While at AHIMA 2013, one of the big topics people were discussing was all of the audits that the HIM staff are having to deal with on an ongoing basis. Everyone that I talked to said that there is no end in sight when it comes to the various audits. In fact, most were predicting even more audits to come.
I sat down with Dawn Crump, VP of Audit Management Solutions from HealthPort, to find out some suggestions for organizations trying to deal with this wave of audits in healthcare. Check out the video below to hear those suggestions (plus, she throws in a fourth and fifth bonus suggestion):
How is your organization dealing with all of these audits? Have you formalized and streamlined the process in your organization? Do you have an easy way to track all of your audits? Do you know the financial impact of these audits on your organization?