Author: Mead, Kevin

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: July 02, 2000

Internal auditors are found within many organizations, and have traditionally concerned themselves with the protection of assets. In the past, this manifested itself by the placing of asset tags on furniture and equipment and verifying the presence of the asset each year. Recently, however, i....

Author: Eberhardt, John S. III; Stojadinovic, Alexander; Radano, Todd; Epple, John

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2010

Author: Hyde, Linda A.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 23, 2002

Author: Plummer, Eric

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Background

One of the fundamental challenges associated with the pursuit of Healthcare Analytics, is the diverse number of applications and source information systems that must be accessed. These systems (EHR/EMR/PM/LAB/RAD/...) were designed to capture all of the relevant information abo....

Author: Sheldon-Dean, Jim

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 05, 2009

Background

The HIPAA1 Security Rule2 and other information security regulations require that you perform a risk analysis of protected health information in order to properly focus information security efforts and make sound plans for managing the risks that do exist. Increased threats to....

Author: Marchibroda, Janet; Gerber, Ticia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

What forces have propelled the need for a national health information infrastructure (NHII) into the spotlight? In the article, take a closer look at the origins of the NHII, the benefits it will yield, and the initiatives providing the strongest support.
The healthcare system in the US h....

Author: Washington, Lydia

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: November 12, 2015

Data governance is a hot topic these days, as healthcare organizations begin to realize that the analytics capabilities that are necessary for new care and payment models are not feasible without some sort of unified and consistent enterprise approach to data management. Building an effect....

Author: Stratton, Scott D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

The third installment of the Journal of AHIMA’s special series on managed care focuses on informatics-methods that add value to data, turning it into useful information. How do informatics and managed care fit together, and what is HIM’s role in this picture?

The HIM professional’s knowl....

Author: Forgey, Danita; Vickrey, Jennifer

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2005

HIM, meet informatics. This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Technology is introducing HIM to the science of informatics. It's a relationship with a promising future. Informatics concerns the development of new uses for technology and assesses technology's impact....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2014

Healthcare has become a data-rich field, and any data rich environment requires the ability to analyze large, complex data sets. The field of informatics provides tools to integrate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom when processing data. Good informatics includes many functions, and....

Author: Orlova, Anna; Lehmann, Harold

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2015

Electronic sharing of health information, both within and between organizational boundaries, requires the adoption of interoperable health information technology (HIT) solutions such as electronic health record (EHR) systems, laboratory information management systems (LIMS), radiology and....

Author: Orlova, Anna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2015

Medical informatics is a field formalized in the 1990s with the rise of the adoption of information technology in healthcare including electronic health records systems (EHRs), laboratory information management systems (LIMS), radiology systems, and other health information technology (HIT....

Author: Kennedy, Angela

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

Health informatics is present in every corner of the healthcare industry. A multidisciplinary approach to decision making, it’s no longer just for the research and public health arena. The science and engagement of the health informatics process is one that’s critical to the success of he....

Author: Asmonga, Donald D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

The wait for the second round of mandated privacy and security audits from the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) continues. OCR is currently working through final details for the revised audit plan as they await finalization of new technolog....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Background Information

The healthcare industry is undergoing extraordinary change. Technology is rapidly changing how health information is managed. The HIM profession, at the crossroads of healthcare and information management, is profoundly affected by all these changes. Consequ....

Author: Panico, Mary; Hall, Debra; Berman, Regina; Siegel, Barbara

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

In the fourth quarter of 2002, regulatory agencies began to align their initiatives driven by the National Quality Forum (NQF) evidenced-based measures, which drove the CMS 7 th Scope of Work. Project designs were to address morbidity and mortality of high-risk and high-vari....

Author:

Source: AHIMA Today

Publication Date: October 07, 2009

Consider the following scenario. During a conversation with your neighbor, you mention that your pediatrician has not yet received the operative report from your daughter’s appendectomy almost three weeks ago. Your neighbor, who resigned as a medical transcriptionist from the local hospital a m....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2016

Shawn Wells, RHIT, CHDA, manager of HIM data integrity at the University of Utah Healthcare, put himself on the health information management (HIM) career trajectory that HIM educators dream of using as an example.


Wells, who was also the first person in the state of Utah....

Author: Price, Kurt; Farley, Dean

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2005

As they take on greater responsibility helping manage their facilities’ revenue cycles, HIM professionals benefit from incorporating coding, compliance, and reimbursement performance data into their improvement efforts.
Accurate and complete coding ensures that a hospital receives....

Author: Adler, M. Peter

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2007

Remember the mad scramble to create a compliance plan before the HIPAA security rule deadline? It’s time to revisit that plan.



Publication of the HIPAA security rule created a flurry of discussions, debate, and activity as healthcare professionals grappled wi....

Author: Rosenbaum, Arnold S.; Nelson, Gina A.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson released the Final Regulations for Security Standards in final form in February 2003. The security standards were developed to help safeguard confidential health information, which is being processed increasingly by computers.

The mandates require covered ent....

Author: Bonney, Steven

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2013

For years, US healthcare facilities' electronic health record (EHR) systems have been collecting and storing exabytes of patient information. A tremendous amount of structured data is being created and given to HIM professionals, and a great deal of action is expected from them.

....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

In today’s healthcare environment, data abounds. From the time of admission through the patient care episode, discharge, and aftercare, the volume of clinical data in healthcare continues to grow and expand. Regardless of whether the data results from a patient office visit, the lab,....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: November 2014

In the current US healthcare climate, panic and paranoia prevail as deadly diseases like Ebola and tuberculosis command public attention and the World Health (WHO) organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) work to provide relevant guidance. A....

Author: Cook, Jane

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2012

As the healthcare community works to meet the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “meaningful use” EHR incentive program and other initiatives, new opportunities are forming for the health information management (HIM) professional. Roles in both clinical data....

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2010

A penchant for data analysis is what initially drew Virginia Mullen, RHIA, to an HIM career focusing on data quality and ultimately patient safety.

Mullen entered the world of HIM in the early 1980s, when DRGs had just made their debut and the concept of data quality had only begun....

Author: Jacobs, Ellen B.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Overview

The goal of this presentation is to inform HIM professionals about an opportunity to learn medical informatics in a condensed one-week course and the need to educate key players in medical informatics about the HIM profession.
Background

Almost every journal articl....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: August 2011

A critical component of AHIMA's draft HIM Core Model, a robust description of the functions and opportunities open to current and future HIM professionals, is capture and maintenance of health data.1 HIM professionals are encouraged to assume a leadership role in outlining how data are captured....

Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Mikaelian, Raymound; Payton, Evita

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2016

The emergence of health informatics within health information management (HIM) has changed the ways of HIM practice and operations. This change has also created various opportunities for HIM professionals to further develop their careers and gain additional education and workforce training....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley; Kirby, Annessa

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 06, 2016

We hear so much about the amount of data available in healthcare today. But we are just beginning to understand the importance of analyzing that data to make decisions. As buzzwords like “information governance” and “data analytics” are becoming more mainstream, the analysis of data i....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2014

Health information and health intelligence are beginning to have an impact on the daily lives and health of everyone. Technology-enabled, person-centered care is taking hold and transforming the healthcare delivery system, enabling accountability for the patient and challenging providers....

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Source: External healthcare industry report | U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT

Publication Date: July 2013

This report from ONC, building on the 2011 IOM report, Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care, addresses the role of health IT within HHS’s commitment to patient safety.

Author: Middleton, Anne; Durham, Bob

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

Well-ordered review and analysis of financial data often improves operational and clinical performance in healthcare by highlighting ideal development opportunities. Variations in billing data collection, accuracy, and timeliness directly impact development opportunity ident....

Author: AHIMA and AMIA Joint Workforce Task Force

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: October 20, 2008

Author: Khurshid, Anjum; Diana, Mark L; Jain, Rahul

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: 2015

Abstract


Objective—To study the extent to which community health information exchanges (HIEs) deliver and measure return on investment (ROI) and improvements in the quality of care.


Materials and Methods—We surveyed operational HIEs for their characterist....

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2000

From code sets to data sets to developing organizations, how much do you really know about technical standards? This article provides a handy reference guide.

The vision is clear: a longitudinal, or lifetime, health record for each person that is computer-based, secure, readily ac....

Author: Murphy, Gretchen; Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2001

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM)

Source: CAHIIM

Publication Date: January 02, 2012

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: September 2014

The content in this toolkit has been updated. More recent information is available here.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: January 2011

The content in this toolkit has been updated. More recent information is available here.

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2013

The hunger for analyzed healthcare data to improve delivered care and to better meet quality measures is spurring a revolution in healthcare. Providers are demanding better health IT systems that allow HIM and data analytics professionals to sift through large amounts of data and turn it i....

Author: Kowalski, Christine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2015

Just as the world is held together and shaped by a delicate and intricate global ecosystem, the US healthcare system’s community of connected components, surviving and thriving when working together toward common goals, represents its own sort of ecosystem. As healthcare moves toward an i....

Author: Hylock, Ray; Harris, Susie T.

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: January 2016

Abstract


Enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 forever altered the data management landscape in healthcare. The volume, breadth, depth, and pace at which health i....

Author: U.S. Office for Civil Rights

Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Publication Date: July 15, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA press release

Publication Date: October 30, 2003

AHIMA compiles list of top ten outsourcing questions for healthcare organizations

CHICAGO, October 30-US Healthcare organizations and their domestic transcription vendors are increasingly employing an international labor pool to meet the demand for transcription workloads. This gro....

Author: Taylor, Nathan Patrick

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: January 25, 2016

If you are new to healthcare analytics, it can be quite expensive to get up and running with a statistical application. Between the cost of the software itself and the instructional courses—not to mention your investment of time—just getting started could run several thousand dollars. Than....

Author: Sammons, Joann

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

Introduction

Defining clinical quality should be as easy as two simple charters―to know our quality and then work to improve it. To say this is oversimplified is an understatement. The friction between regulatory demands, payer constraints, increasing costs of healthc....

Author: Joshi, Ashish; Perin, Douglas Marcel

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: October 2012

Abstract


The objective of this study was to explore public health informatics (PHI) training programs that currently exist to meet the growing demand for a trained global workforce. We used several search engines, scientific databases, and the websites of informatics organizations....

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

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: September 2005

Abstract


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: Brodnik, Melanie S.; Layman, Elizabeth J.; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2012

Perspectives in Health Information Management has an exclusive excerpt of the book, Health Informatics Research Methods: Principles and Practice by Elizabeth J. Layman, PhD, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA; and Valerie J. Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA. The text focuses on the practical applications of....

Author: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: June 2014

This report outlines a proposed strategy and recommendations on an appropriate, risk-based regulatory framework pertaining to health information technology, including mobile medical applications, that promotes innovation, protects patient safety, and avoids regulatory duplication.

Author: Zernich, Gordon

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2001

The enactment of the Cancer Registries Amendment Act in 1992 and the passage of similar state laws require healthcare facilities and state and national registries to gather information on certain diseases from patient medical records. The information is also used to identify geographic "ho....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: April 02, 2003

Part two in a 10-part series.


This article is the second of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. This second domain of access control systems covers topics that describe the reasoning, risk anal....

Author: Rigby, Michael

Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

In the drive to modernise information management and information handling in the health sector, focus is nearly always placed on the technologies and on the conceptual issues such as coding and language. However, without competent and thus confident users, this important inv....

Author: Overgaard, Shauna M

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 2015

Outcome measures such as patient satisfaction, rates of readmission, and procedural complications play heavily into the penalization of an organization’s financial reimbursement.


It is important to evaluate data on multiple levels in order to consider all opportunities for in....

Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2015

WHEN I DECIDED to pursue my graduate education in health information management (HIM) and informatics seven years ago, adoption rates for advanced electronic health record (EHR) systems were evolving, data was siloed, and interoperability was far from reality. Organizations were up to the....

Author: Russell, Barbara L.; Barefield, Amanda; Turnbull, Diane; Leibach, Elizabeth; Pretlow, Lester

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2008

Author: Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2010

Electronic health records (EHRs) have received a lot of attention since the Obama administration committed $19 billion in stimulus funds to encourage hospitals and healthcare facilities to digitize patient data and make better use of information technology. The clinical decision support (CDS)....

Author: Spencer, Gregory

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Healthcare organizations, just like individuals, can suffer from information overload. Increasingly tasked with linking quality data to reimbursement parameters, providers now attempt to capture every piece of possible data.

The problem is that data collection has a price tag. Someti....

Author: Mendoza, Theresa; Kotyk, Steve

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Background

Controlling readmission rates for hospitalization is an important focus for patients and hospitals. Many organizations can track patients readmitted within their own facilities, but are unaware and unable to analyze patients who have gone to a hospital outside of their organiz....

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 1996

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

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: April 2015

As health information management (HIM) professionals find themselves constantly inundated with more data, they will need to update their skills to stay on top of it. And one of the best ways to do just that is by earning AHIMA’s Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) credential.

Author: Humphreys, Betsy L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 1998

A 1996-97 study conducted by the National Library of Medicine and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research aimed to determine how well existing vocabularies cover the concepts and terms needed in health information systems. The author describes the hypothesis underlying the s....

Author: Easterling, Sharon

Source: CodeWrite | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: September 2015

With the implementation of the Value-Based Purchasing Model (VBP) and, more recently, statements in the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) fix, it remains clear that healthcare is going through a time of change. We must recognize risk in not only patient health management and outcomes, bu....

Author: Hoyt, Robert; Linnville, Steven; Thaler, Stephen; Moore, Jeffrey

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2016

Abstract


Following the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, electronic health records were widely adopted by eligible physicians and hospitals in the United States. Stage 2 meaningful use menu objectives include a digi....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: June 2006

What’s that sound? It could be your cell phone ringing…but it’s really a reminder to update your technology skills. Here’s the connection: Your cell phone may have the latest bells and whistles, but do you know how to use them? Likewise, are you a proficient user of the....

Author: Scichilone, Rita A

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

Sample format for tracking and analysis of auditing data-pictures work best!



Aggregate Data Findings from MEDPAR Database for XYZ Hospital Target DRGs DRG Cluster XYZ National Variance
 
Number of Discharges in _ DRG Total for Grou....

Author: Parisien, Darryl

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: September 02, 2001

Is your organization taking the necessary actions to comply with the security regulations of HIPAA? Do you believe you have more time to comply? If you think you do, you might want to do a little more research. Take note that United States Code Title 42 Section 1320d-2 states:
Each pers....

Author: Hackbarth, Gary; Cata, Teuta; Cole, Laura

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2012

Abstract


This article discusses the ongoing development of a health informatics capstone program in a Midwest university from the hiring of a program coordinator to the development of a capstone course, through initial student results.


University health informatics....

Author: Bisbee, Walter L.; Lillback, Debra Harris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Good documentation is a cornerstone of data quality. But how can an organization ensure that all disciplines will take responsibility for the comprehensiveness and accuracy of their documentation? The authors describe the steps one facility took to implement a process of record....

Author: Nulan, Craig A.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: June 02, 2002

Part two in a two-part series.
Part one of this article from the May 2002 issue of In Confidence focused on finding a balance between the needs of the information systems department and the requirements of HIPAA. The article offered tips on conducting an administrative certification as....

Author: Nulan, Craig A.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2002

This is the first article in a two-part series. Look for part two in the June issue of In Confidence.
Healthcare has an interesting quandary in the areas of HIPAA privacy and security compliance. First, there is the unarguable tension between minimum necessary information access and use....

Author: White, Susan E

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

One of the newest buzz words in data analytics is “Big Data,” and the data created through the healthcare industry is some of the “biggest” around. The widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) and the need to share data to measure quality and ma....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2014

All data are not created equal and technology implementation alone is not enough to improve the healthcare provided to patients. Providers and organizations must be able to distinguish between an abundance of data, meaningful data, and integration of data. Healthcare organizations are challenge....

Author: Campbell, Robert James

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2013

[dih-fahy-ning] [helth] [in-fer-mat-iks]


adjective, noun, noun


1. An educator’s in-depth look at what informatics is and what it can do for HIM professionals



In the movie Annie Hall, Woody Allen finds himself in a movie theater line in....

Author: Moyer, Rich

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2003

Is your organization using its data warehouse to its fullest potential? The author provides some pitfalls to avoid and some tips that may help improve care and use resources more efficiently.
Most healthcare organizations have invested in building a data warehouse. But once the warehouse....

Author: Welfeld, Joseph A.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

by Joseph A. Welfeld, FACHE
Introduction

Data mining often brings to mind complex and comprehensive software applications that take information from various data sources and attempt to extract valuable information. When operational executives hear the term, their eyes often glaze o....

Author: Delahoussaye, Elizabeth A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2016

Health information management (HIM) professionals can pull meaningful information from privacy and security breach data to evaluate release of information (ROI) processes, uncover workflow risks, and implement corrective measures. While large scale breaches impacting millions of patients m....

Author: Gudea, Sorin

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: November 2005

Abstract


An efficient, integrated health services delivery enterprise requires the ability to coordinate service delivery across the provider network and avoid duplication of services. It must be able to associate relevant clinical information with patients regardless of which fa....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2015

Washington, DC, has one of the highest populations of individuals who either have AIDS or are HIV-positive in the US. In an effort to improve early diagnosis rates, treatment compliance, and prevention, researchers are using innovative data analytics methods to track participants in a pil....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: September 21, 2016

Big data. Data explosion. Predictive analytics. Population health. Data management. Chronic disease monitoring. Natural language processing. As though healthcare was not struggling enough to keep up with acronyms, synonyms, abbreviations, and poorly defined buzzwords, we have entered the e....

Author: Dolezel, Diane

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2015

The digital era of Big Data has generated a growing need for more electronic health information management (e-HIM) professionals who can assume the emerging role of data analyst.1 This new role requires learning how to analyze data and perform statistical calculations to support informed d....

Author: Lucci, Susan; Walsh, Tom

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2015

One of the most alarming statistics in the news, which is growing with intent and severity, is the prevalence of cyber-attacks, particularly in healthcare. It is an alarming trend that has gained a good deal of attention. For example, in July 2015, UCLA reported that up to 4.5 million pati....

Author: Kesh, Someswar; Raghupathi, Wullianallur

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: October 2004

Abstract


This article provides an overview of the field of bioinformatics and its implications for the various participants. Next-generation issues facing developers (programmers), users (molecular biologists), and the general public (patients) who would benefit from the potent....

Author: Dolan, Marsha; Wolter, Julie; Nielsen, Carol; Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: August 2009

Author: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS); Consolidated Health Info Initiative

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: January 29, 2004

Author: Cortelyou-Ward, Kendall; Kahlon, Summerpal; Noblin, Alice

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: December 2013

Abstract


The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has encouraged unprecedented expansion of the health information technology (HIT) industry and offers strong employment opportunities for those that qualify. However, academic institutions have been slow to address the changing n....

Author: Bellile, Susan K.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

A battle for control of medical management is now being waged among hospitals, managed care plans, insurers, employers, physician groups, and researchers—a battle in which data is the weapon of choice. Cumulative and comparative healthcare information is being used to eva....

Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1999

On a trip to Dublin this spring, I met with several officers of the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland. During this visit, we talked about health information management, finding common ground on topics like:
Year 2000 compliance
the need for clinical vocabulary....

Author: e-HIM Work Group on Benchmark Standards for Clinical Coding Performance Measurement. Quality Subgroup

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 2008

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Orenstein, Anita; Newton, Kathy

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction
Hospitals throughout the country are being provided with the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Reports (PEPPER) to review and take appropriate action. These reports are being sent to hospitals to assist them with identifying possible areas where improvements might....

Author: Homan, Cheryl V.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 1998

Healthcare organizations across the country are consolidating and restructuring to retain and secure business in response to the new parameters of managed care reimbursement. In some markets, providers have formed provider-based organizations such as independent practice associations (IPAs),....

Author: CEN/TC 251

Source: External web site

Publication Date: January 02, 2004

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: December 18, 2015

If you are reading this blog post, you have probably already figured out that data analytics is complex. Understanding data analytics is like the proverbial peeling back of the onion skin, the more layers you take off, the more layers you find underneath.


In today’s healthcar....

Author: Heubusch, Kevin

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2008

David Diaz, RHIA, is an HIM systems analyst at Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego. The role blends information management and information services functions. “It’s a little different,” he says, but it works well for the facility and its electronic record system.

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele; Weaver, Victoria

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2012

Healthcare is embracing the big data movement, hoping to revolutionize HIM by distilling vast collections of data for specific analysis


One only needs to open a recent conference brochure, read an electronic newsletter, or preview marketing materials to appreciate that "B....

Author: Lambert, Mary

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

The Electronic Health Record is implemented- now what? Instead of paper records, filerooms, and a single source of patient data, the clinical information for a patient is immediately available to clinicians whenever and wherever they need it. How does this “anytime” and “anyw....

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: August 18, 2005

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2012

There has been a lack of enforcement of the privacy and security rules ever since HIPAA's inception. As such the adoption of comprehensive HIPAA compliance programs has lagged behind EHR development and implementation.

This in turn has caused little funding to be budgeted by provide....

Author: Feldman, Sue; Houser, Shannon H.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2017

Editor’s Note: This article is the first installment of the new Working Smart department titled “Illuminating Informatics.” This department will explore all aspects of informatics and provide guidance to health information management professionals in the practical applica....