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Driving Decisions with Data: In an EHR Implementation, Ensuring Data Integrity is High on the To-do List
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
It's important to have a network of colleagues at different organizations -- to have people you can call and ask, 'How are you doing this?'" Julie Bryant
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Julie Bryant, RHIA, was in college, she started to hear the buzz about....
Getting the SNOMED Ball Rolling in Australia
Author: Moore, Helen
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
Letter to the Editor, Journal of AHIMA
After reading the July-August 2004 Journal of AHIMA, I wanted to express my interest in the article by Jack Bowie, “Four Options for Implementing SNOMED.” It was pleasing to read an article on SNOMED that focused on HIM operatio....
Looking Back on a Successful 2004
Author: Brodnik, Melanie S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
As 2004 draws to a close, I would like to thank all who have helped to make the year a success. Our success this year stems from the collective work of our members, state leaders, volunteers, board members, and AHIMA staff who worked to further our goal of moving health information management....
New Scrutiny on Improper Payments: Federal Government Heightens Focus on Estimating Error
Author: Bowman, Sue E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
CMS Proposes Mandatory State Reporting of Medicaid and SCHIP Payment Errors
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule in the August 27 Federal Register that would require state agencies to estimate improper payments in the Medicaid program an....
2005 ICD-9-CM Codes and DRG Changes
Author: Willard, Dianne; Worthington, Debbie; Ashley, Patti
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2004
ICD-9-CM coding and DRG changes for fiscal year 2005 include 150 new diagnosis codes, 21 new V codes, 54 new procedure codes, 25 invalid diagnosis codes, and 3 new DRGs. The changes were released in the August 11 Federal Register and went into effect October 1, 2004, for discharges occurring o....
Research Track: Career Progressions in Research for HIM Professionals
Author: Biedermann, Sue E.; Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
HIM professionals are naturals for careers in research. Here’s how data management, analysis, and reporting skills can help make the transition.
HIM professionals know research is critical to the advancement and delivery of healthcare. Research is “a way to create knowledge.....
On the Line (November-December 2004)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
Q:> As a covered entity, do I need to have satisfactory assurance (as required by HIPAA) that an individual has been notified when I am served with a search warrant for a patient's protected health information (PHI)?
Q: From a Washington State Community of Practice discussion thread: Wh....
Better Patient Care Through Data Quality
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
"Paper kills” has become a catch phrase in certain political circles to dramatize the need for a digitized healthcare system. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, now head of the Center for Health Transformation, stated, “A paper-based system is an ignorant system” and the....
What Does Your Transcription Format Cost?: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Different Transcription Formats
Author: McSwain, Rebecca A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
Choosing a different transcription format may save you hundreds of billable lines each day. But money isn’t everything. Clarity and readability can be priceless.
Most of us who are concerned with the cost of producing a transcribed medical narrative have considered the cost of vari....
Maintaining Momentum: Breakthroughs Abundant for 2005
Author: Abdelhak, Mervat N.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
It is an honor and a privilege to have been given this opportunity to serve as your president this coming year and to lead AHIMA at such an important and exciting time. While many other professions are facing uncertain growth and limited rewards, we are fortunate that our profession continues....
HIM Role in Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Brailer: "We're Here to be Catalysts"
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Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Nation's First Health Information Technology Coordinator Delivers Monday Keynote
AHIMA members are “people who have stepped to the front lines, who live and breathe the question of how we make changes” in the healthcare system, David Brailer, MD, PhD, told a general session au....
EHR in India
Author: Hanson, Susan P.; Hanson, Raymond J. Jr.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
On opposite sides of the globe, India and the US spell the future of health information management the same: EHR.
The numbers are staggering and hard to absorb by US standards—the Indian healthcare system delivers care to a population of more than 1 billion people. With acceleratin....
Health Records Get Personal: A Technology Outlook for Consumer Access to Personal Health Information
Author: Friedman, Beth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
From banking to travel, consumers manage a variety of personal records online. Now providers are experimenting with several ways to give consumers more control over their health records.
Every day consumers log on to the Internet to access bank accounts, stock portfolios, and travel itin....
New Face of Security: Remember When All We Had to Worry About Were Modems?
Author: Pierson, Ed; Martin, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
It is terrible when we begin to turn into our parents. Suddenly, all those catch phrases we swore we would never use begin to creep into our conversations with our kids.
This is happening to security professionals. As many healthcare managers and executives spend huge amounts of tim....
ICD-10: the Canadian Experience
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Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
As US healthcare professionals begin preparations for ICD-10, they can draw on the experiences of their counterparts in Canada. In “Implementation of ICD-10: Experiences and Lessons Learned from a Canadian Hospital,” two Canadian HIM professionals discussed Canada’s ICD-10 imp....
Bridge Builders: HIM Professionals Blend Core Skills and New Opportunities to Meet the Future
Author: Hagland, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
HIM leaders share how they welcome change, pursue new skills, and take some risks,
always seeking to help their colleagues and their organizations advance.
Mary Beth McCoy, RHIA, knows what it means to bring leadership to a changing HIM environment. As director of HIM and informati....
Access Controls: Striking the Right Balance
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
As healthcare organizations put the finishing touches on their HIPAA security compliance plans, many are finding that updating access controls is not easy. Clinicians often scoff at the word “control” in general and at “access control” in particular. Not all products ar....
Resolution: Embracing Lifelong Learning: the Guiding Principles for Professional Development
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Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution
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....
Getting Things Done. Execution: An Essential Discipline of Leadership
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
The question is often asked whether HIM will be able to make the transition from paper to electronic records. My answer is an unequivocal “yes, we already are.”
In the story “Bridge Builders: HIM Professionals Blend Core Skills and New Opportunities to Meet the Fut....
Fitting In, Standing Out: Leading Effectively Within Your Organization
Author: Fox, Leslie Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
As healthcare organizations implement EHRs, effective HIM leadership becomes more important than ever. Key to establishing a defining role within your organization is appreciating how groups interact.
Despite the excitement surrounding the impending arrival of the electronic health recor....
Working Online: Hazards Ahead
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
HIM professionals know that as we move from paper to an electronic environment, our mission of privacy and security remains the same. As the medium changes, however, we must evaluate new threats to information.
The growth of the Internet has been proportionate to the growth of its at....
Flash Forward: Leadership's Commitment is Crucial at a Hospital where Tomorrow Comes Today
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
When Angela Lehman, RHIA, arrived at Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City, in April 2004, the facility was less than two years old. From day one, it had been nearly paperless. For Lehman, the director of health information, the hospital leadership’s full commitment to the EHR’s s....
Keeping up to Date: 2005 CPT Surgery Changes
Author: Hull, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: January 2005
CPT changes for 2005 affect all portions of the manual, although there are very few changes in the pathology and laboratory section. This article will focus on the changes for the surgery section. The January and February 2005 issues of CodeWrite (available through the Coding Community of Prac....
AHIMA's 76th Convention and Exhibit: Exploring the Wide World of HIM
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Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
2004 Convention Wrap-Up
AHIMA’s 76th National Convention and Exhibit was a resounding success, setting a new attendance record as 4,000 HIM professionals gathered in Washington, DC. In conjunction with the 14th Congress of the International Federation of Health Records Organizations,....
IFHRO General Assembly Takes Worldwide View
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Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
HIM professionals from around the world gathered on October 9 to discover ways they could work to increase collaboration and advance HIM practice. During the general assembly of the 14th Congress of the International Federation of Health Records Organizations (IFHRO), members addressed key HIM....
Delegates Debate Issues of Lifelong Learning, Certification
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Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Lifelong learning and AHIMA certifications were at the top of the minds of members of AHIMA’s House of Delegates at the AHIMA convention.
Delegates voted on two action items, considered industry hot topics during issue forums, and honored recipients of this year’s Triumph Award....
Wanted: HIM Advocates. 2005 Brings Opportunities for AHIMA Members to Get Involved
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Last year saw important progress in modernizing the data needs of the healthcare industry. With a good start under way, much work is ahead in 2005. This year offers HIM professionals many opportunities to put their education, expertise, and time into fulfilling the promise at hand.
A....
On the Line (January 2005)
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Q: What is medical informatics, and is there a connection between it and health information management?
Q: Is there a standard addressing who should document in medical records?
Carol Ann Quinsey (carol.quinsy@ahima.org) is a professional practice manager at AHIMA.Article....
EHR Development Steps in Long-term Care
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
In the past year there has been a whirlwind of activity around the electronic health record (EHR). Hospitals and physician offices are in the forefront of planning for EHR development at the national level. However, long-term care (LTC) is often mentioned as the third area of priority. This ar....
One Little Lesion -- so Many Choices
Author: Gold, Robert S.; Brown, Margi
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: January 2005
Part 2 of 2: The Diagnosis Aspect and More CPT Notes
As noted in part 1 (Nov./Dec. 2004), lesion coding can be confusing. Terms are often vague or used interchangeably. Thus good documentation is absolutely crucial for the correct coding of both diagnosis and procedure. It’s go....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 1
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Part 1 of 4
As new technology spreads through healthcare organizations, traditional walls that divided departments are coming down. HIM professionals increasingly find themselves collaborating with IT and clinical colleagues to select, design, implement, test, and train staff on new....
Practice Toolkit: Hospice
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Hospice Challenges
When asked about challenges in HIM in the hospice care setting, Myers notes that the challenges in ensuring hospice records are complete and reflect the care given are very similar to those in other healthcare facilities. In fact, another member of the CoP, Susan Torzew....
What's Your ICD-10 Plan? Findings and Recommendations from Research on ICD-10 Implementation
Author: Piselli, Caroline
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
What’s your plan for implementing ICD-10? A new study asked this question to 500 healthcare managers and executives. Here are the highlights, with recommendations from those who have been there.
If it’s sometimes unwelcome to hear, it’s true all the same: w....
Trouble with DRGs
Author: Mahoney, Robert J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 2005
A major frustration among coding professionals, particularly in the inpatient setting, is the difficulty in translating physician documentation into diagnostic related group (DRG) data. Some hospitals have attempted to improve their coding effectiveness by establishing time-consuming physician....
Prompt, the Alert, and the Legal Record: Documenting Clinical Decision Support Systems
Author: Rollins, Gina
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
As evidence-based medicine systems proliferate, organizations are grappling with the question of when—or whether—to document them in the legal record. So far, the prompts are many, but the answers are few.
A physician enters a medication order in a computerized physician orde....
Advancing HIM Issues in 2004: the Quiet Storm
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Although healthcare headed the 108th Congress’s agenda in the first session, its second session included little in the way of HIM issues, focusing instead on election-year topics. However, the healthcare-lite agenda didn’t stop AHIMA from advancing its work in 2004.
A New Voi....
Standardized Data: the Difference for EHR Solutions
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
This month, Dallas will be the center of the health IT world as HIMSS hosts its 2005 trade show, of which AHIMA again will be a sponsor. We look forward to learning how electronic health record (EHR) solutions are maturing and how provider organizations are succeeding in improving patient care....
HIPAA: It's Different for Manufacturers
Author: Humphrey, Heather L.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
A few years ago, the Y2K crisis refocused the data world. Suddenly medical device manufacturers saw the inherent risks data brought to the business industry. What began with answering a simple question about date functionality quickly moved to conversations about personal information, its appr....
Taking the Measure of Measures: Quality Data Initiatives and the Challenge of Effective and Efficient Data
Author: Hall, Debra; Siegel, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Tracking case outcomes helps improve care and create efficiency. But without universal reporting standards, the workload for hospitals is heavy and the data lacks uniformity.
There are only so many hours in a day. Take the case of New Jersey hospitals.
The Leapfrog Group rates....
PHR Effect
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
As part of the Markle and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Connecting for Health collaborative, a working group on policies for electronic information sharing between doctors and patients was formed. The working group comprised 25 industry leaders, including AHIMA former past president Barb....
Cervical Dysplasia and CIN: What's the Difference?
Author: Herr, Victoria A.; Stanfill, Mary H
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 2005
In fiscal year 2005, new ICD-9-CM codes were created for reporting cervical dysplasias and abnormal Pap smears. From a clinical perspective, the new codes and instructional notes align ICD-9-CM with current terminology used in diagnosing and reporting cellular abnormalities of the cervix. From....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 2
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
In last month’s column we defined and described projects, portfolios, and project management. We identified the project manager’s role and the concept of a project life cycle. This month we will begin to discuss the nine project management knowledge areas. First we will look at how....
Understanding the EHR System Functional Model Standard
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Patient Data to Go: Germany's National Smart Card Project
Author: Blobel, Bernd; Pharow, Peter
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Smart cards help keep consumers and their health data in the same place. In Germany, a national project enters the test phase.
It’s a major challenge getting patients and their data in the same room. As consumers increasingly receive their care from a variety of providers, their hea....
Power of Knowledge: QI Manager Uses Data to Drive Performance
Author: Hicks, Jewelle E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
As vice president of quality and improvement for Child Health Corporation of America (CHCA) in Shawnee Mission, KS, Cheri Throop, RN, RHIT, MHSA, CPHQ, is part of a business alliance of the leading children’s hospitals in the country. Her role at CHCA allows Throop to work locally and na....
Setting Our Strategic Directions
Author: Abdelhak, Mervat N.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
From Team Talks to component state associations (CSAs), the input of AHIMA members has culminated in a set of interrelated strategic goals and priorities for 2005.
In late 2004 the Board of Directors approved these initiatives as well as a budget to support the implementation of pla....
Data Linkage: Ready or Not, It's Here [part 1]
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
In early 2004 Connecting for Health, a public-private collaborative funded by the Markle and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations, engaged a cross-section of experts in security, technology, privacy, consulting, and medical informatics to define how healthcare information could be shared more effec....
Making Amendments Meaningful
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
Now that we’re well entrenched in compliance with the privacy rule and headed toward the electronic health record (EHR), the personal health record (PHR), and regional health information organizations (RHIOs), amendments may seem like a mundane topic. But, as this article explains, it is....
New Procedures for Joint Resurfacing of the Knee
Author: Hull, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: March 2005
For 2005, CPT added a number of codes to reflect the continuing evolution of reconstructive knee procedures, especially those that address resurfacing of the articular surface of the joint following loss of normal chondral tissue. The fact that chondral tissue is avascular and has limited rege....
Practice Toolkit: Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
Author: Haines, Pamela T.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
HIPAA’s privacy rule has heightened awareness about confidentiality of healthcare information among the general public. However, pockets of confusion still exist. Misunderstandings between healthcare providers and law enforcement officials (LEOs) abound about the laws governing protected....
HIPAA Audit and System Activity Review: Developing a Process that Focuses on the Greatest Risks First
Author: Hofler, Linda D.; Hardee, Joy; Dildy, Kenneth; Burleson, Deeanna; Grady, Jamie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
The privacy and security rules require audits and system activity reviews. Here is one health system's process, a systematic approach that focuses on areas of greatest risk.
Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of patient information is fundamental to HIM, but it has taken on a new le....
AHIMA's Preferred Future: Framing AHIMA's Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Abdelhak, Mervat N.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
Leadership’s responsibility is to advance the organization it serves by delivering on its mission and promises. It should build a better future for its membership. Great leaders are intent on continuing the organization’s legacy of success and sustained performance. They are commit....
Safeguarding ePHI from Fire the Dry Way
Author: Brown, Karen
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
With HIPAA’s security rule compliance date right around the corner, many HIM professionals are still trying to determine if they have adequate safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information (ePHI).
Many....
Getting to Know PubMed: an Overview
Author: Fenton, Susan H.; Williams, Margaret
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Reporting Security Incidents
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
HIPAA requires covered entities “implement policies and procedures to address security incidents.” There is one implementation specification: to “identify and respond to suspected or known security incidents; mitigate, to the extent practical, harmful effects of security inci....
NHIN Comes into Focus
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a request for information (RFI) to gather broad input about how the US national health information network (NHIN) should be designed. In just six short weeks, hundreds of organizations and thousands of stakeholders....
HIPAA Marches On--Or Does It?
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
HIPAA has taught us that standardization is hard. When the act was signed into law in 1996, the optimists among us believed that within four years the healthcare industry would be using a variety of uniform national administrative transactions, most associated with what we now call the revenue....
Ready for the EHR?: a New Survey Measures EHR Implementation and Individual Readiness
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
The electronic health record (EHR) is making inroads in healthcare organizations, and many HIM professionals say they are ready. More than 40 percent of respondents to a new survey indicate that their organizations are extensively or partially implementing an EHR, and almost 70 percent say the....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 3
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
In previous columns we described early project steps, from developing the charter to creating the scope statement and work breakdown structure. This month we will look at the Project Management Institute’s knowledge areas of time, cost, and quality.
Time Management
Managin....
Real-World RHIO: a Regional Health Information Organization Blazes a Trail in Upstate New York
Author: Koval, Dianne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
By distributing costs and benefits among providers and payers, a regional physician association is creating a data exchange network with an ambitious goal: interoperable EHR systems in every physician’s office.
Mark Foster, MD, of Hudson Valley Primary Care in Wappingers Falls, NY,....
Data Linkage: Ready of Not, It's Here [part 2]
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
As stewards of the data housed within our organizations, HIM professionals must be cognizant of ongoing work to facilitate sharing of data across networks. Such activities will gather momentum in the coming years as electronic health records become common practice. HIM professionals must endea....
Setting AHIMA's 2005 Federal Agenda: AHIMA Charts its Legislative Couse for the Coming Year
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
In January we discussed how AHIMA members can get involved in local health information and advocacy projects. In February we examined 2004 federal legislative activities. This month we will review AHIMA’s federal agenda for 2005.
The Ball Is Rolling on NHIN
In November the....
26.2-mile Security Rule: Is Your Organization Gaining on Compliance or Just Running in Place?
Author: Walsh, Tom
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
The race to security compliance is a marathon, not a dash. Here’s how to gauge your progress.
With implementation of the HIPAA security rule next month, many organizations are preparing to sprint toward the deadline. However, compliance is more like a marathon than a 100-meter dash....
Backbone of the Security Rule
Author: Featheringham, Meg
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
For Gail Kraft, RHIA, CHPS, a patient’s medical information is sacred. “For me, and I believe this is true for other health information professionals, we’ve always been passionate about protecting the privacy of our patients and their medical information,” she says. As....
Trouble with DRGs: Part 2
Author: Mahoney, Robert J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: March 2005
Last issue’s article presented some ways that DRG criteria redefine well-established clinical entities such as respiratory failure and sepsis. This article will discuss two other incompatibilities between DRG criteria and clinical practice: the clinical distinctions required by the DRG s....
CCR--Not an EHR
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
In 2003 the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) kicked off the development of the Continuity of Care Record (CCR) standard, which was finalized in that year and passed by ASTM in April 2004. Sponsorship of the CCR brought together ASTM International, the Massachusetts Medical....
Matchmaking: an Interview with John Halamka on Linking Patient Records Regionally
Author: Rollins, Gina
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
John Halamka has a history of matching patient records in a large health system. How can that be done in regional networks of unaffiliated organizations?
John Halamka, MD, is chief information officer at CareGroup Healthcare System, a Boston-based integrated delivery system with six hosp....
Transforming Healthcare: the Time for Change is Now
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
In recent remarks to Connecting for Health’s steering group, David Brailer, MD, PhD, the national health information technology coordinator, noted that if this is the decade of health IT adoption, 2005 could well turn out to be the year of “maximum flexion.” Brailer urged the....
State of Document Management: an HIM Roundtable
Author: Friedman, Beth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
In this panel discussion, four experts discuss the big picture and the fine grain of document management now and in the years ahead.
Document imaging, document management, electronic document management systems (EDMS)... these terms have all been part of the HIM vernacular for more than....
Reaffirming Your HIPAA Compliance Efforts
Author: Woloszyn, William
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
Two years after the HIPAA privacy compliance date, is it time for your organization to reassess your efforts and recommit to enforcing HIPAA?
Revisiting HIPAA’s Roots
The HIPAA privacy regulation was created in response to public healthcare concerns about the privacy of pa....
HIM Role in Bringing e-HIM to Small Practices
Author: Hanson, Susan P.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
In order for the nation’s health IT strategy to succeed, small physician practices must adopt electronic health records (EHRs). The transition of the paper-based small physician practice to the digital world will require a fundamental understanding of the practice and the deployment and....
Room for Improvement: CMS Reports 2004 Payment Error Rate Findings; OIG Publishes Recommendations for Hospital Compliance Programs
Author: Bowman, Sue E
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
Two recent developments highlight the need for improvement in medical record documentation, coding, and hospital compliance programs.
CMS Fails to Meet 2004 Payment Error Rate Performance Goal
One of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare performan....
Outsourcing ROI: Does it Make Sense for You?
Author: Bellenghi, G. Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
Governed by state and federal regulations, release of information (ROI) is a time-consuming and sensitive process. Failure to fulfill requests accurately and on time can have painful ramifications, affecting quality of patient care and prompting irate phone calls and legal action or fines. Not....
SNOMED CT Helps Drive EHR Success
Author: Giannangelo, Kathy; Berkowitz, Lyle
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: April 2005
With the advent of electronic health record (EHR) systems, IT solutions are needed to ease the recording of standard codes for clinical encounters. The basis for these products is a standard terminology, without which the full benefits of an EHR are unlikely to be realized. One expert notes th....
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