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Automating HIM through Health Information Exchange: An Informatics Approach
Author: Feldman, Sue; Houser, Shannon H.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2017
Editor’s Note: This article is the first installment of the new Working Smart department titled “Illuminating Informatics.” This department will explore all aspects of informatics and provide guidance to health information management professionals in the practical applica....
Managing a Data Dictionary (2016 update) - Retired
Author: Davoudi, Sion; Flanigan, Jill; Houser, Shannon H.; Kadlec, Lesley; Kirby, Annessa; VanSlyke, Daniel; Wendicke, Annemarie
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: December 2016
This update supplants the 2012 practice brief “Managing a Data Dictionary.”
As healthcare organizations move to the electronic environment, the large volume and complexity of data collected is growing at unprecedented rates. While access to data has the potential to en....
HIM Connections in the Kaleidoscope of Informatics
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Mikaelian, Raymound; Payton, Evita
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2016
The emergence of health informatics within health information management (HIM) has changed the ways of HIM practice and operations. This change has also created various opportunities for HIM professionals to further develop their careers and gain additional education and workforce training....
Transitioning to a Data-Driven, Informatics-Oriented Department
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Houser, Shannon H.; Mikaelian, Raymound; Smith, Clarice Pittillo
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2016
Are you a data-driven individual? Is your health information management (HIM) department focused on becoming data-driven or informatics-oriented?
Today’s data analytics and informatics-oriented organizations are the centerpiece of operations and strategic visioning&mda....
Understanding Publicly Available Healthcare Data (2016) - Retired
Author: Buttner, Patty; Houser, Shannon H.; Flanigan, Jill; Mikaelian, Raymound; Ryznar, Barbara; Smith, Clarice Pittillo
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2016
This update supersedes the September 2013 practice brief, Understanding Publicly Available Healthcare Data, which replaced the January 2010 practice brief with the same title.
Healthcare organizations increasingly collect and utilize data for internal and external reporting on pa....
Assessing the Planning and Implementation Strategies for the ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding Transition in Alabama Hospitals
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Morgan, Darius; Hart-Hester, Susan
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: April 2013
Abstract
Health information management (HIM) professionals play a significant role in transitioning from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS. ICD-10-CM/PCS coding will impact many operational aspects of healthcare facilities, such as physicians’ documentation in health records, code....
Impact of Electronic Health Record Usage on Cancer Registry Systems in Alabama
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Colquitt, Shannon; Clements, Kay; Hart-Hester, Susan
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: April 2012
Abstract
As the use of information technology within the healthcare setting increases, the impact of bridging registry data with electronic health records (EHRs) must be addressed. Current EHR implementation may create benefits as well as challenges to cancer registries in areas s....
Expanding the Health Information Management Public Health Role
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Manger, Barbara J.; Price, Barbara J.; Silvers, Charlotte; Hart-Hester, Susan
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: August 2009
Redefining the Health Information Management Scholar Role
Author: Brodnik, Melanie S.; Houser, Shannon H.
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: August 2009
Roles and Challenges of the Health Information Management Educator: A National HIM Faculty Survey
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Tesch, Linde; Hart-Hester, Susan; Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: April 2009
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