Author: Lail, Pamela J; Laird, Sarah S; McCall, Kris; Naretto, Joe; York, April

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: October 2016

Abstract


This article examines the current state of affairs of the health information management role in facility closure as well as the impact on revenue cycle operations. Health information management professionals are uniquely positioned to assist an organization in closure eff....

Author: Belanger, Mark

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2016

The world of health information exchange remains busy in Massachusetts as the Mass HIway, the statewide health information exchange (HIE), enters its fourth year of rolling out Direct messaging statewide. Overall, Mass HIway officials feel things are going very well, with more than 580 or....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2016

There is a significant amount of evidence that points to the existence of serious quality concerns for patients undergoing care transitions across multiple care settings. The 2001 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report “Crossing the Quality Chasm” famously described the US system as dec....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: December 2015

Obtaining access to one’s written or electronic medical records in a timely manner is one of the guarantees listed in AHIMA’s “Consumer Health Information Bill of Rights.” Yet, for one consumer, Amanda Michelle Jones, MS, AM, being on a first-name basis with medical records depa....

Author: Taylor, Nathan Patrick

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2015

Many people in healthcare tend to think simply about data “in” and data “out.” They see the process of data conversion as cost effective and expect it to be easy. It’s not easy.


Data conversions are commonplace in healthcare today, especially with constant improvements and....

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: September 10, 2015

This letter is in response to the Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) and the Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) request for responses regarding the charges and fees for electronic copies of health information.

Author: Orlova, Anna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2015

With the growing adoption of health information technology (HIT), interoperability—or the sharing of data between systems—has become a topic that everybody in healthcare is talking about. Interoperability impacts every stakeholder in healthcare with each individual party involv....

Author: Voltz, Donald M

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2015

According to data published on HealthIT.gov, 173 health IT vendors are supplying certified electronic health record (EHR) products to more than 4,500 hospitals. Despite wide penetration of EHRs in hospitals, clinics, and physician offices, a lack of access to patient information between sy....

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT

Publication Date: April 2015

This report responds to Congress’s request for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to produce a report on the extent of health information blocking and a comprehensive strategy to address it.

Author: Dolezel, Diane; Moczygemba, Jackie

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2015

Abstract


Implementation of electronic health record (EHR) systems in physician practices is challenging and complex. In the past, physicians had little incentive to move from paper-based records. With the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Healt....