The Triple Crown: Collaboration with clinical documentation specialists can be a win-win for patients, hospitals, and HM

Jensen admits that the semantic differences between the clinical and coding worlds can be challenging. But, she says, the more specific physicians can be, the more it will help all indicators in the long run: patient safety, physician profiles, and, yes, hospital reimbursement. And for demonstrating hospitalists’ value, that’s considerable return on investment of the time it takes to write a complete note.

Gretchen Henkel is a freelance writer based in California.