Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: September 24, 2007

Author: Wilhelm, Carol Ann; Dixon-Lee, Claire

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2007

The shift to electronic practice has enlivened the profession and opened doors to new work settings. There remains a critical need for HIM professionals to guide and manage EHR implementations in acute care settings, but the marketplace for HIM graduates is expanding to additional markets such....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2006

In 1996 AHIMA developed Vision 2006, a series of initiatives to ensure that the HIM field was prepared to flourish in a rapidly changing health information environment. Now it is 2006. What did we accomplish? What remains unfinished? Most importantly, what does Vision 2006 teach us about the d....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2006

This month AHIMA’s 78th Convention and Exhibit will address a wide range of HIM issues. In my career, I have attended more than 30 AHIMA conventions, and I am always struck by the growing breadth of HIM practice issues.

It was a privilege to reflect on the accomplishments of t....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: April 2006

Five years ago the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a 49 percent increase in the number of HIM jobs between 2000 and 2010. An impressive increase, true. But that was before...
... e-HIM® really took off;
... President Bush called for widespread adoption....

Author: LePar, Kathleen

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction

Making the transition to an electronic health record (EHR) or, for the purpose of behavioral health organizations, an electronic client record (ECR) is a major undertaking for any organization. The ECR affects both quality and administrative aspects of the organization. It al....

Author: Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Background

Medical errors are a leading cause of death in the US.1  Paper medical records impede the prevention of medical errors because they are illegible, they can be lost, damaged or misfiled, and they are not easily shared by health care providers, especially in emergency situat....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2005

For the past two years, AHIMA’s report “Vision of the e-HIM® Future” has served as a touchstone in our rapidly adapting field. When published in 2003, the report painted a picture of evolving HIM roles and practice in a healthcare industry moving from paper to an elec....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: October 2005

A new fall television season has begun, and it's filled with the usual fearless crime investigators, efficient emergency room doctors, and gritty defense lawyers. But HIM flies under the public's radar and in many respects is harder to define than "finds the bad guys," "saves lives" or "defends....

Author: Brodnik, Melanie S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2004

In April we look back at AHIMA’s own form of college basketball’s “March Madness”—Team Talks. The communication, collaboration, and networking of these meetings make all who attended national champs. The information shared at Team Talks is essential for achieving the A....