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Swiped, Not Hacked: After a Year of Reporting, Theft Remains Main Cause of Breach
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2011
With one year of breach reporting on the books this month, theft remains the most common cause of data breach in healthcare. Of the 217 large-scale breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services by mid-January 2011, 121 (56 percent) involved theft. Of those, 89 involved a lapt....
HIM Functions in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2011
Editor's note: this practice brief supplants the January 2005 practice brief "The HIM Role in Patient Safety and Quality of Care."
Achieving high quality, cost-efficient healthcare requires collaboration among all healthcare professionals and stakeholders. Currently the quality of....
Consistent and Uniform Approach to Health Data and Its Use: AHIMA’s Statement on Data Stewardship
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
With the emergence of health IT, the rules of health data creation, management, exchange, and use are changing. A need for national standards on both data creation and use is emerging in place of the local, organizational policies that served in a time of more limited data mobility.
I....
HIM Can Play a Role in Price Transparency
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2019
While a lot has been done to fight some of the biggest inequities in healthcare—such as higher premiums or insurance denials for pre-existing conditions—some mysteries of the system remain impenetrable for consumers. Chief among those is price transparency and the quagmire that must be navigate....
Best Practices in the Art and Science of Clinical Documentation Improvement (2018 Update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: January 2019
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief update supersedes the July 2015 Practice Brief titled “Best Practices in the Art and Science of Clinical Documentation Improvement.”
Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is a discipline focused on improv....
Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2019 Update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2019
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the January 2016 Practice Brief titled “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2016 Update).”
This American Health Information Management Association – Association of Clinical Documentation Im....
Digital Assistants Record First Privacy Breaches
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2019
Incidents Create Questions About the Emerging Tech’s Use in Healthcare
Unquestionably, artificial intelligence (AI) is destined to revolutionize healthcare. It’s also highly likely that in the near future, lawmakers in the United States will pursue legislation to strengthen privacy law....
Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2019 Update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2019
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the January 2016 Practice Brief titled “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice (2016 Update).”
This American Health Information Management Association – Association of Clinical Documentation Im....
When Bedside Manner is Conveyed Through a Screen
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2019
If medicine is also an art and not just a science—as physicians who argue that each patient requires a different approach assert—then it’s hard to understand the rationale that led a California hospital to deliver end-of-life treatment plans via telemedicine “robots.”1
As several....
Health Information Management and Litigation: How the Two Meet
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2019
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the November-December 2013 “E-Discovery Litigation and Regulatory Investigation Response Planning: Crucial Components of Your Organization’s Information and Data Governance Processes” and October 2005 “Legal Process and Electronic Health Record....
HOSPITAL ABC
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2019
CodeWrite September 19 PCS
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
Clinical Documentation Improvement for Outpatient Care: Design and Implementation
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief is based on an excerpt from the AHIMA Press publication Clinical Documentation Improvement for Outpatient Care: Design and Implementation by Pamela Carroll Hess, MA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CPC.
The AHIMA Foundation has established compe....
Three Ways Analytics Optimizes Health Outcomes
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
By Valerie Watzlaf, PhD, MPH, RHIA, FAHIMA
Over the summer I was fortunate to participate in several conferences. I was both honored to be involved and enthralled at the expertise of all of the individuals who participated and presented.
Data is powerful. Data litera....
NIST Privacy Framework: Protecting Privacy While Promoting Interoperability
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
By Karen Starling Greenhalgh, HCISPP, CHC, CHPC
Privacy is often seen as a barrier to electronic health information exchange (HIE). To help address those concerns and meld core privacy principles with proven oversight and accountability mechanisms, the National Institute of Standa....
A Time to Be Bold
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer
HIM professionals are well aware of the work involved in matching patients to their unique records. Mismatched records can cost us time, lead to frustration, and cause headaches and dissatisfaction for patients and provide....
Appendix D: Qualitative Productivity Tool Example
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
Productivity expectations can be both qualitative and quantitative. Qualitative productivity is measuring the quality of the work being performed. This is typically measured by performing audits of the CDI professional’s work and then assigning a numeric value so it can be measured (see e....
Appendix C: Ongoing Education Plan
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
An annual plan for ongoing education can be developed and started at the beginning of each calendar or fiscal year, or with the annual employee evaluation. The manager of the CDI team or designee can be required to ensure each education topic is offered to the employee during the year. It is im....
Appendix A: Key Points in Developing a CDI Program
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
Recruitment Best Practices
Create a culture where great employees want to work
Consider the candidate’s cultural compatibility, leadership skills, communication skills, and intellectual ability
Consider all candidate streams when recruiting both internally an....
Appendix B: Orientation for New CDI Professionals
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
Orientation for new clinical documentation professionals should include the nuances involved in diagnosis, procedure, inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS), and outpatient prospective payment systems (OPPS) capture. Some of these topics include concepts such as major diagnostic categorie....
Putting the ICD-10-CM/PCS GEMs into Practice
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Comcast Eyes Home Health Monitoring
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2019
A couple years ago, Saturday Night Live spoofed how senior citizens use automated home assistant products such as Amazon’s Echo by imagining a fictional product called Amazon Echo Silver—a device designed to help forgetful, hard of hearing seniors manage activities like turning up the thermosta....
Definition, History, and Use of the Problem List
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2019
The problem list was first defined and created by Lawrence Weed in the 1960s at a time when care continuity was its primary purpose. Problem lists have become more widely used as a basis for problem-oriented charting, a methodology for clinical documentation embraced by many in the medical esta....
Paper Workaround Defeats EHRs’ Purpose
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2019
In research findings that should surprise very few health information management (HIM) professionals, attending physicians and the colleagues they conduct morning rounds with think electronic health records (EHRs) aren’t well suited for rounding in patient rooms. Their disdain for this now perv....
Using CC/MCC Capture Rates as a Key Performance Indicator
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2019
The goal of this Practice Brief is to provide an explanation of the complication/comorbid condition and major complication/comorbid condition (CC/MCC) capture rate, review the calculation, and introduce the uses of this key performance indicator (KPI) by different functions of the mid-revenue c....
Modifications to ICD-10-CM/PCS Under Review
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2014
The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee, a public forum on ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS code updates, met in September 2013. Meetings of this committee are co-chaired by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Coding proposals are presented at these meetings and the public is given the opportunity to comment. No final decisions regarding the adoption of code proposals are made at the meetings, but are made by the director of NCHS and the administrator of CMS.
RAC Reform Awaits Government Action
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2013
Although the First session of the 113th Congress is coming to a close, plenty of work remains for the members of Congress to accomplish in the coming year. AHIMA has worked closely with federal legislators to raise awareness on key initiatives that affect health information management (HIM....
'We Are Ready!' ICD-10 Coalition Asks Congress to Avoid Another Implementation Delay
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2015
“We need it—and we are ready!” That was the main message from speakers who voiced support for making the ICD-10-CM/PCS transition at a briefing by the Coalition for ICD-10 in February.
The following are interviews with several speakers at the briefing on why....
Advancing Stage 3 Meaningful Use and 2015 EHR Certification Criteria: Why HIM Professionals Hold the Key
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2015
This past spring, the HIM profession saw many important regulatory changes. For starters, on March 20 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for stage 3 of the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. At the same time, the Office....
Transparency is a Top Priority, Says New CMS Chief Data Officer
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2015
Niall Brennan, director of the Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics and the first chief data officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), recognizes the pivotal role that data and information should play in transforming healthcare.
Before Brennan took....
Get to Know AHIMA’s Advocacy and Public Policy Team
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2015
AHIMA’s Advocacy and Public Policy Team may only have five members, but its voice is loud and clear at the national level, providing input on key issues related to ICD-10, HIPAA, electronic health records (EHRs), clinical documentation improvement, information governance, and more. Exactly who....
Set Your Sights on ICD-10 and Meaningful Use in 2015
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
Now that the new year is well underway, most of us have probably settled on our resolutions and are working hard to achieve them. Hopefully both ICD-10-CM/PCS preparation and the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program are high on the list of priorities for healthcare providers.
....
OIG Reveals Top Oversight Priorities for 2015
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
OIG's 90-page work plan for fiscal year 2015 (FY15) offers a high-level view of the office's continued monitoring of various HHS programs and initiatives, particularly those designed to ensure the appropriateness of Medicare and Medicaid payments. The work plan also outlines many of the government's activities in FY15 designed to ensure care quality and safety in hospitals and other healthcare settings.
Decoding the Cromnibus Spending Bill for HIM Stakeholders
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2015
Buried deep within the 700-page “cromnibus”—the massive spending bill passed by both chambers of Congress last December—are various provisions that could affect HIM professionals directly. The following offers an explanation of the cromnibus and some of its most relevant provisions.
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AHIMA Lends Expertise to ONC Patient Matching Initiative
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2015
The ability to securely and accurately match patients with their electronic health records (EHRs) across all health information exchanges (HIEs) remains a serious patient privacy, safety, and quality issue facing the HIM community. As many as eight to 14 percent of all health records incl....
Advocacy 101: Preparing for Hill Day 2016
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Do you consider yourself an HIM advocate? Are you passionate about HIM initiatives? Do you want to make a difference in the strategic direction of the HIM profession?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should plan to participate in AHIMA’s 2016 Leadership....
ICD-10 Coalition Cautions Capitol Hill Against Further Implementation Delay
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2015
AHIMA is not the only industry voice advocating for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. At a Capitol Hill briefing sponsored by the Coalition for ICD-10, Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, senior director of coding policy and compliance at AHIMA, was joined by many other industry leaders who....
New Coordinator Shapes Direction of ONC
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
Karen Desalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, believes it’s time to shake things up a little at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). DeSalvo, who previously served as the New Orleans city health commissioner and senior health policy advisor to Mayor Mitch Landrieu, began her appoint....
Health Intelligence Revolution Coming to Long-Term and Post-Acute Care
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....
HHS Opens Up National Patient Access to Lab Test Reports
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2014
The healthcare patient engagement revolution rolls on in the US, with the latest victory for patient advocates coming via a change in patient access rights to lab test information. New legislation recently enacted makes it easier than ever before for all US patients to gain access to thei....
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....
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.
Climbing the Hill: Hill Day 2014 Brings AHIMA Members Opportunity to Advocate for HIM
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2014
Spring is an exciting time in Washington, DC. The cherry blossoms reach full bloom, tourists arrive to visit the nation’s historical sites, and HIM professionals gear up for a full year of public policy activities at AHIMA’s annual Leadership Symposium and Hill Day events. This year, howe....
CMS Rule Allows CEHRT Flexibility
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2014
On August 29, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule that provides flexibility on how providers use certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) and qualify for attestation to the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program for the 2014 reportin....
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....
AHIMA Continues Support for Essential Standards
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2014
Standards are a foundational element for managing health information without regard for the type of media used in its capture and use.
The year 2014 is expected to be one of collaboration between standards organizations as the world recognizes the need for use of standards....
Value of Personal Health Records: A Joint Position Statement for Consumers of Health Care
Author: AHIMA; American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
Source: AHIMA position statement | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
Position
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) advocate empowering individuals to manage their healthcare through the use of a personal health record (PHR). The PHR is a tool....
Best Practices for Problem Lists in an EHR
Author: AHIMA Best Practices for Problem Lists in an EHR Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
The content in this practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only. More recent information is available here.
Standards of Ethical Coding
Author: AHIMA Board of Directors
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2000
[The Standards of Ethical Coding have been updated. You can view the most current version here.]
Planning for Present on Admission
Author: AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Key Points of the UB-04
Author: AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council; Garrett, Gail S.; Johnson, Laurine; Johnson, Kathy M
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Summary of ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting
Author: AHIMA Coding Policy and Strategy Committee
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 1996
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 on June 6, 1996, in Washington, DC. NCHS’s Donna Pickett, RRA, and HCFA’s Patricia Brooks, RRA, cochaired the meeting.
Clarification of Clinical Data Sets, Vocabularies, Terminologies, and Classification
Author: AHIMA Coding Policy and Strategy Committee
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 1999
[Please note: the content in this article is out of date. It is being updated by AHIMA's Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council]
Clinical data set, vocabulary, terminology, and classification system. We frequently hear, see, and speak these terms, but what....
Quest for Quality and Comparability in the National Healthcare Database: Announcing A Payer’s Guide to Health Care Data Quality and Integrity
Author: AHIMA Coding Policy and Strategy Committee
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 1996
As the computer-based patient record slowly becomes a reality, the need has never been greater for a national cooperative effort to recognize and apply uniform terminology and coding guidelines for both the clinical community and fiscal intermediaries. AHIMA’s Coding Policy and Strategy Commit....
Destination 10: Healthcare Organization Preparation for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS (2004 update)
Author: AHIMA Coding Products and Services Team
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2004
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Managing and Improving Data Quality (2003 update)
Author: AHIMA Coding Products and Services Team
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2003
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Developing a Coding Compliance Policy Document (2001)
Author: AHIMA Coding Team
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Health Information Management: Professional Definition
Author: AHIMA Committee on Professional Definition (1999); AHIMA Committee on Professional Definition (2000)
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2001
Health information management improves the quality of healthcare by insuring that the best information is available to make any healthcare decision. Health information management professionals manage healthcare data and information resources. The profession encompasses services in pl....
Your Job in the E-health Era
Author: AHIMA E-Health Task Force
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2002
Are you ready to work in the e-health era? This excerpt from “Report on the Roles and Functions of E-health Information Management,” a recent white paper by AHIMA’s E-health Task Force, describes the many skills HIM professionals already have that can easily translate to....
Defining the Personal Health Record
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Personal Health Record Work Group
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2005
AHIMA Releases Definition, Attributes of Consumer Health Record
The personal health record (PHR) will play a key role in the move to a safer, more efficient, consumer-driven US healthcare system. It will be a valuable asset to individuals and families, enabling them to integrate and mana....
Your Guide to Implementing the EHR: AHIMA Work Groups Deliver Best Practices
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Task Force
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2004
AHIMA member work groups took a vision of the e-HIM future and wrote the user’s guide, chapters 1–6. Here are the highlights.
In 2003 AHIMA appointed a task force of experts to develop a vision of the e-HIM future. To advance the recommendations of the task force, AHIMA create....
Vision of the e-HIM Future: a Report from the AHIMA e-HIM Task Force
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Task Force
Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - Supplement
Publication Date: August 2003
This report documents the meeting of AHIMA's e-HIM Task Force in early 2003. Discussions are summarized and recommendations outlined.
Electronic Signature, Attestation, and Authorship (2009 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group: Best Practices for Electronic Signature and Attestation
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Guidelines for EHR Documentation to Prevent Fraud
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group: Guidelines for EHR Documentation Practice
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality: Model for Implementing an EHR Documentation Improvement Process
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Assessing and Improving Healthcare Data Quality in the EHR
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
Improving data quality in an electronic healthcare environment requires a greater focus on standardized documentation procedures. With an EHR, the need to evaluate and improve healthcare data quality through concurrent assessment, data collection monitoring, and ongoing process improvement requ....
Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Assessing and Improving Healthcare Data Quality in the EHR
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2007
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Delving into Computer-assisted Coding
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Computer-Assisted Coding
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
New Electronic Discovery Civil Rule
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on e-Discovery
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Guidelines for Developing a Data Dictionary
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on EHR Data Content
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Data Standard Time: Data Content Standardization and the HIM Role
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on EHR Data Content
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2006
To efficiently and accurately share clinical information, EHRs must be interoperable—the IT systems and software applications used by various facilities and made by different vendors must be able to communicate so that usable data can be exchanged accurately, effectively, and consistentl....
HIM Principles in Health Information Exchange
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM in Health Information Exchange
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Checklist for Assessing HIM Department Readiness and Planning for the EHR
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM Practice Transformation
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
EHR Career Opportunities: sample HIM Job Descriptions
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM Practice Transformation
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Mitigating Medical Identity Theft
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Medical Identity Theft
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2008
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Using the SSN as a Patient Identifier
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs)
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
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