3M Awarded Contract by Banner Health for 3M 360 Encompass System

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Health Information Systems has been awarded a contract by Banner Health that will expand the organization’s portfolio of 3M products to include the 3M 360 Encompass System. The system’s integrated computer-assisted coding and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) technology will assist Banner Health – one of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems – in addressing the challenges of healthcare reform and ICD-10 adoption in 2014.

“Partnering with 3M allows us to leverage technology in new and exciting ways”

With auto-suggested codes and real-time prompts for clinical documentation specificity delivered across all CDI and coding processes, the 3M 360 Encompass System promotes optimal capture of patient severity in physician documentation and reduces the time needed to prepare physicians for ICD-10. Coders and CDI specialists access a common view of the patient information, which promotes streamlined processes, increased communication, strengthened collaboration and actionable data to improve patient care.

“Partnering with 3M allows us to leverage technology in new and exciting ways,” said Jaime James, MHA, RHIA, System HIMS Director at Banner Health. “With 3M’s coding logic and NLP technology we can bring the workflow of our CDI specialists and coders together to achieve new efficiencies. This makes it an important part of our ICD-10 mitigation strategy.”

“ICD-10 will require increased clinical documentation specificity to capture the most complete code assignments,” added Jane Walters, MA, RHIA, Senior Coding Director at Banner Health. “The volume of information and clinical documentation in the electronic health record makes CDI and coding processes more challenging. We anticipate the 3M 360 Encompass System will positively impact our physician documentation clarification process, which will ultimately reduce rework and increase productivity across the enterprise.”

Banner Health joins 117 leading hospitals and health systems, representing more than 500 facilities, that have awarded contracts to 3M for the 3M 360 Encompass System. The integrated solution is the only automated coding and documentation improvement system built on 3M coding and grouping logic that leverages 3M natural language processing (NLP) technology and coding rules.

With the 3M Coding and Reimbursement System as its foundation, the 3M 360 Encompass System incorporates complete ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS coding content. The application natively codes in ICD-10 and enables coding in ICD-9 while viewing the ICD-10 equivalent. 3M is an international leader in coding and patient classification systems with more than 5,000 hospitals worldwide using 3M coding solutions to code and group patient data for decision support, quality measurement, and reimbursement.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Banner Health is one of the largest nonprofit health care systems in the country. The system owns or manages 23 acute-care hospitals, long-term care centers, outpatient surgery centers and an array of other services including physician clinics and home care and hospice services. Banner Health is in seven states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Wyoming.

More information about the 3M 360 Encompass System is available online or by calling 800-367-2447.

360 Encompass and 3M are registered trademarks of 3M Company.

About 3M Health Information Systems
Best known for its market-leading coding system and ICD-10 expertise, 3M Health Information Systems delivers innovative software and consulting services designed to raise the bar for clinical documentation improvement, computer-assisted coding, performance monitoring, and quality outcomes reporting. 3M’s robust healthcare data dictionary and terminology services support data interoperability and the expansion and accuracy of the electronic health record. With nearly 30 years of healthcare industry experience and the know-how of more than 100 credentialed 3M coding experts, 3M is the go-to choice for more than 5,000 hospitals worldwide that want to improve quality and financial performance. For more information, call 800-367-2447, visit www.3Mhis.com or follow on Twitter @3MHISNews

About 3M
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $30 billion in sales, 3M employs about 88,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter.