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Managing the Security of Information (Resolution)
Author: AHIMA Information Security Task Force
Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution
Publication Date: January 1998
Resolution from the 1997 House of Delegates
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 1998
Q: I am a coder in a hospital HIM department. I am being pressured to code in a manner I believe to be fraudulent in order to maximize reimbursement and improve the hospital's case mix. What should I do?
Q: I am employed as a coder and am concerned about my potential risk with....
On The Line: Professional Practice Solutions...
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
Q: I have been asked to head up a committee assigned the task of selecting the hardware and software applications that are to become the platform for our organization's computerized medical record (CPR). Our committee is composed of representatives of all the "end users" of the CPR. The vastne....
Future of HIM: An Operational View
Author: Braden, James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
What will HIM processes, departments, and the patient record look like 10 years from now? The author offers a view of HIM operations at an academic medical center with an eye for operational, organizational, and functional structure.
The health information management profession has been....
From Plan to Performance: Implementing Change
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
Healthcare restructuring is happening everywhere these days—and Barbara Siegel, ART, knows this firsthand. She has helped to implement a hospitalwide reorganization that has affected nearly all of the facility's 3000 employees.
Siegel, director of medical records at T....
Sentinel Event Procedures Undergo Scrutiny
Author: Fuller, Sandra R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
Substantial changes were made to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Sentinel Event Procedures at the November 1997 Board of Commissioners meeting. With an implementation date scheduled for April 1, 1998, all Joint Commission accredited healthcare organiz....
Conscious Transformational Change in HIM Services
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
The inevitability of HIM service restructuring is one of the fundamental tenets underlying AHIMA's Vision 2006. To thrive in an environment of dramatic healthcare industry restructuring and information technology explosion means that HIM services must change and we must learn to lead ....
Organizational Restructuring: One HIM Team's Approach
Author: Smith, Carol F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
Organizational restructuring offers a number of challenges -- and opportunities -- to employees. This article describes how members of one organization's HIM staff participated in a systemwide restructuring process, from planning to implementation to assessment of results.
Today's era o....
Bridging the Gaps: An Assessment of Culture in an Integrated System
Author: Clark, Susan; Leri, Patti
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1998
After healthcare organizations merge, how do employees of different work cultures integrate? A study of four Colorado facilities in one delivery system reveals where employees reported similarities, differences, and problems— and the author tells how these issues were add....
Securely Implementing Remote Access within Health Information Management
Author: Carroll, Eugene T.; Wright, Susan; Zakoworotny, Cindy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
As technology changes, our definition of the workplace expands, and we no longer are limited to working at our desk in an office. The authors describe technologies that enable us to work from home or on the road and examine security regulations and precautions.
As health inf....
Reengineering Medical Records: The Dubois Regional Medical Center's Experience
Author: Johnson, Thomas H.; Pesek, James G.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
Introduction
Many health services organizations were pushed in the direction of CQI/TQM by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Agenda for Change, which recognized the critical need for quality improvement efforts.1 Reengineering and work redesign have....
Summary of ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: March 1998
The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee, cosponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), met December 4-5, 1997, in Baltimore, MD. Donna Pickett, RRA, from NCHS, and Patricia Brooks, RRA, from HCFA, cochai....
Power of Networking
Author: Stewart, Margaret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
As I look at my year as president of AHIMA, and all that I want to accomplish, my feeling is that I do not want to waste one day as I fulfill my commitments. One of my driving passions and goals is to enhance the position, respect, and perceived value of the HIM professional in the mar....
Taking Chances, Moving Forward
Author: Blumenthal, Jane E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
Kathleen H. Stanfield, RRA, was so nervous when she first took on her current job as health information systems coordinator at the Austin Diagnostic Medical Center (ADMC) in Texas that she felt physically ill. "It was like closing my eyes and jumping into a fire," she says of....
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: March 1998
The term "erythema multiforme" was first used by von Hebra in 1866 to describe a disease characterized by symmetrically distributed, pleomorphic, evolving cutaneous lesions, located primarily on the extremities, and by a proclivity for recurrence. In 1922, Stevens and Johnson....
Protection of Personal Data -- The European View
Author: Mathews, Steve
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
A new series of laws are being passed to control the processing of personal information -- including medical information -- inside the European Commonwealth. The author gives an overview of the European view of personal information and examines the implications for healthcare professionals bo....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Fuller, Sandra R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
Q: Cellular phones are very popular and are a convenient way to increase communication. Should we place any restrictions on the use of cellular phones to discuss patient information?
Q: In light of last year's changes to the Joint Commission's standard on delinquent records, h....
Matter of Trust: Information Ownership and HIM's Role
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
The Journal of AHIMA is honored to bring you a new landmark analysis of the age-old question "Who owns the medical record?" "Ownership of Health Information in the Information Age" rephrases and updates the question as "Who can do what to which data under what....
Information Security--A Database View
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
HIM professionals agree that applying the principles of information security is important in a hospital setting. But as Sharon Johnson, RRA, knows, those principles can be applied in many situations--including settings under construction. Since spring 1997, Johnson has been ....
New Standards Focus on Information Security
Author: Hanken, Mary Alice
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
The federal legislation for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the need in healthcare for security of confidential data have come together to heighten the interest in security standards for electronic health information systems. Th....
Ownership of Health Information in the Information Age
Author: Waller, Adele A.; Alcantara, Oscar L.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1998
The question "Who owns health information?" has no simple answer. The authors examine problems related to traditional ownership in the age of aggregated information and offer suggestions as to how some of these issues can be clarified and resolved. A sidebar examines the ....
Managed Care: The Dominant Paradigm in US Healthcare
Author: Welch, Julie J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
What does "managed care" really represent -- and what effect has managed care had on the healthcare market? The author describes how managed care came to be a critical market force, offers a snapshot of its proliferation, and examines its effects on the traditional payment system.
It's....
Managing Care, Managing Change, Managing Information
Author: Dunham, Larry
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
Under managed care, information is often required on a longitudinal—not an episodic—basis. As a result, we need to rethink our approach to data storage and use. The author identifies ways to look at the demand for data in a managed care environment and shows how process as....
Forging New Relationships: HIM and Managed Care
Author: Blumenthal, Jane E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
HIM professionals are blazing a trail in managed care in many roles. This article samples the perspectives of five practitioners, offering a glimpse of their work, their backgrounds, and the skills and experiences that have helped them manage their careers.
Managed care is....
Framework for Understanding HIM in Managed Care
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
The fundamental questions faced by HIM professionals in breaking into managed care are: "How is it different from institution-based HIM practice?" and "What do I need to know and learn to succeed?"
AHIMA's practice leadership staff is exploring these ques....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Welch, Julie J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
Q: I have a deposition scheduled for next week. The issue at hand is whether a preprinted manufacturer's instruction sheet on how to use a piece of medical equipment should be a part of the medical record. Our position is that it should not be included because it does not reflect wha....
Choosing a Managed Care Information System -- What You Need to Know
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),....
Medicare Managed Care: Risk Adjustment and Coding Implications
Author: Rulon, Vera
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
Increasing expenditures in Medicare have caused the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to rethink its approach to reimbursing—and caring for—beneficiaries. Since managed care emerged as the acceptable alternative to help keep costs under control, the number of Medic....
OIG Releases Compliance Program Guidelines for Hospitals
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 1998
On February 11, 1998, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Compliance Program Guidance for Hospitals. This document is intended to assist hospitals in developing corporate compliance programs that assure the establishment of e....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Carpenter, Jennifer E.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
Q: I am currently employed by an organization that is implementing a long term care demonstration program for the frail elderly. I am in charge of the database for the demonstration. I'm writing policies and procedures for release of information and confidentiality and would like to ha....
Development of the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS)
Author: Averill, Richard F.; Mullin, Robert L.; Steinbeck, Barbara A.; Goldfield, Norbert I; Grant, Thelma M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) has been developed as a replacement for Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM. This article will describe the development and structure of ICD-10-PCS‹as well as describe the modifications that have been made to the system as a result of extensive review and test....
Nursing Data, Classification Systems, and Quality Indicators: What Every HIM Professional Needs to Know
Author: Henry, Suzanne Bakken; Warren, Judith J.; Zielstorff, Rita D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
by Suzanne Bakken Henry, RN, DNSc, FAAN, Judith J. Warren, RN, PhD, FAAN, and Rita D. Zielstorff, RN, MS, FAAN
The nursing profession has developed a number of classification systems. What can HIM professionals learn from the processes and results? This article presents an overview of the....
To Sign or Not to Sign Verbal Orders
Author: Clark, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
The value of obtaining physician signatures on verbal orders after the patient's discharge from care is a concept that has been debated for several years. Typically, state regulations require that verbal orders be signed or authenticated. In some states a specific time frame—such....
Testing ICD-10-PCS
Author: Brooks, Patricia E.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
HCFA conducted a formal test of ICD-10-PCS (procedure coding system) in order to determine if it would be a practical replacement for the current ICD-9-CM, Procedures. This coding system was developed after an open competition contract was awarded to 3M/HIS. In order to avoid any con....
SNOMED: A Controlled Vocabulary for Computer-based Patient Records
Author: Kudla, Karen M.; Rallins, Marjorie C.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
SNOMED is a detailed and specific coded vocabulary of names and descriptions used in healthcare -- explicitly designed for use in the computerized patient record. Here's an overview of this system and a look at its next generation.
Methods to collect data about human morbidity and morta....
CCS Coding Competencies--ICD-9-CM and CPT/HCPCS Procedural Coding
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
For Further Reference
The Cooperating Parties (AHIMA, American Hospital Association, Health Care Financing Administration, National Center for Health Statistics) publish official guidelines in the Coding Clinic for ICD-9-CM, available from the American Hospital Association.....
Do Existing Controlled Vocabularies Contain Terminology Needed for Patient Records?
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....
Development of Coding Certification for Physician Services
Author: Scichilone, Rita A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
New reimbursement methods, managed care, and the ominous specter of fraud and abuse caused by inappropriate coding have significantly affected information management and coding in physician office practices. It used to be commonplace for patients to file their own insurance claims. Now....
HCFA Publishes Final Rule for Payment of Preadmission Services
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
On February 11, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published the final rule—with two revisions—regarding payment for preadmission services. The regulations became effective March 13.
On January 12, 1994, an interim final rule with comment period was p....
National Job Analysis of the Hospital-based Certified Coding Specialist
Author: Schraffenberger, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
This article describes a job analysis performed to serve as the basis for documenting the content validity of the hospital-based certified coding specialist (CCS) examination for AHIMA. The purpose of this study was to determine and comprehensively describe the job of the hospital-ba....
Development and Role of the Read Codes
Author: Harding, Ann; Stuart-Buttle, Charlie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
Produced and maintained by Britain's National Health Service, the Read Codes are a comprehensive, controlled clinical vocabulary. Here's a look at how the codes evolved, their use in the NHS, and the continual process of aligning the system with the needs of its users.
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No Uncertain Terms
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
HIM professionals think of classification systems such as ICD-9-CM as tools for everyday use. But these familiar systems are evolving and changing rapidly—as Donna Pickett, RRA, is well aware.
Pickett is medical systems administrator for the Office of Data Standards, ....
HCFA Requires Use of Modifiers for Hospital Outpatient Services
Author: Willard, Dianne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
On January 7, 1998, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) released the final instructions on hospital outpatient modifiers from Medicare Hospital Manual transmittal number 726 dated January 1998. These instructions were electronically released to the Medicare fiscal intermediaries,....
Role of Electronic Merges in an Integrated Delivery System
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; Tomeck, Jo Ann; Lenson, Celia M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
The existence of duplicate medical record numbers is a familiar problem in hospitals today. However, there is a heightened awareness of the importance of eliminating duplicate records. As healthcare organizations increase their use of the master patient (person) index (MPI), they ar....
First Notices of Proposed Rule Making for HIPAA Requirements Issued
Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
The first two notices of proposed rule making outlining the proposed requirements for compliance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) were scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on May 7, 1998. One notice focuses on the pro....
Maximizing Data Quality of the Minimum Data Set
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
HIM professionals who work in long term care settings are well acquainted with the Minimum Data Set 2.0 (MDS). Since 1990, it has been part of the standardized assessments that nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must complete. Starting this summer, updated submis....
Off the Beaten Path
Author: Blumenthal, Jane E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Karen Simpson, RRA, health information specialist at Greenstone Healthcare Solutions, Kalamazoo, MI, a disease management company spawned from Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc., stepped right into the pharmaceutical industry upon graduation from college 15 years ago.
At the other end of the spectru....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Q: How do you "validate" a data collection instrument?
Q: As part of our emergency preparedness drill, we were instructed to develop a plan to continue operations in the event of a tornado. Where do I start?
Q: What processes need to be develope....
ORYX and Other Elusive Quality Animals
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Edward I. Koch, former mayor of New York City, is known for asking, "How am I doing?" Koch, of course, was speaking of the positive progress of his administration. But he could have just as easily been talking about the state of performance measurement in healthcare today. Even though quality....
Introduction to Benchmarking Health Assessment and Outcomes through Applied Statistics
Author: Lorence, Daniel P.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Through the application of some basic statistical techniques, HIM professionals can assist in healthcare benchmarking and management at the organizational level. The author offers an example of how one hospital used data analysis to make decisions that promoted better patient care.....
Vision 2006 Brings Data Quality Management into View
Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
One of the goals of the Vision 2006 initiative has been to identify new career opportunities for HIM professionals. Recently, a group of AHIMA volunteers has provided a framework and tools for developing data quality management expertise. Here's an overview of their work and a look at....
Comparative Data--Its Impact and Opportunities
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....
Measurement Issues for an Adult Asthma Clinical Improvement Initiative
Author: Sweeney, Loralie; Miller, Judith A.; Ludwig-Beymer, Patti
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Advocate Health Care, a multiple-hospital integrated delivery system in the Chicago, IL, area, recently established its Advocate Adult Asthma Clinical Improvement Team. The team undertook the data planning and analysis needed to start up a complex continuous quality improvement (CQ....
Few of Our Favorite Things
Author: Stewart, Margaret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
When I walk into a bookstore I see titles like 14,000 Things to Be Happy About. Such books remind us that birthday parties, sunsets on the beach, puppies, and other things can help us renew our resources of happiness. With that in mind, this month I decided to write about things that....
Ensuring Data Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Author: Collins, Christine M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
Education and training play a considerable part in efforts to enhance data quality in healthcare. How do other fields work toward data consistency? The author describes how professionals in the pharmaceutical industry manage their data.
Today healthcare data serve a variety of sign....
Designing the Integrated Multidisciplinary Record Review
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....
Data Quality Management: Every Health Information Manager's Business
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
This issue of the Journal of AHIMA does more than feature articles of timely importance to HIM practice. It actually contributes to the advancement of the field by presenting a model for an important dimension of HIM practice: data quality management. The practice brief in this issue (....
Proposed Changes to Hospital Inpatient PPS Include Expanded Definition of Transfers
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
The proposed rule for changes to the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 1999 was published in the May 8 Federal Register. These changes would become effective with discharges as of October 1, 1998. A significant provision in this proposed rule....
Multimedia: A New Look at HIM Classroom Instruction
Author: Thomas, Shirlyn; Tyson, Carla
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
It is obvious that the HIM field will be affected by the implementation of the computerized patient record, but what can HIM professionals do to prepare? To effectively impact healthcare delivery of the near future, HIM practitioners must be computer literate and feel at ease with co....
Virtual Classrooms Increase Velocity on Information Highway
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Back in elementary school, a new lunch box and a pencil were all you needed on the first day of school. In the age of Internet-based education, however, the hardware requirements are a little more involved—but the classroom is still there.
A handful of accredited....
Makings of a Leader
Author: Blumenthal, Jane E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Generally, we do not give much thought to what qualities make up a leader until we are faced with a job interview or a promotion. While it may be easy to conjecture an image—whether tangible or larger than life—of someone who embodies our own definition of a....
Employees' Perceptions of HIM Students in Clinical Education
Author: Grooms, Krista
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Editor's note: This study is a follow up to one performed by Barbara Odom-Wesley, RRA, at Texas Woman's University. The study appeared in the April 1988 issue of the Journal of AMRA.
Designed to prepare students to perform HIM tasks and duties in the work envi....
Status of Graduate Education Programs in Health Information Management
Author: Brodnik, Melanie S.; Bean, Betty; Hickey, Christie; Massey, Olivia; Ritchie, Carissa
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
The growing complexity of information needs in the delivery of quality healthcare at low cost has contributed to educational reform in health information management (HIM) and the need for advanced professional preparation of HIM practitioners. In 1997, AHIMA published curriculum mode....
On The Line: Professional Practice Solutions...
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Q: My facility recently purchased a new computerized patient record application. I am concerned about the system's established protocol for making corrections and/or addenda to entries in the computerized patient record. The way the application is currently written, the original entry can be d....
Developing Personal Effectiveness: Practical Tips to Hone Your Skills
Author: Schoenfelt, Suzanne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
What is personal effectiveness, and how can qualities of leadership be developed? Six AHIMA members (Leslie Fox, Barbara Fuller, Maida Herbst, Sandra Nunn, Brenda Olson, and Gerri Smothers) were asked to comment. Here's advice from the experts on how to perform effectively.
What Makes an....
Education: The Key to HIM Transformation
Author: Eichenwald, Shirley
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Vision 2006 is pointing the way to the transformation of HIM practice. But without individual action, the vision will not bear fruit. Education and professional development are the keys to making the transition to HIM professionals' roles and responsibilities in the next century....
Taking the Plunge: Deciding to Return to School
Author: Welch, Julie J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Perhaps you are pondering the idea of going back to school. You may be filled with excitement at the prospect—or you may be asking yourself why you would want to do such a thing. Regardless of your level of education or job experience, lifelong learning can yield valuable rewards.....
Planning for the Future of HIM Practice: Healthcare Trends to Watch
Author: Lorence, Daniel P.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
In a rapidly changing healthcare environment, HIM professionals are well advised to stay abreast of industry trends. The author identifies 11 trends that are likely to influence both the strategic and operational aspects of health information management.
Observers of the heal....
Commitment to Change Creates New Opportunities
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
If you want to be an agent of change, sometimes you must first change your own life. That's a lesson Debra Harris, MA, RRA, has learned.
Harris, director of health information services at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA, began the process when she decided that continui....
What is Gulf War Syndrome (Part I)
Author: Prophet, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
In 1990 and 1991, nearly 700,000 members of the US armed forces served in the Persian Gulf. Since their return home, thousands of these veterans have reported illnesses they believe are related to their service in the Gulf. Due to the nature of these illnesses, there has been considerable deb....
Funding Your Education--An Overview
Author: Sharf, Jerry
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1998
Financial considerations are an important part of any decision to continue education. Here's a guide to navigating the many financial aid options available for postsecondary education.
College and training programs can be expensive, and for the most part, students take the r....
Outlining Changes in the Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Policy
Author: Welch, Julie J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1998
In April 1998, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Board of Commissioners approved a more detailed definition of sentinel event occurrences that are reportable to the Joint Commission on a voluntary basis and adopted procedural revisions to assist organiz....
Best Practices in Patient Advocacy
Author: Lorence, Daniel P.; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1998
When an insurance claim or treatment authorization is denied, where can patients turn? More frequently they are turning to patient advocates who understand the information contained in their claims and medical records. Here's a look at some opportunities for HIM professio....
Advances in Health Information Technology for Patients
Author: Jimison, Holly Brugge; Sher, Paul Phillip
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1998
Patients now have access to a wide variety of health-related educational material via computers and other sources. To ensure quality, security, and data integrity, it is likely that these databases of patient health information will become part of the information that HIM....
Consumer Health Informatics: The Medical Librarian's Role
Author: Martin, Elaine Russo
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1998
Growing consumer interest in health-related information has created a need for professionals to manage, provide, and interpret such material. In preparing for the new demands of the market, HIM professionals can learn from the example of medical librarians, who are already ....
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