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On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Smith, Cheryl M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2001
Q: What are the documentation requirements for the content of a discharge summary?
Q: Does the Joint Commission still conduct random unannounced surveys?
Cheryl Smith (cheryl.smith@ahima.org) is an HIM practice manager.Article citation:
Smith, Cheryl M. "On the....
Winning Joint Commission Jeopardy: Tips for Success
Author: Brow, Julie A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2001
Organization, preparedness, and quality are three familiar words to those managing hospital and clinic health information. At no time is it more important to be organized, prepared, and quality-minded than when surveyors from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organi....
Documentation Requirements for the Acute Care Inpatient Record (2001)
Author: Smith, Cheryl M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Using Physician Profiling to Improve Documentation
Author: Hammen, Cheryl
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2001
In today’s competitive market, physician profiling has become a way to provide consumers with a "snapshot" of a physician. It is also used in determining physician participation in various managed care contracts through identification of variations in physician practice pa....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2001
Q: Extenuating circumstances occasionally make physician record completion impossible. What is the recommended practice for retiring incomplete medical records?
A: Unfortunately, there are circumstances such as physician death, physical/mental disability or indefinite protrac....
Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames (2001)
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames (State regulations)
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: February 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Student Corner: The Pathology Report: a Cause of Delinquent Records
Author: Rapp, Timothy J.
Source: Educational Perspectives (AOE)
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Introduction
Medical record documentation is one of the central aspects of healthcare today. Whether that documentation is in a paper-based system or in an electronic version makes no difference. The medical record is at the core of almost all healthcare functions. For example,....
Coding and Documentation of Intimate Partner Violence
Author: Rudman, William J.; Hewitt, Calvin R.
Source: Educational Perspectives (AOE)
Publication Date: January 02, 2001
Calvin R. Hewitt, MBA, Assistant Professor,
School of Nursing,
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Abstract: This paper examines the role of the health information management (HIM) professional in the early detection of intimate partner violence (IPV). Sp....
Journal Q&A (11/00)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: November 02, 2000
Q: Is it acceptable to use "canned" reports in transcription?
A: To the extent that outlines or phrases common to one or more providers in assessments and procedures are routine, they can and should be used to assist providers in documenting thoroughly and efficiently. How....
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