Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2011

The migration to EHRs changes the design and operations of traditional HIM departments. Every HIM function performed to support the paper health record today must be re-engineered.

HIM professionals must assume a leadership role in transforming these functions. The time is now to an....

Author: Davis, Nadinia A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2003

Time not only flies when we’re having fun, but also when we’re filing paperwork, checking e-mail, and looking for our car keys. But you can add hours to your day by managing yourself rather than time. Here’s how.

As a nonrenewable resource, time is precious. There neve....

Author: Jeffries, Jane

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2001

Marilyn Houston, RHIA, had an advantage in getting her current job: she recognized the need for it. While serving on an information security task force as a representative for the Palm Beach County Health Department (PBCHD), Houston wrote the medical records portion of the State of Fl....

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2002

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Chenoweth, Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2017

Many influential thought leaders have come to realize there are three foundational elements to getting your ideas understood and appreciated: social proof, which gives people a reason to listen to you; content creation, which allows them to evaluate the quality of your ideas; and your netw....

Author: Grzybowski, Darice; Orlova, Anna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2017

As the healthcare industry has evolved from paper to the digital environment, topics such as information governance, informatics, and standards—which are at the forefront of healthcare—are becoming critical subjects when educating health information management (HIM) professiona....

Author: Crawford, Mark

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2011

Healthcare needs more than EHRs, it needs people who can implement and maintain them. New federally sponsored health IT exams set workforce competencies, helping job seekers demonstrate knowledge and employers benchmark qualifications.

As the US moves toward industry-wide adoption of....

Author: Shaffer, Audrey

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2002

At the opening ceremony of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in 1994, thousands of balloons were released over the Chinese countryside as a symbol of the advanced medical care the hospital hoped to spread throughout China.


Hong Kong philanthropist Sir Run Run Shaw, along with the Zheji....

Author: AHIMA Task Force

Source: AHIMA Task Force

Publication Date: October 20, 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Biedermann, Sue E.; Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2003

How can you share your expertise? Consider a career in education, where plenty of opportunities await you—and the profession needs you.
Educators play a critical role in the viability of the HIM profession. But will there be enough of them to sustain the profession in the future? If....