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Critical Expeditions
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2001
With the action items of Vision 2006 largely met and the image marketing campaign well underway, the Association is poised to undertake its next strategic venture—expeditions.
Through a series of critical expeditions, AHIMA will explore new ground for the HIM profession—from....
Suggested Readings
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA bibliography
Publication Date: January 11, 2001
The following list of commonly used textbooks in health information management educational programs is provided as a courtesy for exam candidates. It is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of available HIM textbooks nor it is a comprehensive listing of references used for the RHIA or RHIT e....
Journal Q&A (5/00)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: May 02, 2000
Q: Does the Joint Commission require an RHIT or RHIA to be employed in a hospital's HIM department?
A: The Joint Commission does not specifically require that a RHIT or an RHIA be employed in the HIM department. However, in the Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, standard IM.4 require....
Name Game: Updating Our Credential Titles
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1999
In October, the 1999 AHIMA House of Delegates will consider a proposal to officially change the name of two AHIMA credentials. The proposal is the result of several years of analysis, member input, and review of more than 1000 potential certification titles, as well as the work of cons....
Proviso to the Standards for Initial Certification of Registered Health Information Administrators
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Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: 1998
To be eligible to sit for RHIA (formerly RRA) certification under the Proviso passed by AHIMA's House of Delegates in 1998, one must:
have received RHIT (formerly ART) certification on or before December 31, 1999; AND
have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institu....
CCS Coding Competencies--ICD-9-CM and CPT/HCPCS Procedural Coding
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
For Further Reference
The Cooperating Parties (AHIMA, American Hospital Association, Health Care Financing Administration, National Center for Health Statistics) publish official guidelines in the Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, available from the American Hospital Association.....
Development of Coding Certification for Physician Services
Author: Scichilone, Rita A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
New reimbursement methods, managed care, and the ominous specter of fraud and abuse caused by inappropriate coding have significantly affected information management and coding in physician office practices. It used to be commonplace for patients to file their own insurance claims. Now....
National Job Analysis of the Hospital-based Certified Coding Specialist
Author: Schraffenberger, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
This article describes a job analysis performed to serve as the basis for documenting the content validity of the hospital-based certified coding specialist (CCS) examination for AHIMA. The purpose of this study was to determine and comprehensively describe the job of the hospital-ba....
Setting Our Sights Vision 2006 Yields An Action Plan
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Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: January 1998
Thoughtful analysis. Decisive strategies. Critical action. In this most compact form, these three phrases describe Vision 2006, the AHIMA strategy to move the health information management (HIM) profession into the future.
Vision 2006 was created in 1996 during a strategic planning sessio....
Entry-Level Associate Degree Education in Health Information Management: Reform for the 21st Century
Author: Assembly on Education; AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: January 02, 1995
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