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Accessing and Using Data from Wearable Fitness Devices
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....
Why Standards Should Matter to HIM Professionals
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....
Coming Soon to Your Healthcare Facility: Information Governance. A Look at Healthcare Information Governance Trends through Practical Case Studies
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....
HIM Curriculum Must Be Revamped to Include Information Governance
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....
Using the C-CDA Standard to Meet Meaningful Use
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....
Two Educational Approaches to Ensuring Data Quality
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....
Improve Data and Outcomes with CDI
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....
High Time for Information Governance, Standards, and Streamlined Certification
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....
Setting the Norm: HIM Increasingly Involved in Developing and Using Standards
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....
AHIMA Helping Set the Standards for Health IT
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....
Managing the Integrity of Patient Identity in Health Information Exchange (2014 update)
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.
Information Governance Annotated Bibliography
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA bibliography
Publication Date: April 2014
Privacy and Information Governance—HIM’s “Semper Fi”
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....
Information Governance Initiatives Essential for Strategic Alliances
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....
Protecting High-Stakes PHI: DS4P Healthcare Standards Enhance the Privacy of Sensitive Data
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....
Personal Genomic Information Management and Personalized Medicine: Challenges, Current Solutions, and Roles of HIM Professionals
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....
Appropriate Use of the Copy and Paste Functionality in EHRs
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.
Prepare Now for Meaningful Use Attestation and Compliance Audits
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.
Health IT Standards Committee Takes On Patient-Generated Health Data
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.
Optimizing Data Representation Through the Use of SNOMED CT
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.
State of Health Information Governance in Healthcare: Case Study—Four Hospital Integrated Delivery System
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....
State of Health Information Governance in Healthcare: Case Study—Large Regional Integrated Delivery System
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....
State of Health Information Governance in Healthcare: Case Study—Interstate Integrated Delivery System
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....
State of Health Information Governance in Healthcare: Case Study—Academic Medical Center System
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....
New Name of the HIM Game
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.
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