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FUTURE-PROOF

We are a forward-looking company with a strong focus on innovation, quality, efficiency, and optimisation, working at the leading edge of advancing health information technology and systems.

AGILE

We ensure we remain at the forefront of an ever-evolving field keeping abreast of periodic changes to Clinical Coding, Funding, Privacy, Mandatory Reporting, FOI, Legal, and Admission Discharge and Transfer (ADT) policies across all states.

EXPERIENCED

Our extensive nationwide experience has provided a thorough working knowledge and expertise across multiple EMR/DMR solutions and Patient Administration Systems (PAS).

REMOTE & ONSITE SUPPORT

Remote business facility protected with multi-layer multi-system award winning
cybersecurity. 360 ̊ defence of network, software and hardware. Defends against all cyber threats including but not limited to ransomware, adware, phishing and trojans.

Remote business facility supported by large-scale enterprise business grade fibre
providing the fastest most reliable broadband available. 24/7 access to equal upload and download speeds streamline our way of working.

FULLY QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS

Our NHIMS professional’s credentials include:

Over 24 years health information management experience across all states within Australia.

Working experience across 71 hospitals both public and private.

Bachelor & Master degree Qualifications in Health Information Management.

La Trobe University Clinical Coding Auditing Course – Internal & External Qualification.

Completion of the 3M Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Package.

Completion of Certificate IV Training & Assessment.

CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS (CDIS)

Exclusive team of fully qualified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists possessing:

  • Bachelor Degree in Health Information Management
  • Completion of 3M Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Package
  • Broad clinical knowledge
  • Complete and current understanding of Activity Based Funding (ABF) guidelines
  • Extensive Clinical coding/DRG grouping experience.

Our CDIS team also have Private Sector experience and involvement with Hospital Purchaser Provider Agreements (HPPAs).

The Director of NHIMS has a long-standing relationship with industry leading surgeons and medical consultants who provide timely knowledge and advice as required.

Our team can operate both on-site and remotely at our secure remote facility. Talk to us today about our remote CDIS operation.

HEALTH INFORMATION DEPARTMENT MANAGER CONSULTING

We can provide consulting, mentoring, training and support to new graduate or inexperienced Health Information Department Managers. Our management expertise nationally across multiple levels within hospitals and hospital networks ensures the provision of broad level expertise and advice with a view to deliver manager operational confidence and efficiency, with optimisation of department and interdepartmental processes, effective budget and revenue management, and development of strong relationships with staff and key stakeholders.

DRG QUALITY AND OPTIMISATION AUDITING

NHIMS auditors/educators are fully qualified:

  • Bachelor and Master Degree Qualified in Health Information Management
  • Post graduate certificate in internal and external clinical coding auditing (La Trobe University)
  • Certificate IV in Training & Assessment

NHIMS auditors and educators have access to the most comprehensive DRG optimisation package available. Revised annually, the package maintains its relevance and standard in line with changes in DRG versions and Activity Based Funding (ABF) Guidelines. We maintain all previous versions for utilisation where required for any Private Sector HPPAs based on previous DRG versions.
Our auditing philosophy is based on efficiency of resource for optimal outcome. We audit all “quality care and commercial critical” documentation requiring optimisation and education.

Our team can operate both on-site and remotely at our secure remote facility.

CLINICAL CODING TRAINING

On-site and remote clinical coding training. Our post-graduate fully qualified trainers utilise an innovative proven remote program which effectively and efficiently trains staff through the provision of clear and concise feedback in addition to direct referencing of appropriate documentation, coding standards and guidelines to support each change.

A running electronic logbook provides each trainee a record of all feedback provided promoting retention of learning with instant access to coding guidelines and advice.

CLINICAL CODING

When our DRG/Clinical Coding auditors are not auditing they perform clinical coding duties for our clients. This ensures our clients receive the absolute best clinical coding expertise available.

For a competitive quote on any of our service deliverables, or a combination of service deliverables tailored to your needs, please contact NHIMS today. We offer short, medium, and long term contracts in addition to recurring periodic service delivery.

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