Author: Hall, Debra; Siegel, Barbara

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2005

Tracking case outcomes helps improve care and create efficiency. But without universal reporting standards, the workload for hospitals is heavy and the data lacks uniformity.
There are only so many hours in a day. Take the case of New Jersey hospitals.

The Leapfrog Group rates....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: January 2014

Health information management (HIM) is a discipline that has rapidly evolved toward roles of increasing complexity and demand in recent years and the coding profession has been one area at the center of this growth. Even though the HIM profession is currently rethinking their coding and clinica....

Author: Kostick, Karen M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2002

Since 1997, AHIMA has offered a Certified Coding Specialist--Physician-based credential (CCS-P) for HIM professionals who are employed in the physician setting. In recent interviews, an office manager, coding manager, coding coordinator, and two physician-based consultants shared their coding....

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Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: March 02, 2008

Author: Slaughter, James; Willner, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 1996

Overview

Consensus is growing in the healthcare industry that organizations with fully integrated clinical information systems will become the leaders in a fiercely competitive environment. Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Region (KPNCR) believes that such a system can support the....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2013

Clinical documentation requirements are expected to increase as healthcare systems are challenged with complex new audits, ever-changing compliance rules, and a transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. All of these initiatives will specifically challenge clinical documentation improvement (CDI) profes....

Author: Johnson, Sandra K; Rozovsky, Fay A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2000

Medical errors are a problem of national concern. How can HIM professionals improve documentation and prevent errors? This article offers some risk management strategies.
Medical errors have been a hot topic since the release of last year's Institute of Medicine rep....

Author: Schoenfelt, Suzanne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2000

"Quality" is a multi-industry buzzword, but what does it really mean in today's healthcare climate? We asked the experts for their views on the state of quality improvement in healthcare and what lies in store for HIM professionals as QI evolves.
For decades, healthcare has concerned its....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA position statement

Publication Date: December 02, 2007

Approved – December 2007
The AHIMA Position

The collection of accurate and complete coded data is critical to healthcare delivery, research, public reporting, reimbursement, and policy-making. The integrity of coded data and the ability to turn it into functional information re....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA position statement

Publication Date: May 18, 2002

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
AHIMA’s Position
AHIMA believes the collection of accurate and complete coded data is critical to healthcare delivery, research and analysis, reimbursement, and policymaking.  The integrity of coded data and the ability to tur....