JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Page B9, March 2010

Economic Evaluation of a Handheld Charge Capture Application for Long Term Care Providers

University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh

Introduction/Objective: Previous research has shown that a point-of-care handheld charge capture program can improve coding accuracy and satisfaction for long-term care providers. The objective of this quality improvement project was to determine the impact of a point-of-care handheld charge capture program on the number of charges submitted, payments received, charge lag, and return on investment in a group of long-term care providers.

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PII: S1525-8610(09)00460-5

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2009.12.024

JAMDA
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Page B9, March 2010

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