Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2014

A rapidly aging global population in many industrialized countries accompanied by an increase in chronic diseases and the high cost of managing such diseases has led many to turn to a technological solution to ease the burden on healthcare professionals and provide useful tools to the elde....

Author: Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2014

Editor’s note: This article introduces Standards Strategies, a new Journal of AHIMA department that will provide guidance to HIM professionals on applying health data standards in areas including business, clinical care, and compliance.


AHIMA has always been committed t....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2014

The growing momentum of information governance (IG) initiatives in healthcare provider organizations raises many questions. What are the goals of information governance? Why have some organizations decided they need formal IG programs? How do healthcare organizations expect to benefit from....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: July 29, 2014

Data and information governance practices have been recognized by industry thought leaders as the future of the HIM profession. As healthcare continues to implement electronic health record systems and other health IT, the importance of health information as a clinical....

Author: Campbell, Robert James

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2010, 35 million patients were discharged from non-federal short-stay hospitals in America.1 Vitally important not only to those discharges—but to every discharge that takes place—is whether important information about the pa....

Author: White, Susan E; Nunn, Sandra L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

The health information management (HIM) field is growing and changing at a swift pace, with HIM professionals having to navigate value-based purchasing, quality metrics, health disparity and population health studies, and a never-ending stream of Big Data. As experienced HIM professionals....

Author: Kennedy, Angela

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

ICD-10-CM/PCS will require significantly more clinical detail than ICD-9-CM, making clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts paramount for healthcare providers across the continuum of care. While CDI programs aim to substantiate claims and improve revenue streams, CDI itself shoul....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

As healthcare organizations implement electronic health records (EHRs), and as new care delivery and financing mechanisms such as accountable care organizations proliferate, there are increasing demands for the accountability, reliability, and security of data and information. It has beco....

Author: Osborne, Kim; Spellman, Lisa; Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2014

Healthcare organizations today are using a variety of information systems. In the past, it was enough to have stand-alone systems to meet the business and clinical needs of an organization. In today’s increasingly complex and interconnected world, however, standardization of information a....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2014

Standards development for health IT and healthcare has become an increasingly important part of AHIMA’s work over the last several years. Now, through the association’s recent work with both national and international standards groups, AHIMA staff and members are playing a deciding role i....

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2014

This Practice Brief explores the complexity of patient identification integrity, including how organizations can manage patient identification systems from front end data capture to back end quality control as an ongoing process and carry local quality operations into health information exchange efforts. It urges industry stakeholders to recognize that now is a critical time to address accuracy in patient identification systems.

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA bibliography

Publication Date: April 2014

Author: Kennedy, Angela

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2014

As a core value of the United States Marine Corps, Semper Fidelis, or “Semper Fi,” represents a non-negotiable code to be “always faithful.” The motto serves as a reminder to be faithful to the mission, to each other, and to the country.


Privacy and security is not a new co....

Author: Patten, Melinda; Profitt, Karen; Lucci, Susan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2014

IN TODAY’S HEALTHCARE reform landscape, collaboration and care coordination have emerged as key pillars in the quest to improve the cost, quality, and access to healthcare in the US. As a result, organizations across the nation are entering formal and informal alliances designed to broade....

Author: Coleman, Johnathan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2014

Sensitive health information is not a rarity in the United States by any means, according to a recent Issue Brief published by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).1 In the brief, ONC estimated 26 percent of Americans age 18 and older are living with a mental health d....

Author: Alzu'bi, Amal; Zhou, Leming; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2014

Abstract


In recent years, the term personalized medicine has received more and more attention in the field of healthcare. The increasing use of this term is closely related to the astonishing advancement in DNA sequencing technologies and other high-throughput biotechnologies. A l....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA position statement

Publication Date: March 2014

Use of the copy and paste functionality in EHRs can result in redundant, erroneous, and/or incomprehensible health record documentation. Misuse of this functionality has the potential to result in or contribute to several overarching challenges, with implications for the quality and safety of patient care, medico-legal integrity of the health record, and fraud and abuse allegations.

Author: Warner, Diana

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2014

A warning issued in 2013 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has come to pass. “Meaningful use” Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program audits have begun. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) reported that out of their 1,400 member organizations, almost 100 received audit notices in October 2013, totaling six percent of membership. In order to protect incentive payments earned through the meaningful use program, organizations need to be prepared for every audit contingency and know exactly what to expect. Organizations also need to avoid common mistakes that could lead to an audit and follow best practices for staying compliant to meaningful use standards.

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2014

Efforts from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in the area of patient-generated health data began in 2011. With mobile health on the rise and the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program progressing throughout the US healthcare system, these efforts continue to grow in importance to the future of healthcare and health information.

Author: Bronnert, June; Daube, Julie L; Jopp, Gretchen; Peterson, Kathleen; Rihanek, Theresa; Scichilone, Rita A; Tucker, Vanna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2014

Electronic health records (EHR) have changed the landscape for data representation. For many years health information management (HIM) professionals have relied on classifications for data representation and the support of clinical documentation. SNOMED CT is a data standard frequently used in electronic systems and has been included in the requirements for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. SNOMED CT is maintained and distributed by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). SNOMED CT is recognized throughout the world, and the terminology is available at no cost. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) serves as the US release center and the IHTSDO member country representative.

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of the de-id....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of the....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

In an effort to begin to answer basic questions related to the state of information governance (IG) in healthcare, AHIMA invited several different types of organizations from across the country to participate in a case study analysis. 


Below are the results of....

Author: Abrams, Kelly; Giannangelo, Kathy; Schneider, Sue; Scichilone, Rita A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

Terminology asset management roles are emerging for HIM due to the EHR, but some key competencies are necessary to land the job.