title: Better coding through improved documentation: strategies for the current environment.
abstract: Now more than ever, HIM professionals must ensure that documentation of health information is thorough, clear, and accurate. Here are some strategies to solve problems and improve processes.
authors.affiliation: STAT Healthcare Consultants, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacDonald
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification; D003625:Data Collection; D004282:Documentation / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards*; D004496:Education, Continuing; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008485:Medical Audit; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States