Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2008

In February 2007 the Technology Informatics Guiding Educational Reform (TIGER) Initiative, a group of nursing and informatics leaders, released a report titled “Evidence and Informatics Transforming Nursing: 3-year Action Steps toward a 10-Year Vision.”1 The report describes ho....

Author: Tribelhorn, Beth; Howe, Jefferson; Sims, Lea

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction

In the past, new technologies have worked to better enable the process of medical transcription as an intermediary service in the creation of healthcare documentation. However, the current emphasis on adoption of electronic health records and rapid technological innovation is....

Author: Carnrite, Michael; Sumner, Susan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2012

For decades Medical transcription has been an important fixture of the health information management (HIM) department. Compiling, managing, and retaining transcribed documents as a subset of the entire patient medical record is a foundational role for HIM professionals. And while the electron....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: August 2005

Lydia Washington's career has been on a steady path of spreading e-HIM™ in the various organizations where she has worked. "Everything that I've done has really been geared toward moving whatever organization I was with toward an electronic record," she says. It is no surprise then that she has....

Author: Skurka, Margaret A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2000

I begin this month's column with three questions: Do you have access to the Internet? Do you use it as a tool in your work? Are you regularly using the professional development information on AHIMA's Web site? If your answer to any of these questions is "no," I urge you to ....

Author: Horn, Kelli

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

Hundreds of coders and students desire to take the next step in their career by obtaining the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credential. This examination represents high-level achievement and proficiency in inpatient and outpatient coding and associated concepts. Benefits of certificat....

Author: Vukovljak, Lana; King, James W.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

Skills don’t last long in today’s workplace—a major reason is technology. Luckily, technology makes it easier to keep skills current.
The knowledge required to maintain a job and to keep job skills at peak intensity keeps changing, and the rate of change keeps accelera....

Author: Clark, Jill S

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2011

Healthcare entities collect a vast amount of administrative, clinical, and financial data. Health data analysts play a critical role in helping translate these data into meaningful information that can be used to identify improvement opportunities, recognize trends, and assist in decision maki....

Author: Brackett, Georgena

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 23, 2002

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2007

The time had come in the physicians’ meeting to discuss HIM issues, and Wilson was in charge of bringing the room up to speed.

Wilson, then the coding quality manager at Charleston, SC-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare, was new to public speaking and training. For a moment,....