Benavidez Teresa, Friedman Beth
Seton Healthcare Network, Austin, Tex., USA.
Healthc Financ Manage. 2003 Jul;57(7):76-80.
To ease staffing burdens, Seton Healthcare Network established a home coding program. DNFB claims pending the health information management department's code assignment consistently decreased, reducing the organization's dollars holding by 25 percent. Decreases in contract and as-needed labor contributed to an operational cost savings of about $200,000 per year. The organization was able to fill all of its coding vacancies.