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2012 AHIMA Salary Survey: Overall Samples
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2014
Comparisons of overall results from 2010 and 2012 salary surveys. See also 2010 summary analysis.
Keeping Current in the Electronic Era: Data Age Transforming HIM’s Mandatory Workforce Competencies
Author: Sandefer, Ryan; DeAlmeida, Dilhari R; Dougherty, Michelle; Mancilla, Desla; Marc, David
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2014
Ponder this for a moment. From the beginning of recorded history to 2003, five exabytes (five billion gigabytes) of information was created by humans, according to recent IBM calculations. The rate at which that level of information is being created is increasing exponentially. In 2012, fi....
Certification Connection Fall 2014
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA newsletter
Publication Date: October 2014
The quarterly newsletter for HIM certified professionals, containing information on professional development, industry news, continuing education, announcements, upcoming events, and other tools for success.
Why Standards Should Matter to HIM Professionals
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2014
Editor’s note: This article introduces Standards Strategies, a new Journal of AHIMA department that will provide guidance to HIM professionals on applying health data standards in areas including business, clinical care, and compliance.
AHIMA has always been committed t....
Defining the Basics of Health Informatics for HIM Professionals - Retired
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2014
All data are not created equal and technology implementation alone is not enough to improve the healthcare provided to patients. Providers and organizations must be able to distinguish between an abundance of data, meaningful data, and integration of data. Healthcare organizations are challenge....
Evolving and Adapting: The Changing Role of the CDI Professional
Author: Endicott, Melanie
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 06, 2014
The role of the clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professional is ever-changing. When CDI programs first started rolling out in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the focus was exclusively on acute care Medicare inpatients. The focus was merely on capturin....
Addressing PPE Challenges
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA newsletter article
Publication Date: August 2014
While the professional practice experience (PPE) is widely considered to greatly benefit students, there is a need to address a growing number of challenges, including increasing numbers of programs competing for limited PPE placement sites, department and organization mergers, remote staff and....
Roles for HIM Professionals in HIOs
Author: Bailey-Woods, Linda; Dooling, Julie A; Fabian, Diane; Kuehnast, Tanya; Luthi-Terry, Stephanie; Raymond, Jackie; Rhodes, Harry B.; Westhafer, Kathy J
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2014
Simply stated the goal of health information exchange (HIE) is very clear-cut and easy to understand—establish networks that connect healthcare providers electronically in order to facilitate higher quality healthcare.
However, actual implementation of HIE business mod....
Taking Your Seat (at the Head of the Table): How to Become a Leader and Decision-Maker in Healthcare
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2014
Leaders are innovative, strategic, and collaborative. Leaders are confident and creative problem solvers. They’ve worked hard to hone their knowledge and earn the respect of others. Leaders are known for their subject matter expertise, as well as their business savvy.
In he....
How to Lead Your Organization in Compliance, Ethics, and Customer Service: Health Information Management Professionals Can Help Organizations Create a Culture of Compliance
Author: Burton, Ben
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2014
Today’s healthcare organizations must field a constant bombardment of both new and evolving regulations that dictate how, when, or where patients may receive care. The changing regulatory landscape—combined with the fact that the government is recovering $16 for every dollar spent to comb....
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