At the core of 3M Health Information Systems is our health information management legacy. Long the healthcare industry standard for coding and grouping, 3M added a broader set of products and services after the merger with SoftMed Systems in 2006. Now, 3M Health Information Systems offers customers the most complete suite for health information management available from a single provider. From chart management to coding to abstracting to consulting, 3M products and services simplify processes while strengthening revenue generation and recognition.
3M Health Information Management Benefits
- Accurate, consistent, and compliant coding, editing, and grouping
- Increased coder productivity
- Calculation of expected reimbursement for inpatient and outpatient claims
- Expedited, accurate chart completion and document management
- Fewer chart deficiencies and suspensions
- Enhanced patient care through secure access to more complete documentation
- Clinicians are able to create, complete, edit, and sign documents without delay
- Integration options with other third-party health information and clinical systems
- Decreased the average number of days-to-bill by two, with each day representing $1.3 million in revenue
- Reduced A/R days to 50.2 (down 3.6 days from the previous year)
- Increased inpatient coder productivity by 35 percent and outpatient coder productivity by 10 percent
- Inpatient coding turnaround improved from an average of 11 days to 3.86 days
- Outpatient coding improved from an average of 14.71 days to 11.96 days
- Reduced medical record delinquencies from 4,000 to 1,600 in two months, with the current count less than 500
- Slashed amount of time needed to get a chart to coding from one week to two days
"Our coders spend less time searching for charts, less time making sure they have all the necessary information, and spend more time actually coding. It has allowed us to really streamline our processes, tighten things up, and create a much better workflow."
− 3M™ Coding and Reimbursement System client and HIM Director, Level 1 trauma center (422 staffed beds, more than 22,000 inpatient discharges and nearly 370,000 outpatient visits annually)
"The versatility of ChartView™ made it possible for us to streamline our workflow and processes. As a result, we’ve been able to make significant improvements in both our turnaround times and our revenue cycle."
− ChartView client and HIM Director, regional community hospital (184 beds, 4,500 inpatient visits, 31,000 outpatient visits, and 7,000 emergency visits annually)
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