Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2014

A rapidly aging global population in many industrialized countries accompanied by an increase in chronic diseases and the high cost of managing such diseases has led many to turn to a technological solution to ease the burden on healthcare professionals and provide useful tools to the elde....

Author: Orlova, Anna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2016

Data quality management has always been an area of focus for AHIMA. But the need for quality and integrity of data and information is greater than ever in all healthcare settings—especially with the growing adoption of health information technology (HIT), including electronic health....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2009

The integrity of clinical and administrative data is a core concern in managing health information—data must be accurate, complete, useable, and available where and when needed. However, we are a long way from knowing how to achieve all of these dimensions in electronic health records, h....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2014

Standards development for health IT and healthcare has become an increasingly important part of AHIMA’s work over the last several years. Now, through the association’s recent work with both national and international standards groups, AHIMA staff and members are playing a deciding role i....

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: September 26, 2012

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2017

Author: American Nurses Association. Committee for Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure (CNPII)

Source: External web site

Publication Date: April 11, 2003

Author: Garvin, Jennifer Hornung

Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

Patients across the globe are using traditional and Western (allopathic) medicine to improve health. At the same time, the records of patients are being modified from paper-based documentation to an electronic format. This technical paper places some of the major medical tra....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2007

An improved healthcare system depends not only on wiring it up but also ensuring that data are usable for evidence-based clinical practice, to empower consumers, and to improve the health of the population. Progress is being made on data transmission standards; however, similar progress is need....

Author: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs

Source: External web site

Publication Date: August 02, 2003

Author: Mohsen, Mona Omar ; Aziz, Hassan A

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2015

Abstract


The Blue Button project has become a way for many Americans to download their health records by just a click in any way that suits them, such as in print, on a thumb drive, or on their mobile devices and smartphones. Several organizations have developed and applied Blue B....

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....

Author:

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: September 2004

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

In 2003 the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) kicked off the development of the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard, which was finalized in that year and passed by ASTM in April 2004. Sponsorship of the CCR brought together ASTM International, the Massachusetts Medical....

Author: CEN/TC 251

Source: External web site

Publication Date: January 02, 2004

Author: Slomski, Anita J.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2003

Nursing homes have long been aware of how they stack up to other facilities in terms of clinical quality. Now, with Nursing Home Compare, the public is aware, too. Here’s how HIM professionals play a part in getting these data right.
Two years ago, if I had told our CQI team I wante....

Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2016

Abstract


Clinical coding constitutes one of the fundamental functions in the field of health information management. Clinical classification systems and clinical terminologies represent two distinct sets of coding schemes that are used in healthcare. In this context, it is critica....

Author: Fenton, Susan H.

Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

The field of clinical vocabularies is incredibly dynamic. In this paper you will find topics and research from the past that support the principle of a clinical vocabulary as essential. The presentation at the conference will include the latest information regarding the avai....

Author: Stambaugh, Robyn

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: August 17, 2017

In the era before computers and search engines, libraries would use the card catalog—a paper database ordered by the Dewey Decimal System—to find a book or information. The Dewey Decimal System, a hierarchical scheme, is the means with which to identify, classify, and retrieve....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: January 26, 2004

January 26, 2004

Simon Cohn, MD, MPH, FACP
Chairman, NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security, and
National Director for Health Information Policy
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program
One Kaiser Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
Re: HIPAA Att....

Author: Jones, Tom

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction: Interoperability and Communication

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to provide leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infra....

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: Romeo, Jim

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2013

Establishing a health information exchange (HIE) and building an infrastructure to support it internally and externally is a daunting task. Whether funded by federal and state grants or launched as a private sector initiative, launching a HIE often means blazing new territory and making de....

Author: Bowman, Sue E

Source: AHIMA report | Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: May 2005

Executive Summary


A standard electronic health record (EHR) and interoperable national health information infrastructure require the use of uniform health information standards, including a common medical language. Data must be collected and maintained in a standardized format, u....

Author: AHIMA Task Force

Source: AHIMA Task Force

Publication Date: October 20, 2003

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)

Source: External web site

Publication Date: August 02, 1996

Author: Kallem, Crystal; Burrington-Brown, Jill; Dinh, Angela K.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2007

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: March 2008

Author: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Publication Date: January 02, 1997

Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on EHR Data Content

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2006

To efficiently and accurately share clinical information, EHRs must be interoperable—the IT systems and software applications used by various facilities and made by different vendors must be able to communicate so that usable data can be exchanged accurately, effectively, and consistentl....

Author: Gelzer, Reed D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2008

Many activities are under way to standardize electronic health records (EHR) systems. Among them are Health Level Seven’s technical committees and special interest groups.

HL7 is an international standards development organization accredited by the American National Standards I....

Author:

Source: External web site

Publication Date: January 01, 2004

Author: Osborne, Kim

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2014

Healthcare is poised to experience true interoperability when it can exchange personal health information via electronic health record (EHR) systems, insurance claims systems, and other health information exchanges with personal health records (PHRs). A comprehensive PHR will help individ....

Author: AHIMA Work Group on Core Data Sets as Standards for the Electronic Health Record

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2004

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA Work Group on Core Data Sets as Standards for the Electronic Health Record

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: September 02, 2004

This practice brief appendix has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA Work Group on Core Data Sets as Standards for the Electronic Health Record

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: September 02, 2004

This practice brief appendix has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2005

In the past year there has been a whirlwind of activity around the electronic health record (EHR). Hospitals and physician offices are in the forefront of planning for EHR development at the national level. However, long-term care (LTC) is often mentioned as the third area of priority. This ar....

Author: Seidl, Patricia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2010

Health information collected in electronic health records (EHRs) can support a variety of initiatives, including clinical research. However, technical standards are needed to enable EHRs to communicate with clinical research applications.

Work from the American National Standards In....

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....

Author: Briggs, Mark

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Background


An initiative developed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Direct Project was designed to help healthcare providers, departments of health, and payers nationwide communicate sec....

Author: Dougherty, Michelle; Mitchell, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2004

Reporting diagnoses consistently can be a challenge in nursing homes. Analysis of the MDS by AHIMA suggests future improvements, but there are also ways to improve reporting today.
Consider the following scenario: a patient in a long-term care facility has many diagnoses, including one fo....

Author: Scichilone, Rita A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2008

Electronic health record (EHR) systems require encoded data to function, even if the “codes” captured are the words on this page or ASCII text on a computer screen. Today healthcare professionals of all disciplines work with electronic tools. Patient care systems have evolved just....

Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on EHR Data Content

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2006

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Hammond, William Edward; Jaffe, Charles; Kush, Rebecca Daniels

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2009

Two standards developing organizations—CDISC and HL7—demonstrate that collaboration, while challenging, delivers benefits to standards developers, end users, and ultimately patients.

Technical standards are essential to improving healthcare. For health IT to reduce medic....