10 results.
Using the C-CDA Standard to Meet Meaningful Use
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2010, 35 million patients were discharged from non-federal short-stay hospitals in America.1 Vitally important not only to those discharges—but to every discharge that takes place—is whether important information about the pa....
The Five Rights of Clinical Decision Support: CDS Tools Helpful for Meeting Meaningful Use
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2013
A 75-year-old man sits uncomfortably on an examination table as his physician informs him that he needs to get a colonoscopy. The patient, an ex-cop, barks at the physician, “Why after all these years do I need to get a colonoscopy?” The physician coolly responds, “With a....
Defining Health Informatics
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2013
[dih-fahy-ning] [helth] [in-fer-mat-iks]
adjective, noun, noun
1. An educator’s in-depth look at what informatics is and what it can do for HIM professionals
In the movie Annie Hall, Woody Allen finds himself in a movie theater line in....
Database Design: What HIM Professionals Need to Know
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: August 2004
Abstract
Database technology has been a familiar tool in the operations of most HIM departments and a very basic understanding of this technology has usually been adequate enough to allow HIM professionals to work effectively with vendors or information services staff.
Getting to the Good Information: PHRs and Consumer Health Informatics
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2005
Linking PHRs and provider Web sites can connect consumers to relevant and reliable health information online. HIM professionals can help.
Each day more and more consumers are using the Internet to locate Web-based healthcare information. This activity has led to the rise of a new field o....
Step Inside the Physician's Head: EHRs Can Enhance a Physician’s Cognitive Processing and Eliminate Diagnostic Errors, With Some HIM-led Changes
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2013
Imagine having a friend who can identify the name of a song after hearing one or two notes, or an acquaintance who can identify a film from a single "still" frame taken from the movie. If this sounds familiar, maybe it's because of the way it reminds you of how a physician thinks about the....
Consumer Informatics: Elderly Persons and the Internet
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: May 2005
This paper reports the findings from a study designed to determine whether, when appropriately trained, older adults would use the Internet to gather healthcare information and actively seek information that could directly affect their own treatment and care.
Results show that older....
Thinking Lean in Healthcare
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2009
Lean thinking is the efficient use of staff, resources, and technology to provide the highest level of service possible to the ultimate healthcare customer: the patient.
In today’s volatile healthcare environment, health information managers are being asked to do more with less....
Being Mindful of Change: A Technique to Reduce Stress amid Change
Author: Campbell, Robert James; Brantley, Jeffrey
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2011
HIM professionals need more than tools to manage information, they need tools to help manage the stress and anxiety a state of constant change can bring. "Mindfulness" offers a way to reduce anxiety and keep focused.
During times of change, people may react with fear, ange....
Teaching Workflow Analysis and Lean Thinking via Simulation: A Formative Evaluation
Author: Campbell, Robert James; Gantt, Laura; Congdon, Tamara
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: April 2009