In today’s highly regulated healthcare environment, it is crucial to monitor not only information, but also its use — and not just in the HIM department. By maintaining and monitoring information and its access, healthcare organizations can experience a pleasant by-product — compliance with certain information security regulations.

• 3M™ Audit Expert System — Evaluates the accuracy and integrity of coded inpatient diagnoses and procedures along with the hospital’s trends related to coded data to identify unusual or inconsistent information, recommend action and promote compliance.
• 3M™ Audit Expert Report Card — 3M Consulting Services program that reviews historical data and presents the findings. Through real-life examples in a coaching session with the facility, 3M Consultants identify compliance exposure and recommend steps for improvement.
• 3M™ APCfinder™ Software with Medical Necessity Validation — Allows the coder and documentation specialist to apply medical necessity at the point of coding.