Best practice in the management of clinical coding services.

CONCLUSION: Examples of best practice were found in the study hospitals but there were also areas for improvement. Coding managers would benefit from greater support in the form of increased opportunities for management training and a better method for calculating CC workforce numbers. A career pathway is needed for CCs to progress from entry to expert CC, mentor, manager and quality controller. Most hospitals could benefit from investment in infrastructure that places CCs in a physical environment that tells them they are an important part of the hospital and their work is valued. PMID: 28537204 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Health Information Management Journal - Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research