22 results.
Best Practices for Data Analytics Reporting Lifecycles: Quality in Report Building and Data Validation
Author: Clack, Lesley; Houser, Shannon H.; Kadlec, Lesley; Mikaelian, Raymound; Wendicke, Annemarie; Cain, Jeannine MSHI, RHIA, CPHI; Spears, Amanda MA, CHDA
Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: October 2018
While the importance of data quality in providing high-quality clinical care in today’s healthcare setting is typically well understood, the quality of data for report building and validation activities is often not well articulated—and potential data quality....
Beyond the Basics for Health Informatics Professionals - Retired
Author: Campbell, Angela; Houser, Shannon H.; Paulson, Dawn; Ryznar, Barbara; Smith, Clarice Pittillo; Woebkenberg, Jami; Hernandez, Sandra MSMIS, RHIA, CPHI, CCS, CHC; Pirie-St. Pierre, Mari RHIA, CPHI; Plimpton, Julie MSHI, RHIA, CPHI
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2018
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the September 2014 Practice Brief “Defining the Basics of Health Informatics for HIM Professionals.”
Data, data everywhere! We are living in the age of “Big Data” and healthcare informat....
Double Trouble
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Harris, Shannon MBA, RHIA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2018
Using Health Informatics to Tackle Duplicate Medical Record Issues
By Shannon Harris, MBA, RHIA, and Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA
Are You battling with duplicate medical record issues in your organization? Data quality issues are trending....
The Intersection of mHealth and Health Informatics
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Houser, Howard W.; Puro, Neeraj
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2018
By Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA; Howard W. Houser, PhD; and Neeraj Puro, MHA
Popular consumer-focused monitoring devices such as Fitbits and smartphones with health data tracking applications are all part of mobile health technology (mHealth). mHealth is a rapidly developing te....
Tracking the Journey of Electronic Health Data through Health Information Systems
Author: Ozaydin, Bunyamin; Houser, Shannon H.; Zengul, Ferhat
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2018
By Bunyamin Ozaydin, PhD; Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA; and Ferhat D. Zengul, PhD
A health information system is any computer system that supports decision-making management in every aspect of the healthcare industry by collecting, processing, storing, and distributing informat....
Advancing HIIM Professionals in Informatics and Data Analytics
Author: Cain, Jeannine Pugh; Clack, Lesley; Flanigan, Jill; Houser, Shannon H.; Kadlec, Lesley; VanSlyke, Daniel; Zeglen, Margie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2017
Health informatics and information management (HIIM) is a rapidly changing profession. Core competencies of fundamental AHIMA certifications, such as the RHIA or RHIT, create a strong foundation for pursuing employment in a variety of high-demand positions. Today’s fast-paced technology l....
Data Analytics and Informatics are Two Separate Disciplines (And Why This Matters to HIM)
Author: Clack, Lesley; Houser, Shannon H.; Kadlec, Lesley; Mikaelian, Raymound; Tabisula, Braden; Zeglen, Margie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2017
Integral to this era of paperless electronic health records (EHRs) are the disciplines of data analytics and informatics. The vast volumes of electronic data woven from a multitude of systems, registries, and remote technologies creates promising career opportunities for health data analyt....
Information Governance for Analytics Support: Remember the Life Cycle Component
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Slovensky, Donna J.; Wang, Luona
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2017
The volume and types of healthcare information created and captured grow constantly and exponentially, and the business, regulatory, and service drivers for information use continue to evolve as well. Both volume and importance of healthcare information compel robust and sophisticated info....
Transitioning to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures in the Informatics Era
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Meadows, Jean M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
There are a number of recent factors driving changes to how healthcare quality is being measured. First, there’s the rapid adoption of healthcare information technology (HIT) due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “meaningful use” Electronic Health Re....
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....
Redefining the Health Information Management Scholar Role
Author: Brodnik, Melanie S.; Houser, Shannon H.
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: August 2009
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
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
Perceptions Regarding Electronic Health Record Implementation among Health Information Management Professionals in Alabama: A Statewide Survey and Analysis
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Johnson, Lucretia A.
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: May 2008
Assessing the Effects of the HIPAA Privacy Rule on Release of Patient Information by Healthcare Facilities
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Houser, Howard W.; Shewchuk, Richard M.
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: March 2007
Resolving Confidentiality Barriers in Research Data Collection
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Engle, Molly; Schumacher, Joseph E; Caldwell, Ellen; Kohler, Connie L; Phelan, Sharon T; Raczynski, James M; Reynolds, Kim D
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2000
How can HIM professionals ensure data collection consistency without access to earlier records? When protecting patient anonymity posed a challenge in a research study, HIM professionals took a team approach to abstracting records that maintained quality without compromising confidentiality.