title: Ongoing coding reviews: ways to ensure quality.
abstract: As compliance becomes an increasingly hot topic, how can a facility ensure its coding quality? Here are some ways that HIM departments can improve the quality of coding on a daily basis.
authors.affiliation: Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, KS, USA.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koch
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification; D004282:Documentation / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D007615:Kansas; D008499:Medical Records / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011786:Quality Control; D012189:Retrospective Studies