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Publication Date: October 08, 2006

ubmitted by AHIMA's Electronic Health Record Practice Council
Preamble
Whereas, it is acknowledged that the health care industry is in transition to electronic health records and most health care organizations have health records that are in a hybrid state,

Whereas, for eviden....

Resolution on Quality Data and Documentation in the EHR

Publication Date: October 07, 2007

ubmitted by AHIMA's Physician Practice Council Preamble

Whereas, the healthcare industry is in transition to electronic health records (EHRs) and EHRs need to yield quality documentation and data in order to support patient care, health information exchange, quality management, compliance....

Resolution on HIM Adoption of the Personal Health Record

Publication Date: September 24, 2007

Personal health information is a valuable resource to individuals, their families, and the doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who provide treatment and care. For example, in case of an emergency, having knowledge about a patient's allergies, medications or pre-existing condit....

Resolution on Health Information Management (HIM) Professionals Managing the Quality of Health Data

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Intent:

The intent is for health information management (HIM) professionals to effectively manage the quality and integrity of health data to ensure the quality of patient care. Preamble:

Whereas, the healthcare industry is in transition to electronic health records (EHRs....

Resolution on Diversity and Inclusion

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Submitted by Diversity CoP members: Dwayne M. Lewis, RHIT, CCS, Vera Rulon, RHIT, CCS, Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, LHRM, RCC & 2010-2011 Best Practices/Standards House Team

Supported by the Board of Directors
Intent:

This resolution is intended to advance AHIMA's commi....

Resolution on Diversity

Publication Date: September 24, 2007

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Resolution for Professional Guidelines/Best Practices For Electronic Documentation

Publication Date: October 04, 2009

Submitted By the Tennessee Health Information Management Association
Endorsed By the Missouri Health Information Management Association and Pennsylvania Health Information Management Association
Background

AHIMA has a long history and established role in promoting docume....

Resolution for e-HIM® Professional Standards

Publication Date: October 07, 2007

Intent

This resolution is intended to advance AHIMA's commitment to being a leader in the management of health information for patient care, quality measures, reimbursement, and all other uses. While standards are being developed and adopted that address the technology of health informati....

Resolution: Ensuring the Future of the HIM Profession through Vision 2016

Publication Date: October 07, 2007

Resolution from Tennessee HIT/HIM Educators, AHIMA HIM Education Strategy Committee and THIMA Board of Directors

A Blueprint for Quality Education in Health Information Management
Background

The healthcare industry is in a state of transition with the adoption of....

Resolution: Embracing Lifelong Learning: the Guiding Principles for Professional Development

Author:

Publication Date: January 2005

Whereas, the healthcare and technology environment will continually change the HIM professionals’ role;

Whereas, data shows that individuals who continually advance their educational standing are rewarded with the highest compensation;

Whereas, the most sought-after pr....

Managing the Security of Information (Resolution)

Author: AHIMA Information Security Task Force

Publication Date: January 1998

Resolution from the 1997 House of Delegates

Managing the Master Patient Index in an Integrated Delivery System (Resolution)

Publication Date: January 1998

Resolution from the 1997 House of Delegates

Managing the Master Patient Index in a Healthcare Environment Resolution

Publication Date: September 30, 2012

Intent:

This resolution is intended to emphasize the importance of accurate identification of individuals contained in a master patient (person) index (MPI) in a healthcare environment.i An MPI may be found at the single electronic system level, facility level, enterprise or health inform....

Leading the Transition to ICD-10

Publication Date: June 18, 2010

Preamble

Whereas, October 1, 2013, has been set by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as the date for adopting the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS (ICD-10-CM/PCS);
Whereas, ICD-10-CM/PCS provides significant improvements in reporting diagnostic and procedural data an....

Improving the Quality of Healthcare Data (Resolution)