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Navigating the Measure Jungle: NQF’s Quality Positioning System Simplifies the Task
Author: Galterio, Louis
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2013
Anyone unfamiliar with quality measurement and reporting might find the journey of self-education daunting. There are numerous organizations that develop, use, and require sets or collections of measures for reporting, and many address different measurement goals. There are varying areas o....
Using Human Factors Engineering Concepts to Improve Documentation
Author: Booth, Julie Harmata
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 21, 2005
Introduction
Human factors engineering is the science of designing tools, tasks, information, and work systems to be compatible with the abilities of human users; this includes both physical and cognitive abilities. As a science, human factors engineering provides a framework to c....
Practice Toolkit: Hospice
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Hospice Challenges
When asked about challenges in HIM in the hospice care setting, Myers notes that the challenges in ensuring hospice records are complete and reflect the care given are very similar to those in other healthcare facilities. In fact, another member of the CoP, Susan Torzew....
Prompt, the Alert, and the Legal Record: Documenting Clinical Decision Support Systems
Author: Rollins, Gina
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
As evidence-based medicine systems proliferate, organizations are grappling with the question of when—or whether—to document them in the legal record. So far, the prompts are many, but the answers are few.
A physician enters a medication order in a computerized physician orde....
Determinants and Informative Antenatal Health Record Development
Author: Hatta, Gemala
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Background
Maternal death has been a prime concern globally. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Indonesia of 390/100,000 live births is among the highest of contributing Asian nations, revealing deep-seated problems. One way to decrease MMR in Indonesia is by performing good quality ob....
Toward a Conceptual Knowledge Management Framework in Health
Author: Lau, Francis
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: September 2004
Abstract
This paper describes a conceptual organizing scheme for managing knowledge within the health setting. First, a brief review of the notions of knowledge and knowledge management is provided. This is followed by a detailed depiction of our proposed knowledge management....
Driving Change through Rapid Demonstrations
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2003
The American healthcare system is in crisis and consumers are taking notice. Insurance costs are rising at double-digit rates and employers are passing along more of the cost to employees, leading to a recent nationwide strike at GE earlier this year. One in seven Americans is uninsured and fe....
Taking the Initiative with Nursing Home Quality
Author: Mitchell, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2003
When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its highlights of 2002, the listing of significant accomplishments included the department’s efforts to improve quality of care. Discussion of quality improvement efforts focused on the department’s initiatives in measurin....
Winning Partners - HIM and Clinical Decision Support Team Save $20 Million
Author: Clark, Jean S.; Courteney, Carol
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
Integrating Core Measures with Your Quality Management Process
Author: Hyde, Linda A.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
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