Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

AHIMA and other key stakeholders continue to drive national and global progress to achieve information systems interoperability in healthcare.


Like a complex puzzle, health information data and system interoperability takes time, effort, and collaboration to solve. And solvin....

Author: Neiman, Liz

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

The US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration just released a staggering statistic. According to their latest research, up to 93 percent of global trade is impacted by standards and technical regulations.1


Feel free to trot that number out the next time....

Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Mikaelian, Raymound; Payton, Evita

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

The emergence of health informatics within health information management (HIM) has changed the ways of HIM practice and operations. This change has also created various opportunities for HIM professionals to further develop their careers and gain additional education and workforce training....

Author: Orlova, Anna; Warner, Diana; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

The health information management (HIM) professional has a large role to play in ensuring health IT standardization and the health IT interoperability that comes from those standardization efforts.


The Practice Brief “Standardizing Data and HIM Practices for Interopera....

Author: Barrett, Charlotte S; Beidler, Aurae; Davis, Nancy; Glondys, Barbara

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

Developing policies and standard procedures when working with patient aliases is one way to both respect patient privacy but also ensure the accuracy and integrity of patient data.


As defined in AHIMA’s Pocket Glossary, an “alias” is “a name added to,....

Author: Downing, Katherine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth and final article in a series that provides a road map for implementing an information governance (IG) program in any organization. Each month a set of concepts is discussed that tie to the IG Road Map Infographic developed by AHIMA. Any organization....

Author: Orlova, Anna; Rhodes, Harry B.; Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2016

Despite the many advancements in health information technology (HIT) that the industry has seen in recent years, the interoperability of HIT applications continues to present a challenge. Implementing standards—a definition, set of rules or guidelines, example format, or other document th....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 28, 2016

AHIMA’s advocacy work around accurate patient identification, particularly through this last year’s #MyHealthID campaign, is part of an effort to raise the public’s consciousness about the risks of inadequate patient identification. The campaign aimed to reach patients, lawmakers, and....

Author: Dooling, Julie A; Profitt, Karen

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 26, 2016

Searching for the quickest path to establish and access data “sources of truth” in your healthcare organization?


In the past, health information management (HIM) professionals were taught to maintain a patient’s health information in a central repository. The paper healt....

Author: Hedges, Ron

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 19, 2016

The production of electronically stored information (ESI) by healthcare providers in response to requests made by plaintiffs in actions brought in United States district courts is my focus in this month’s post. Every dispute about production begins with the governing law—for the purpo....