now is available to physicians and clinics across the United States to support providers delivering care to underserved and uninsured communities. Physicians and clinics selected by the McKesson Gives Back program are provided with McKesson Practice Choice, a fully integrated, Web-based EHR and practice management solution that gives providers clinical, financial, operational, and patient tools to help manage their practices and provide quality care. Read more » There are apps for seemingly everything these days. You can summon a taxi and book a spot at your favorite eatery. Health care may have been slow to the game, but now that it’s arrived, there’s no telling where the innovation will lead. For example, speech recognition apps can make life easier for physicians on the go. However, according to this month’s E-News Exclusive, it’s wise to consider these technologies as just one element of a complete documentation strategy. — Lee DeOrio, editor Speech Recognition Apps: Only One Piece of a Total Health Care Solution By Peter W. Sorrento and Tim Palmer There are hundreds of speech recognition applications available for today’s smartphones. Some of these apps offer unique functions, but their primary utility is to transcribe voice into text. Advanced apps can help users write text messages, compose e-mails, and perform phone functions using voice. While apps such as these are useful for basic communication, the dictation and transcription demands of clinical documentation and coding are much greater. To streamline and improve the accuracy of health care workflows, including documentation, coding, and billing, voice applications should comprise only one part of a multifaceted digital dictation and speech recognition solution that is integrated with the organization’s clinical and financial IT systems. Speaking into a smartphone to create simple reminders or compose a quick text is convenient. For patient care and revenue cycle management, however, providers need to consider professional voice productivity tools designed specifically for the health care industry and its unique workflows. Full Story » CPOE Anytime, Anywhere Mobile apps that allow physicians to explore the world of speech-enabled computerized physician order entry currently are in development. Read more » RAC Appeals: Should You Bother? A plan to give providers the ability to deposit appeals into the esMD gateway may be one step toward making the process run more smoothly. Read more » The Essentials of Policy and Procedure Management Health care organizations risk running afoul of auditors if policies and procedures aren’t regularly updated. Read more » HIEs Walk Funding Tightrope Several factors, including an end to federal funding, have industry observers trying to determine how health information exchanges can maintain financial stability. Read more »

Helmet Pouch Keeps Medical Records Handy for First Responders A motorcycle racing enthusiast continues to redefine medical record storage, says the Ottawa Citizen. Woman Sues Marshall Obstetrics & Gynecology for HIPAA Violations The West Virginia Record details the story of a woman going through a divorce who says her health records were accessed illegally. Have a coding or transcription question? Get an expert answer by sending an e-mail to edit@gvpub.com. This month’s selection: I am new to coding biopsies from saturation prostate cases. With G0416 10-20 biopsies, what is the correct way to code 12 separately identified containers? On the lab side, I need to know whether we should be worried more about the number of biopsies and not how they were obtained. The change in the number of biopsies seems to have caused confusion. We need help with which code to use and when either 88305 or G0416 should be used on biopsies not from saturation procedure. We are receiving 12 biopsies in a quadrant approach: left and right each base, mid, apex, then right and left each lateral base, mid, apex. So, per article, we are wondering, even if these are not clinically coded saturation biopsy cases, do we still need to use the G code for the 10-12 containers? Kathleen T. Randall, CT(ASCP), BS, CPC University of Alabama at Birmingham Read response » For The Record offers many flexible advertising programs designed to maximize your results. From print advertising to e-newsletter sponsorships, website advertising to custom e-mail marketing, For The Record helps maximize your investment. E-mail our experienced account executives today for more information or call 800-278-4400! AlliedHealthCareers.com is the premier online resource to recruit HIM professionals. Post your open positions, view résumés and showcase your facility's offerings all at AlliedHealthCareers.com! Documentation Experts Address Pressing Issues By Susan Lucci, RHIT, CHPS, CMT, AHDI-F The Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI) recently celebrated its 35th year, with its annual conference kicking off on Wednesday, July 31 with the national leadership board meeting and leadership summit where attendees were provided with an update on the association’s key focus areas. The AHDI is launching a rebranding of its credentials from registered medical transcriptionist (RMT) and certified medical transcriptionist (CMT) to registered health care documentation specialist (RHDS) and certified health care documentation specialist (CHDS). The CMT is not being retired, and those who currently have that credential may keep it if they wish. Full Story » A Secure, Anonymous Résumé Bank Job Alerts Sent to Your E-mail The nation's top employers and recruiters of HIM talent advertise in For The Record magazine and post their job openings on AlliedHealthCareers.com. Check out the most recent opportunities that have been submitted by employers across from the country! Supervisor HIM Operations — Crozer Keystone Health System, Pennsylvania Director Health Information Management — Crozer Keystone Health System, Pennsylvania Insurance Analyst, Hospital Accnts Receivable — MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC Remote Inpatient Coder/Auditor — Peak Health Solutions, Roswell, GA Health Information Management Manager — Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Brook Road Campus, Richmond, VA Medical Records Technician (Coder) — James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY Patient Whiz App for iOS Savvier Health’s Patient Whiz app empowers individuals with no medical background to optimize their health. Features include encrypted security, multiple user profiles to keep an entire family's health records in one place, nutrition and exercise logs, preventive medicine checklists and an adult vaccine schedule, audible alarm reminders to refill medications and keep doctors' appointments, an appointment checklist that summarizes each visit, an acute care visit navigator that preps users on how to communicate with physicians and expedite diagnoses, the ability to scan EKGs and lab results directly into the app at the point of service, and the ability to record visit details, questions, and physicians’ instructions so users can hear them again and e-mail themselves a copy of the voice file. Learn more » Physicians Interactive Omnio iPad app Omnio, a personalized point-of-care tool by Physicians Interactive, is designed to be the modern-day digital black bag for clinicians to have one-tap access to their favorite mobile tools, saving time spent finding the medical app they need. Omnio's content includes drug look-up, dosing recommendations, medical calculators, drug interaction, formulary information, disease reference materials, and specialty news feeds. The offerings are personalized by profession and specialty to identify the most relevant resources from publishers, peers in health care, and professional associations. Clinicians can bookmark and tag these key resources, which range from books to medical calculators to entire websites. Learn more » Heart Smart Apps • The Daily Cardio Workout app offers five to 10 minute daily cardio routines for both men and women that are demonstrated by a personal trainer. • CardioTrainer keeps track of indoor and outdoor activities and results on the go. 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