Who We Serve
Medical Coding and HIM Services for Teaching Hospitals
Coding, documentation, and compliance support attuned to the teaching-physician rules and complexity of academic medicine.
Overview
Where Academic Medicine Meets Documentation Rigor
Teaching hospitals carry a documentation burden few other settings face. CMS Teaching Physician documentation guidelines require attending involvement to be clearly documented, resident notes must align with attending attestations, and the case mix tends toward higher acuity and complexity — all while supporting graduate medical education.
HMI helps academic and provider-based organizations keep physician and facility coding accurate and compliant, applying CMS Teaching Physician requirements to every review and closing documentation gaps with targeted, one-on-one provider education.
The Challenge
What Teaching Hospitals Are Up Against
Teaching Physician Documentation
CMS Teaching Physician guidelines require the attending’s presence and participation to be documented to support billing — a frequent source of audit risk.
Resident & Attending Alignment
Resident documentation must align with attending attestations across a high volume of encounters and rotating staff.
High-Acuity Coding
Complex, high-acuity cases demand precise MS-DRG and procedure coding to reflect the care provided.
Provider Education at Scale
Continually onboarding residents and providers makes sustained documentation education essential, not optional.
How HMI Helps
How HMI Supports Teaching Hospitals
HMI has been a great partner with MedStar Washington Hospital Center for many years. We can always count on them to support us on projects small to very large — delivering consistent, honest results and thoughtful, targeted education for our physicians.
Frequently Asked Questions
Teaching Hospitals, Answered
Do you apply CMS Teaching Physician guidelines?
Can you review resident and attending documentation?
Do you provide provider education?
Are your specialists U.S.-based and credentialed?
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Talk with HMI about physician documentation, coding, and compliance support for your teaching hospital.