by Deanna Upston | Jul 31, 2020 | Blog
This blog post has been a long time coming, as this topic has been top-of-mind since 2018, when critical care services were placed on the Office of Inspector General (OIG) work plan. Since that time, I have had an opportunity to review hundreds of critical care charts...
by Debbie Boos-Neff | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
As a health information professional with years of experience, I’ve seen the definition of the Legal Health Record (LHR) change with the emergence of the electronic health record (EHR). As a custodian of medical records, a designated position at most hospitals,...
by Jennifer McCann | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog
Wray Community District Hospital (WCDH) had been without Health Information Management (HIM) department leadership for several months. Administration wanted to assess the current state as they continued to recruit for an HIM Director. WCDH engaged Haugen Consulting...
by Lisa Fink | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog
I collect quotations. This habit started many years ago when I was part of a group of hospital managers tasked with sending out a daily inspirational leadership quotation. Even after that initiative fizzled away, I personally continued collecting daily inspiration. I...
by Lisa Fink | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog
What seems to be a straightforward process for HIM professionals may often cause headaches. For example, the release of information (ROI) process seems straightforward; a request for information arrives in the office and we fulfill the request. But perhaps a variety...
