AHIMA June 1, 2020
Many coding teams in healthcare facilities work remotely—and have done so for many years. The coding department at University of Utah Health has 24 inpatient coding professionals; half live locally in the Salt Lake City area and the other half are spread across the United States.
When COVID-19 came to the United States, the coders were already working from home and practicing social and physical distancing for the most part. When the directive came to begin working from home for the entire health information management (HIM) department, the coders had little to adjust to, physically. They had already been working from home for the majority of their time with the organization. Mentally and emotionally, however, there was a lot that...
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