HealthTech Magazines April 28, 2020
By: Katherine Lusk, MHSM, RHIA, FAHIMA, Chief Health Information Management & Exchange Officer at Children’s Health in Dallas
Telehealth has been growing in practice for years, with the COVID-19 pandemic and its required social distancing accelerating adoption. There are many benefits to telehealth, but it can present challenges for Health Information Management (HIM) professionals.
These challenges include ensuring integrity and confidentiality are maintained and that a provider’s scope of practice is within the legal statutes set forth by the state where they’re practicing. It’s also important that diverse payer coding guidelines are followed. In addition, organizations must determine who is responsible for documenting patient information and how that information is shared.
Health Information Management professionals should educate providers and...
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