title: Information management: why it's vital to effective service line operation.
abstract: It is essential for healthcare financial managers to understand and monitor five areas of information critical for effective service line performance tracking: Market share, Operational performance, Physician performance, Clinical documentation and coding, Patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Avega, MedAssets, El Segundo, CA, USA. jking@avega.com
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D004465:Economic Competition; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006739:Hospital Administration; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010820:Physicians