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The Musculoskeletal System and ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: September 2011
The ICD-10-CM/PCS transition will provide coding professionals with the opportunity to enhance their coding skills. However, it will also require most coders brush up on their anatomy and physiology knowledge. Now is the perfect time to gain a better understanding of the differences between IC....
ICD-10-PCS From the Heart: Cardiovascular Procedures
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2015
The complexity of ICD-10-PCS, as well as the need for a better understanding of anatomy and physiology and the technique of surgical procedures, has been well documented. The coding of cardiovascular procedures in ICD-10-PCS, in particular, requires focus.
Consider these p....
Dissecting the Operative Report for Accurate ICD-10-PCS Code Assignment
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2016
The implementation of ICD-10-PCS has created new challenges in coding surgical procedures. While coding professionals have always been expected to read and interpret all surgical documentation, ICD-10-PCS has increased the level of understanding necessary for accurate code assignment.
Six Months and Counting: Are You Ready for ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation?
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2015
With just six months until the implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, now is the time for HIM professionals to re-evaluate the state of their facility’s implementation plan and make any necessary adjustments to ensure a successful transition. Previous delays may have slowed down....
Best Practices for Coding Productivity: Assessing Productivity in ICD-9 to Prepare for ICD-10
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: July 2012
As organizations begin to prepare for ICD-10 implementation, the question of coder productivity is usually close to the top of everyone's list. Addressing productivity in ICD-9-CM will provide a baseline of information crucial for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS.
The AHIMA e-HIM Cod....
2010 CPT Coding Update
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: February 2010
Changes to CPT codes for 2010 include 219 additions, 141 revisions, and 63 deletions. This article highlights some of the more notable changes; a comprehensive list can be found in appendix B of the 2010 CPT coding book. The changes took effect January 1.
Resequencing
The most n....
FY 2010 Changes to the Hospital IPPS
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2009
The final rule for the FY 2010 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System was released on July 31, 2009. Changes in the rule went into effect with inpatient discharges of October 1, 2009, and are reflected in Grouper Version 27.0.
The changes to MS-DRGs and the complication and co....
The Respiratory System and ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: January 2012
The transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS will provide coding professionals with the opportunity to enhance and improve their coding skills. However, it will also require coders brush up on their anatomy and physiology knowledge. This is the perfect time to gain a better understanding of the differences....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Drainage, Extirpation, and Fragmentation
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: June 2013
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
The implementation of ICD-10-PCS will challenge the skills of coders-it contains many unique features and provides an opportunity to truly reflect the complexity of....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Bypass, Inspection, and Map
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
In this article, the Journal of AHIMA continues the 10 part Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS. This article will take a more in de....
Data Management a Hot Topic at ICD-10 Summit: Top Ten Lists, Documentation Teams, and Code Freeze Info Among Highlights
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
The conversion to ICD-10 impacts all segments of healthcare, including data management processes.
The 2012 ICD-10 Summit provided attendees and presenters alike the opportunity to learn from the experiences of their peers and hear first-hand accounts of ICD-10 implementation successe....
FY 2011 Changes to the Hospital IPPS
Author: DeVault, Kathryn
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2010
The final rule for the FY 2011 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System was released July 30, 2010. Changes in the rule went into effect with October 1, 2010, inpatient discharges.
The changes to MS-DRGs and the complication and comorbidity (CC) and major complication and comorb....
Role of Coding and Documentation in the Quality Payment Program
Author: DeVault, Kathryn; Easterling, Sharon; Huey, Kim
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2017
In the current era of healthcare transformation, the continuing importance of documentation and coding cannot be overstated. With the multitude of acronyms being added to the healthcare vocabulary, one may wonder where documentation and coding fits in. It’s important to remember that....
Auditing Across the Continuum: One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Author: DeVault, Kathryn; Sartori, Natalie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2018
By Kathryn DeVault, MSL, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA, and Natalie Sartori, MEd, RHIA
All coding professionals have been involved in coding audits, in one form or another. Many hear the term “coding audit” and expect it to be a quality....
Device or No Device? Coding Impella/IABP External Ventricular Support and the Impact on MS-DRG Assignment
Author: DeVoe, Megan
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2017
The Impella® device (2.5 and 5.0) provides percutaneous external ventricular support for high-risk patients who cannot undergo traditional open cardiovascular procedures in the inpatient hospital setting. Like intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) that have been used for decades, these de....
Understand CMS Outpatient Hospital Edits in 10 Minutes or Less
Author: DeVoe, Megan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2018
By Megan DeVoe, CCS
Editor’s Note: This is the first article in a three-part series on how to master the information available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website.
When coding foR outpatient hosp....
Utilizing the CMS Website for Additional Coding Direction
Author: DeVoe, Megan
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: July 2018
By Megan DeVoe, CCS
Editor’s Note: This is the final article in a three-part series on how to master the information available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website.
Have you ever wondered how a code bec....
Building Consumer Trust into Health Information Exchange
Author: Diamond, Carol; Ricciardi, Lygeia
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2006
For nationwide health information exchange to succeed, consumers must trust that their data are being managed responsibly. Regional and other networks that create the nationwide exchange should make consumer trust a priority that is factored into every decision they make. Connecting for....
How to Create a Modern and Compliant Record Retention Schedule You Can Actually Execute
Author: Diamond, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2019
By Mark Diamond
Health information management (HIM) professionals need to ask themselves if their records retention schedule is helping or hurting their records retention program.
Traditional records retention schedules largely assume that most information is paper-....
Enterprise Information Management and Information Strategy: A Brief How-To Guide
Author: Dickey, John MSHI, RHIA, PMP
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2018
By John H. Dickey, MSHI, RHIA, PMP
The road to information governance (IG) varies greatly between healthcare organizations. Some organizations may compare it to a pathway with trampled grass, partially filled with gravel, while others find a freshly paved....
IT Implementation Requires HIM Expertise
Author: Didear, Kay
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1998
Implementing a computer-based patient record (CPR) begins long before the first installment of software is loaded. This process significantly benefits from the skills and expertise health information management professionals bring to the table. But don't assume that your healthcare m....
State Connection: State-level Efforts in Health Information Exchange
Author: Dierker, Lynn
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2008
Operating between community efforts and a nationwide health data network, statewide public-private partnerships are showing unique potential to advance interoperability and promote effective governance.
The early proliferation of health data-sharing networks produced numerous config....
Understanding Cybersecurity: A Primer for HIM Professionals - Retired
Author: Dill, Mark W; Lucci, Susan; Walsh, Tom
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2016
As protectors of patient health records, health information management (HIM) professionals are developing a keener understanding of the broad topic of cybersecurity and are becoming actively involved in organizational cybersecurity efforts. Information technology (IT) departments typically are....
Healthcare Career Path Leads to AHIMA CEO
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2011
Immediately after landing her first HIM job in 1978, Lynne Thomas Gordon became a member of AHIMA. Now, after a 30-year career that has ranged from HIM intern to hospital C-suite administrator, Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, FACHE, feels her entire career has led to her recent appointment as AHIMA....
Quality Connected: Senior Advisor Links to Performance Improvement Organizations for Joint Commission
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2008
Sharon Sprenger, MPA, RHIA, CPHQ, is saving lives, one performance measure at a time. Though she is not handling scalpels or running crash carts, Sprenger still considers herself a vital behind-the-scenes player in healthcare improvement.
Sprenger is the senior advisor, measurement o....
Complicated Game: HISPC Privacy and Security Collaborative Hands off Three Years of Work
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
The ambitious experiment to identify and lower the privacy and security barriers to health information exchange is winding down. The legacy, say participants, is awareness, resources, and proof that collaboration works. What happens next, however, is uncertain.
The Health Information....
Information “Healthcare’s Most Important Resource": an Interview with Incoming AHIMA CEO Alan Dowling
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
Since beginning his career in healthcare, Alan Dowling, PhD, has understood that health information management is at the core of quality care. It is as beneficial in the treatment of patients as a good radiologist or CAT scan machine, he believes.
As AHIMA’s new CEO, Dowling says he....
Growing ICD-10: Seedling Transition Programs Take Root
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2011
There are two basic approaches to the ICD-10 transition: (1) a late, mad scramble to get systems converted before the deadline; or (2) an intentional cultivation that uses the transition to improve business processes, documentation, and clinical care. Three organizations offer a picture of the....
Health Information Management 2025: Current “Health IT Revolution” Drastically Changes HIM in The Near Future
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2012
Today's HIM education models must change now to keep up with the rapidly evolving landscape of tomorrow's HIM field.
The health information technology revolution has begun, and as it progresses, the shake-up in health information management departments, processes, a....
Exposing Double Identity at Patient Registration
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
Keeping the organization’s master patient index clean leads some HIM departments all the way back to patient registration, where they collaborate to prevent errors before care starts. Accurate registration helps keep patient data complete and clean as it moves throughout the organization.
‘Don't Slow Down’: An ICD-10 Summit Wrap-Up
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
In an industry facing several distractions from various government initiatives and regulation changes, ICD-10-CM/PCS became the center of attention from April 16-17 as top experts and interested parties gathered in Baltimore, MD to discuss the ongoing transition to the new code set at the 2012....
For Coding, a Time of High Priorities
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 2011
By nature, coding is a profession full of change. However, these days everything seems to be changing at once—from documentation at the point of care to workflow to code sets to reimbursement methods. And these days, everything seems to be high priority.One thing....
Advancing Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 2011
Editor’s note: This month’s practice brief, “HIM Functions in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety,” outlines the critical functions HIM professionals perform in the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. Here, members of the AHIMA quality and safety tas....
Ten Questions for CAC Vendors
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 2011
An increasing number of healthcare facilities are turning to computer-assisted coding (CAC) to streamline workflows and help reduce coding workloads. Others are giving the technology a close look for the first time.
“Interest in the technology has grown significantly ov....
Accessing Deceased Patient Records - FAQ (2013 update)
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2013
Patients retain the right to keep their medical records private even after death. The laws surrounding just who has a legal right to view those records can lead to confusing and frustrating situations.
But new rules implemented through the HITECH Act’s HIPAA moficiation final....
How to Request Your Medical Records
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 2012
If you’ve never requested your medical records from your doctor or hospital before, the process can seem complicated. However, understanding the law and the basic requirements will ease the process.
The Record Request Process
The basic process for requesting a medica....
New Patient Rights Scenarios
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 2010
HIPAA gave consumers the right to request that covered entities restrict certain disclosures of their protected health information, but it did not require covered entities to comply. ARRA does—in certain situations. ARRA also expands patients’ rights to an accounti....
Wake-up Call on the Security Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: October 2010
Recent changes to the enforcement of the HIPAA security rule have left many and HIM professionals wondering what, if anything, they need to change in order to stay compliant.
Federal regulation last year introduced the potential for additional random....
Patient-Centered Care: Looking ahead to Stage 2
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 2011
Editor’s note: In the cover story to this month’s print issue, Journal writer Chris Dimick explores the patient-centered measures in the meaningful use EHR incentive program. As experts tells him, the current stage 1 measures are a good start to getting patients more informatio....
Clearing the HIPAA Cobwebs: New ONC Chief Privacy Officer Lucia Savage Focuses on Balancing Privacy and Security with Expanding Interoperable EHR Exchange
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2015
The spiders of time have been hard at work on the US healthcare privacy and security rules, to the point that their place in health IT interoperability has become fogged and is inhibiting their proper role in the meaningful exchange of health information, according to Lucia Savage, JD, th....
Meet Wylecia Wiggs Harris
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2018
New AHIMA CEO Excited to Foster HIM Reimagined Implementation, Focus on Member Priorities
Transformational change in an industry can be scary—and cause many professionals to shy away from the challenge. But it’s the transformational cha....
How to Prevent Healthcare Cyber Extortion
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2018
By Chris Dimick
Cybercrime may seem like a rare, unlikely risk to some healthcare providers. But the threat is real—and rising—whether a healthcare facility is small or large, rural or urban. According to a January 2018 report comm....
Working to Make RECs Sustainable
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: November 07, 2011
The regional extension centers—created through federal grants to help small providers and hospitals select, implement, and use health IT—have several years remaining on their contracts. However, they are already considering business models that would make them self....
REC Connection
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: November 01, 2011
The path to meaningful use runs through the HIM department. Meeting the requirements of the federal EHR incentive program requires the contributions of HIM professionals to redesign documentation workflow, implement new health IT systems, and capture quality measures.
F....
Breach Notification Scenarios
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 01, 2010
In September 2009 the Department of Health and Human Services released an interim final rule describing a covered entity’s responsibilities to notify victims of a breach to their personal health information. The new rule was the result of provisions in the American Recovery and Reinv....
Patient-Centered Care: Looking ahead to Stage 2
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 05, 2011
Editor’s note: In the cover story to this month’s print issue, Journal writer Chris Dimick explores the patient-centered measures in the meaningful use EHR incentive program. As experts tell him, the current stage 1 measures are a good start to getting patients more information....
More Details Emerge on the Direct Project
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 22, 2011
Pilot projects testing the Direct Project health information exchange protocol remain on track, with project officials estimating wide industry use of Direct in 2012.
But more detail on how the average healthcare provider would use the exchange servic....
Tips for Successful Training
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 13, 2011
Without a doubt, the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS will impact patient care and revenue. Whether that impact is positive or negative, however, comes down to the quality of the training that organizations provide their clinical and coding staff.
Omar Ros....
HIPAA Violation? Sue Me
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 01, 2011
This is a true story that occurred recently in Indiana. Failing to collect payment for treatment, a medical group sent a patient to collections. In providing the unpaid bills to the collections attorney, practice staff failed to redact sensitive information. When the attorney filed the bil....
Assessing the ICD Impact, Planning Organizational Change
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 19, 2011
All good plans begin with an assessment of the here-and-now. A first step for any organization mapping its transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS is an assessment of the upgrade’s impact on current systems that use ICD codes. Understanding that impact is the start of all othe....
First Lessons
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 13, 2011
In April 2010 the Georgetown University Consulting Team conducted a series of interviews with six hospital networks that had gotten an early start on their ICD-10 transitions. Researchers asked the hospitals about their approaches, priorities, and early experiences....
Portraits of Progress in ICD-10
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 04, 2011
Since it was planted 30 years ago, the ICD-9 code set has grown roots deep into the healthcare system. Within individual organizations and enterprises, those roots can reach into nearly every department and function.
Upgrading to ICD-10 thus requires....
Uncertain Benefits, Certain Difficulties Inform Disclosure Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 21, 2011
Within the recently proposed rule on accounting of disclosure, the Office for Civil Rights summarizes a 2010 request for information it issued to the providers, payers, and consumer groups. The feedback it received offers an insight into provider and consumer exper....
Helping Patients Navigate Cancer Treatment
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: October 12, 2010
In a cancer patient’s darkest hour, patient navigator Mary Nespor, RHIA, is there to help.
Piloting the complex healthcare system—doctor appointments, medications, insurance forms—can be a daunting task for a patient, especially those facing serious i....
New Rules for Funds Transfer, Remittance Advice
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 19, 2012
The flurry of activity on HIPAA transaction standards continues.
The Department of Health and Human Services published an interim final rule for standards on electronic funds transfers (EFTs) and electronic remittance advice (ERA) on January 10. Manda....
ACOs Driving HIE Development, Competition
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 01, 2012
Health information exchange is about more than just connecting providers for the electronic transfer of records. Direct financial benefits can also result from this exchange.
Accountable care organizations (ACOs), which incentivize competing providers....
Industry Debates Necessity for ICD-10 Delay
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 30, 2012
Debate has followed the proposed delay of ICD-10, with the healthcare industry arguing whether the call to push back compliance to Oct. 1, 2014 was a political move aimed at appeasing powerful sectors of the healthcare industry or a necessary action to give a strug....
HIM Curriculum Must Be Revamped to Include Information Governance
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 29, 2014
Data and information governance practices have been recognized by industry thought leaders as the future of the HIM profession. As healthcare continues to implement electronic health record systems and other health IT, the importance of health information as a clinical....
Getting a Yes for PPE Placements
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 01, 2009
“No” is a common word heard by PPE coordinators.
Getting busy HIM professionals to host an HIM student for a professional practice experience can be a challenge. As important as the internships are in giving students real-world experience, PPE coordin....
Cost-Benefit Model for PHRs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: November 17, 2008
Healthcare is badly in need of some cost-savings. A new study suggests that a change in the way we keep health records could save billions. Last week the industry got a look at a cost-benefit model for personal health records. According to the report, widespre....
New Help for Medical Homes
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 12, 2009
Physicians seeking to transform their primary-care practices are seeing increasing support for the patient-centered medical home model. Growing recognition from payers and new help with the transition are advancing the model as a viable future for primary care.
Running a Successful CDIP
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 22, 2008
Clinical documentation improvement programs can enhance the clinical record and capture lost reimbursement. But they can be a challenge. Getting physician buy-in, avoiding turf wars between documentation specialists, coders, and nurses, and measuring program succes....
First Health Record Bank Pilot Launches
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 30, 2009
Washington State’s experiment in consumer-controlled health records has moved into a pilot phase, transforming the health record banking model from theory to testing. Earlier this month the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) announced the launch of three....
PCASSO Retrospective
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: December 18, 2008
PCASSO—the Patient Centered Access to Secure Systems Online project—was an early trailblazer in using the Internet to give patients and providers instant access to medical records. The project started in 1996, a time when most people considered the Internet an unse....
Help Is Here: First Consortia Health IT Grads Hit the Market
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2011
Last year 82 community colleges launched health IT training programs in a hurry. After a slow and sometimes bumpy start, the programs are picking up steam and the students are graduating. Now comes the next test: are the jobs out there?
Frank Lillo knew his field was changing, and he....
Fear Factor: Ambiguities in State Law Leave Some Providers Hesitant to Adopt EHRs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2009
Although the federal government has stepped in to give healthcare a push into the digital age, some providers remain hesitant, spooked by antiquated and ambiguous state laws that still identify paper records as the legal standard.
Their confusion is delaying their transition to elect....
Red Flags Rule In Limbo: Controversy Keeps Enforcement at Bay
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
Lawsuits, lobbying, and legislation are holding up enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s identity theft prevention law.
The Red Flags Rule has been all bark and no bite since the federal regulation was published in November 2007. More than two years and four postponements la....
NHIN Direct: ONC Keeps It Simple in Effort to Jumpstart Data Exchange
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
The federal government is creating a stripped-down version of the nationwide health information network to aid the meaningful use program. What does it mean for HIEs?
Simple is not a word typically associated with electronic health information exchange. For years, the act of sending....
WARNING Health IT May Be Hazardous to Your Healthcare: New Health IT Hazard Manager Helps Providers and Vendors Track Electronic Health Systems’ Side Effects
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2014
Some in the healthcare industry feel electronic health record (EHR) systems are a miracle cure for what ails a US healthcare system plagued with bloated costs, an inability to communicate, and stunted growth in the use of advanced tools. There are still others who equate some of the promis....
First Steps to Patient-Centered Care: Meaningful Use Focuses Industry on Baby Steps
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2011
It is hard to say just what patient-centered care is, but just about everyone agrees that we lack it. The meaningful use program has focused providers, vendors, and consumer advocates around some basic first steps.
This January the meaningful use program began, and with it launched a....
Clinical Documentation Specialists
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
Clinical documentation improvement programs are growing, moving some HIM professionals to the clinic floor.
With sharp eyes, clinical documentation specialist Sharnetha White calmly combs through a patient’s chart. She isn’t fazed by the organized chaos that surround....
Untangling Privacy
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2009
Health IT won’t advance far without resolving the complex issue of privacy protections. Can a complicated situation be teased apart thread by thread?
The debate on privacy has become very public.
Privacy advocates, health IT advocates, providers, HIM professionals, fe....
HIM Jobs of Tomorrow: Eleven new and revised jobs illustrate the trends changing HIM and the opportunities that lie ahead
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2008
Tomorrow’s HIM jobs are arriving today, as technology transforms how we capture, manage, and use information. Following are 11 jobs that represent evolving roles and emerging opportunities. Some are familiar roles with a new twist. Others are new roles, and some are possibilities. All ar....
ICD-10 Postcards: Canadians, Australians Share Experiences with ICD-10 Implementation
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2008
When people face a big change, they often call a friend for advice. It’s natural to seek out those who have experienced a similar transition.
Many questions surround the implementation of ICD-10 in the US. Besides the big question of when the classification system will be requir....
Streamlining Quality Measures Reporting: NQF Health IT Division Aims to Simplify Quality Measures Reporting from EHRs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
In 2008 The National Quality Forum (NQF) created a health IT division that, in part, hopes to simplify what it takes to abstract quality measurement data from electronic health records. HIM professionals are among those serving on the workgroups.
The division was developed in respons....
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