Author: Landsbach, Grant; Just, Beth Haenke

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2013

In recent years health information exchange (HIE) has emerged as a trusted model for sharing patient information across hospitals and health systems to drive improved care coordination and, ultimately, quality and outcomes. The result of the convergence of advanced health information techn....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

Accounts of mistaken identity, anecdotally at least, seem to happen to everyone at least once in the healthcare realm with both paper and electronic records. But in an increasingly electronic world employing electronic health record (EHR) systems and other health IT where patients ar....

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Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 02, 2003

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Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2000

How can you protect patient information while maintaining immediate access for qualified employees? HIM professionals across the country are taking leadership roles in developing and managing audit trails for computerized health information. Here are a few of their success storie....

Author: National Research Council. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

Source: External web site

Publication Date: January 02, 1997

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: Parmanto, Bambang; Scotch, Michael; Ahmad, Sjarif

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: September 2005

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Many healthcare processes involve a series of patient visits or a series of outcomes. The modeling of outcomes associated with these types of healthcare processes is different from and not as well understood as the modeling of standard industry environments. For this re....

Author: Washington, Lydia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2010

For decades, HIM professionals have been called upon in court cases to enter the medical record into evidence under the business records exception to the hearsay rule. This typically required the “custodian” or keeper of the physical record to testify under oath that the records were made in t....

Author: Carol, Ruth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2002

Collecting the data is just the beginning. Data quality managers turn patient care data into the information needed for research, quality reviews, and future planning. And it's a job for which HIM professionals are ideally suited.
An obstetrics department resident wants to know how many p....

Author: Casella dos Santos, Mariana; Doyle, Karen; Flanagan, James R.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

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The continuity of care document (CCD) is an enabling technology that assures interoperability among RHIOS, IDNs, physician practices, and consultants down the street. The ASTM continuity of care record (CCR) answers the need for a transportable set of basic patient information ab....