Automating Ambulatory Procedure Notes

Rebecca Craig, Administrator, Harmony Surgery Center, Poudre Valley Health System, Ft. Collins, CO. This multispecialty Ambulatory Surgery Center is part of a comprehensive medical campus that combines physician offices, a cardiac cath lab, imaging services, urgent care, laboratory services, a breast diagnostic center and a cancer center. Rebecca speaks to the use of physician documentation and coding compliance software that eliminates dictation and transcription, resulting in the elimination of thousand dollars per month in transcription costs, greater coding compliance, supported by complete procedure documentation, an estimated time savings of 15 minutes coder time per case, and bill turn-around within 24 hours for improved Revenue Cycle Management.