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Formerly known as Medical Records, Health Information Management (HIM) is upgrading to keep up with the ever-changing technology in healthcare and all organizations. And while most of the work force here at Sumter Regional Hospital deals with the customer while they are still physically present at the hospital, this is not the case for HIM. Health Information Management HIM is divided into three sections; Clerical, Coding and Transcription. The Clerical section is mainly involved in taking care of the administrative duties, such as secretarial duties and birth certificate information. The Coding section provides timely and relevant information, accurate patient billing and provider reimbursement data. When a patient comes into the hospital and is diagnosed or has a procedure performed, our coders enter that information into a computer where text is converted into numerical codes for billing purposes. We then transmit the information to Patient Financial Services. When the physician dictates a report on a patient (history & physical, operative note, consult, discharge summary, radiology, etc.) the transcriptionists transcribe the findings to become a permanent part of the medical record. Additional Information For more information about your medical record or the Health Information Management Service, please contact us at (229) 931-1397. | ||||||||
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