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Health Information Management Efficiency Implications for Finance
Author: Middleton, Anne; Durham, Bob
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Well-ordered review and analysis of financial data often improves operational and clinical performance in healthcare by highlighting ideal development opportunities. Variations in billing data collection, accuracy, and timeliness directly impact development opportunity ident....
Critical Issues in Bioinformatics and Computing
Author: Kesh, Someswar; Raghupathi, Wullianallur
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: October 2004
Abstract
This article provides an overview of the field of bioinformatics and its implications for the various participants. Next-generation issues facing developers (programmers), users (molecular biologists), and the general public (patients) who would benefit from the potent....
Public Health Informatics Group
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Source: External web site
Publication Date: July 19, 2004
Not-So-Strange Bedfellows: Why HIM, IT Are Becoming Fast Friends
Author: Carol, Ruth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2003
Spending a lot of time with the IT department lately? As HIM processes become automated and demand increasingly sophisticated technology, HIM professionals are making IT professionals their closest allies.
Whether you’re acquiring an electronic master patient index, implementing a t....
Information Infrastructure Promises Better Healthcare, Lower Costs
Author: Marchibroda, Janet; Gerber, Ticia
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2003
What forces have propelled the need for a national health information infrastructure (NHII) into the spotlight? In the article, take a closer look at the origins of the NHII, the benefits it will yield, and the initiatives providing the strongest support.
The healthcare system in the US h....
Standards that Work
Author: Hurley, Brenda J.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
Florida Cancer Data System Turns Data Into Information
Author: Zernich, Gordon
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2001
The enactment of the Cancer Registries Amendment Act in 1992 and the passage of similar state laws require healthcare facilities and state and national registries to gather information on certain diseases from patient medical records. The information is also used to identify geographic "ho....
Statewide Data Systems: Entering a New Era
Author: Love, Denise
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2001
Statewide data systems are the mainstay of many state and federal data systems and of many quality assessment, research, and policy initiatives. The author gives an overview of the different kinds of systems available and looks at opportunities for growth in the future, as well as for....
Leadership Through Standards: Policy to Practice
Author: Hanken, Mary Alice; Herbst, Maida Reavis; Murphy, Gretchen
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 10, 2001
Understanding the Standards Environment
Standards-Foundation for Health Information Management Practice
The drive to establish standards for health informatics reflects today's commitment to use technology for the benefit of patient care and the recognition that pati....
Winding Down the Paper Shuffle: New Roles, Responsibilities for HIM
Author: Rollins, Gina
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2001
What does it mean for an organization's records to be "paperless"? In hospitals and clinics across the country, the paper shuffle may be winding down, but it's not quite over yet. In this article, HIM professionals in these organizations tell their stories.
The movement tow....
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