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AHIMA Comments on the ONC 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory
Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L; Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments | AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: November 06, 2015
Letter to Karen B. DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), US Department of Health and Human Services
How to Use Relational Databases: Data Retrieval with Structured Query Language
Author: Dolezel, Diane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
The ability to generate timely, accurate reports is essential to quality management and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts.1,2 Health information management (HIM) professionals’ knowledge of health record content is vital to CDI efforts to ensure the availability of acc....
Can EHRs Handle Genomics Data?
Author: DuBravec, Daniel A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Virginia’s Inova Fairfax Hospital recently announced plans to open a $245 million genomics research center as part of Inova’s Center for Personalized Health. The research center will sequence nearly 20,000 whole genomes by the end of 2016. Whole genome sequencing, a process where a specia....
Four Applications of C-CDA to Consider: The Case for Why C-CDA is Needed to Advance Shared Savings and Interoperability
Author: Bonney, Steven
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
In an ideal world, the following scenario wouldn’t be uncommon: You’re attending a conference in another state and suddenly find yourself experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain. After having flown for several hours on a plane, you worry that it could be a blood clot. Y....
ICD-10 Moves Healthcare One Step Closer to Improved Documentation
Author: Diop, Karen
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Change has become a constant in healthcare. With the introduction of electronic health record (EHR) systems, core measures, the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program, value-based purchasing, and the ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets, the healthcare industry has been bombarded by wave after wave in....
Reformatting Healthcare through Standards: AHIMA Building a Standards Strategy to Improve Interoperability and Healthcare
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Since the turn of the century, Hollywood has provided Americans with a reliable form of escapism that allows individuals to enter darkened theaters and feel as if they are being transported to a different world.
Over time, the movie-going experience has remained remarkably....
Collaboration Necessary for Furthering Standards Work
Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Collaboration is what we’re all supposed to be doing these days. But sometimes it’s easier said than done. It can be easy, for instance, to collaborate with those in your department, with your fellow birds of a feather. But it can be more difficult to collaborate across departm....
Drafting a Blueprint for Information Governance
Author: Czarkowski, Lynette; Clark, Jill S
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Information governance (IG) is evolving as a necessity in healthcare as institutions expand their footprint and partnerships to meet “meaningful use” and earn EHR Incentive Program payments, participate in accountable care organizations, and tackle other industry challenges suc....
Building Interoperability Standards and Ensuring Patient Safety
Author: Glickman, Michael; Orlova, Anna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Anyone who has ever developed a standard knows well the many challenges that must be surmounted. Once a standard is published, however, it’s not the end but in many respects only the beginning. Moving standards from specification to practice requires an equivalent if not greater effo....
The ‘Ins’ and ‘Outs’ of Data Conversions
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....
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