Author: Casella dos Santos, Mariana; Flanagan, James R.

Source: AHIMA Convention | AHIMA Clinical Vocabulary Mapping Meeting

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

Author: Carol, Ruth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2006

Changing practice and new opportunities are sending HIM professionals back to school in degree-granting programs. The benefits begin immediately.
They do it to meet the demands of a changing workplace, move up the management ladder, or pursue new avenues in the field. Some do it for pers....

Author: Camp, Michelle; Comfort, Angie; Endicott, Melanie; Howard, Artis; Kozee, Renee; Munive, Roberta; Novelli, Staci

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2014

Whether it is a first job or a career change, finding that first health information management (HIM) job following graduation is one of the biggest challenges that new graduates face. While some may find that breaking into the HIM industry takes time and persistence, it is a career choice that....

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.

Author: Campbell, James R.

Source: AHIMA Convention | AHIMA Clinical Vocabulary Mapping Meeting

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2017

Would any housing co-op board ever hire a self-described all-purpose handyman who might perfectly connect the plumbing systems of a 40-unit new construction condo building, but may only semi-competently replace a dining room light switch? Probably not. The board would more likely hire a pe....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: April 2015

As health information management (HIM) professionals find themselves constantly inundated with more data, they will need to update their skills to stay on top of it. And one of the best ways to do just that is by earning AHIMA’s Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) credential.

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2017

Long before the Zika virus or Ebola outbreaks became a threat in the United States, public health has been an international endeavor. According to some estimates, the Spanish flu—which peaked between 1918 and 1920—killed more than half a million Americans and 50 million people worldwide i....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2014

For the dinosaurs it was a giant meteor. For fax machines it was the invention of e-mail. And for HIM professionals who don’t adapt to new workforce needs, the paradigm shift that rocks their work roles will be electronic health records (EHRs).


While this may sound alar....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2016

Health information management (HIM) and coding professionals intent on keeping their jobs and their skills relevant would do well to study the career prospects of medical transcriptionists, their healthcare documentation brethren. As providers started transitioning to electronic health rec....