Everyone seems to be talking about how to cut costs in healthcare. Whether it’s a debate over efficiencies or an effort to limit lawsuits, there are plenty of opinions floating around.
“The nation’s hospitals are pledging to crack down on spending. Yet there are already many ways for hospitals, physician offices and clinics to enhance efficiencies and reduce costs,” says John King, EvriChart’s chief operating officer. “One of the easiest is to simply become and remain compliant with accurate medical records.”
Healthcare facilities that cannot produce accurate medical records in a reasonable time and don’t provide proper safekeeping of these records may find themselves out of compliance with such government agencies as CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), or the non-profit Joint Commission.
“That could mean fines, lost productivity, lawsuits and other woes,” says King, whose company is the only information management firm working exclusively for the healthcare industry.
Organizations that are not compliant must redirect valuable labor to correct mistakes, eliminate duplicates or re-file records. It’s estimated the healthcare industry spends millions of dollars each year – that’s wasted money – on the problem.
“By investing instead in ways to organize and safeguard medical records, providers can be sure their staff are doing what they do best – delivering patient care, not dealing with record problems,” King says.
About EvriChart
EvriChart is the only information management company working exclusively for the healthcare industry, offering customized HIM solutions for hospitals, clinics and physician offices with secure, online-anytime-anywhere access and timely records retrieval, resulting in better patient care, more efficient operations, enhanced liability protection and lower costs. Our skilled professionals develop record management plans, customized software, along with other services for paper and electronic records management so the healthcare industry has an efficient and secure way to retain, access, manage and destroy medical records. To learn more about EvriChart, visit www.evrichart.com.
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