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Certified I10-Ready
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
To build up competencies in the new code set, AHIMA-credentialed professionals must add ICD-10-CM/PCS continuing education to their credential maintenance through 2013.
The impending coding classification system change from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is the talk of health information....
Sounding the Alarm: Knowing When to Notify Patients of a Data Breach Can Be Unclear
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2009
Forty-four states require organizations to alert customers and employees when data breaches occur. But ambiguity in the laws requires organizations to be capable of making good decisions on their own.
The laptop was missing.
Previously stationed in the EEG department of Nor....
Charting the Legal Health Record
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
Tracking what should or shouldn’t be included in a healthcare organization’s legal health record can be a dizzying process without ample organization. The increasing mix of digital information with traditional paper records makes good organization all the more essential.
HIM pr....
Art of Keeping Current: Coding Supervisors Must Meet Today’s Deadlines, Prepare for Tomorrow’s Changes
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2008
Change is the constant in coding. And while it is a coding supervisor’s job to stay current and implement these changes, sometimes just getting the day-to-day coding work accomplished is a challenge.
Staying ahead of the changes can be difficult, but it is important that manage....
Preparing for a Deposition on an EHR: New Types of Information Lead to New Types of Questions
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
Lawsuits can hinge on a deposition. And while HIM professionals have long been called on to attest to the production of the paper medical record, electronic health record systems are introducing a whole new set of questions and considerations.
Providing an accurate deposition on an....
Testing Health Record Banking
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 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. In March the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) announced the launch of three pilot sites that will try out the....
Health Data's Second Life
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2007
The use of health data for secondary purposes has been increasing, and federal agencies and industry organizations are exploring the need for more guidance.
Data in a health record don’t rest when care is complete and a bill is drawn up. Once treatment and reimbursement ar....
DOQ-IT Déjà vu
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 2010
Chris Dimick
Aug 01, 2010 07:15 am
The regional extension center program might have some people experiencing déjà vu.
Granted, the REC program is an unprecedented attempt by the federal government to transition American healthcare to electronic health record sy....
Clear Road Ahead: No Dead-End Jobs in This Coding Department
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2011
A coding department reorganizes its career paths from the bottom up, creating a culture of professional development.
Six years ago, a limited promotional structure, high turnover, and low recruitment had knocked a dent in the morale of Denver Health's coding department.
Simplification at Last? HHS Rolls out Operating Rules for HIPAA Transaction Standards
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2012
The HIPAA transaction standards-meant to streamline financial and administrative transactions-have instead devolved into a kind of free-for-all. Now the first operating rules are in hand to standardize use of the standards and gain the efficiencies originally intended.
When it....
Professional Practice Experience: Internships open the door to Real-World Lessons
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2009
For senior HIM students, a professional practice internship offers real-life experience and a firsthand look at future careers. But PPEs require sites that volunteer as hosts and HIM professionals to serve as mentors.
AHIMA Comments on Certification Proposed Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
Electronic health records could soon become more patient-centered, more secure, and more frequently used for treatment improvement-if provisions outlined in the EHR certification proposed rule are widely implemented.
Under the 2009 ARRA economic stimulus package, healthcare providers....
Great PHRontier: Private Business Stakes a Claim in Personal Health Records
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2008
There is a gold rush in personal health records. Or at least on paper.
Over the last two years, a wave of companies not typically associated with health information exchange have rounded up their technological wagons and headed out into the PHR frontier looking for profit and a chanc....
Home Sweet Medical Home: Can a New Care Model Save Family Medicine?
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2008
The medical home model puts the patient at the center of healthcare. It may also save primary care in the process.
Medicine is fighting to save the primary care physician.
With healthcare increasingly oriented around specialty physicians and large practices, market realitie....
Harmonization Destination: HISPC at Work on Privacy and Security Solutions for Data Exchange
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2008
Last year federally funded research documented the privacy and security barriers to health information exchange. Now HISPC moves into its next phase, seeking common practices that enable confidential, secure, and timely cooperation.
Individualism is a cherished American institution.....
HIM Manager, non-HIM Staff: Managing Staff with Expertise Beyond HIM
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
Industry trends are putting HIM professionals in charge of staffs with diverse expertise. Managing staff in non-HIM roles takes some special skills, but the advantages abound.
Information is a thread that weaves together healthcare staff with a wide range of expertis....
Handling Sensitive Information in an NHIN
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2008
The topic of sensitive health data and how to keep it private in the electronic age is one of the most complex issues facing the development of a nationwide, interoperable health information exchange network.
Physicians need accurate medical records to provide adequate care. Yet pati....
Treating Healthcare with Health "I"T
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
Patient-Centric Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures Considered Treatment for Ailing US Health System
The US healthcare system is ill. Higher costs, sicker patients, and struggling providers are the symptoms of the disease that has sent industry stakeholders scrambling t....
Privacy in the Spotlight
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2007
Varying privacy practices that pose barriers to health information exchange are putting HIM concerns in the national spotlight.
The 35-year-old Minnesota woman’s winter vacation in the neighboring state of Wisconsin was going great, until her ski snapped and the accident happened. B....
More Than Just Talk: Effective Communication Skills for HIM Professionals
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
Talk is cheap. But learning how to communicate is essential for those working to be leaders within their teams, departments, and organizations.
The HIM profession has never offered more opportunity for leadership than it does right now. EHR implementations have HIM profession....
Defining the Legal EHR: Simple or Complex?
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
Just how complicated is defining the legal electronic record for disclosure? There’s nothing new to the need for a legally sound record of care. HIM professionals have helped meet that requirement with paper-based records for years. But just how new and complex is it to define the content....
Accrediting HIEs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 01, 2010
Health information exchange (HIE) networks have always understood the importance of gaining patient and provider trust. However, beyond describing the privacy and security policies and procedures they establish to protect the information they exchange, they have largely had to ask pat....
Selling Physicians on EHRs: Illustrating the Benefits to Care, the Importance of Data
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2007
For physicians trained to see the medical record as an archive, maximizing EHR potential comes in using it as a tool to improve care.
When it comes to implementing electronic health record (EHR) systems, physicians in small practices have an abundance of deterrents. Cost is one; disrupti....
Learning to Lead Change: For Managers, Boosting Leadership Skills Helps Smooth IT Implementations
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
Any change brings with it uncertainty, doubt, and fear of the unknown.
These are strong emotions, and it takes strong-willed and confident leaders to combat them. An organization is only as good as its leaders-a statement especially true in the fast-changing world of h....
EHRs Prove a Difficult Witness in Court
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
Sep 24, 2010
The EHR is a valuable clinical tool for streamlining and improving patient care. But it is complicating and confusing the courts.
As the first cases involving electronic health records make their way into legal proceedings, everyone involved is discovering th....
Getting the Best from Your ICD-10 Vendor
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 2011
May 10, 2011
Payers and providers must work their way through the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS only once, and by the end, few will likely choose to do it again. System vendors and consultants, however, will have been through many, many implementations before it’s all over.
Into the Laboratory: HIM Virtual Lab Offers Students EHR Experience
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2008
Students often learn about health IT by reading books and looking over someone’s shoulder. Now schools can offer hands-on access to IT programs provided over the Internet.
The scavenger hunt had begun.
Scanning the list of items on her worksheet, Lois Hitchcock carefu....
Achieving Coding Consistency
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2010
Even small departments may never experience complete harmony in their assignment of codes, but they have good motivation for achieving as much consistency as they can. Training, communication, monitoring, and coding reviews help reach that goal, HIM experts say.
Coding manager Julie....
No Harm Done? Assessing Risk of Harm under the Federal Breach Notification Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Provisions within the HITECH Act require that covered entities notify individuals if their protected health information is breached. However, the current regulation allows an exemption if the risk of harm is slight. Assessing risk can be subjective, and privacy officers have been working to cr....
Accessing Deceased Patient Records—FAQ
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 2011
Note: this article has been updated to reflect changes implemented through the HITECH Act.
Top Documentation Issues for ICD-10
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2011
Apr 18, 2011
ICD-10-CM/PCS offers organizations better data about their patient populations and the services they provide them. The code set’s greater specificity allows coding professionals to more accurately reflect the details of physician documentation.
However, an....
Governance Apples and Oranges: Differences Exist Between Information Governance, Data Governance, and IT Governance
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2013
Though sometimes used interchangeably, data governance and information governance are two distinct terms with very different meanings. And information technology (IT) governance is something completely different as well. With AHIMA pushing its members and the healthcare industry to embrace information governance as a major tent pole of HIM work, it is important for HIM professionals to understand the difference and interrelation of these governance terms and just what an individual can do to help foster governance initiatives that aim to improve health records and patient care....
In Search of Quality Quality Initiatives: High Interest, High Obstacles in Designing Quality Improvement Programs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2008
No matter their specialty, physicians share a common purpose in their work. They aim to improve patients’ quality of life. To do this, physicians are forever learning from their peers and their own experiences with patients. Improving the quality of the care they provide is always a goal....
EHR Support Group: HIM Professional Cofounds Connecticut’s First EHR Roundtable
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2008
Those excited about the electronic health record, welcome to the meeting! Those nervous or stressed, pull up a chair!
That could be a greeting for the Connecticut Health Information Management Association’s (CTHIMA) EHR Roundtables, which occur each quarter around Connecticut.....
Year of the Audit
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
The healthcare forecast for 2010 includes a strong chance of audit. HIM professionals in many organizations will be busy responding to a shower of external record requests and internal compliance checks.
Stormy systems of audit programs, compliance initiatives, and fraud preventi....
AHIMA Comments on Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
Increased quality measurement, better patient access to health information, and greater volume of information exchange is in store for providers and hospitals participating in the federal stage 2 meaningful use incentive program.
On March 7 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servi....
Legal Considerations in Joining an HIE
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
The legal issues healthcare organizations must consider when joining a health information exchange (HIE) go far beyond the standard HIPAA-related concerns.
HIEs are rapidly gaining prominence in healthcare, bolstered by federal initiatives like the meaningful use program, which requ....
Record Limbo: Hybrid Systems Add Burden and Risk to Data Reporting
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2008
Maintaining dual paper and electronic systems is often a necessity in the transition to digital record systems. The challenge in reporting data is keeping track of what data reside where.
The transition from paper to electronic records is occurring in many HIM departments across the coun....
US Organizations Look Ahead
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2008
Transitioning to ICD-10-CM may seem like a distant problem. But SSM Integrated Health Technologies began its preparations about three years ago. Its reason is simple: “Something of this magnitude, you don’t want to be scurrying,” says Anne Stuckel, SSM’s manager of clini....
Calling HIM Quality Experts: NQF Seeking HIM Input on Quality Measures
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2012
Step up, or step out of the way-that could be a motivating motto for HIM professionals when it comes to developing, critiquing, and using quality measures.
While HIM professionals have traditionally worked with nurses and other clinicians on quality measures, the move to the d....
Health IT, Piece by Piece: Measuring Progress on Electronic Records
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2007
A model that segments health IT adoption into stages shows a slow climb for US hospitals.
The Big Bang is more than just a theory on how the universe was created. The term also describes the all-at-once implementation of a complete electronic record system within a healthcare facility.
Slow to the Information Governance Starting Line: First-of-its-kind Survey Tracks Healthcare’s IG efforts, Shows Most Organizations are Behind
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
Majority of Healthcare Organizations Lack Vital Information Governance Strategy
AHIMA has fired the starting pistol heralding in the urgent race to implement information governance (IG) practices within the healthcare industry. While some organizations were quick off the bloc....
Privacy Policies for Social Media
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 2010
Jan 06, 2010 05:23 pm
The social media site Facebook had become more than just a way for staff at Innovis Health to catch up with friends.
In November 2008, nurses at the Fargo, ND–based healthcare system began using Facebook to provide unauthorized shift change update....
Sorting out Advance Directives
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
Important differences exist in advance directives. Only some grant access to another person's medical records, and that can change with time.
After 50 years of marriage, Rosa Taylor-Payne noticed even the slightest change in her husband, Marvell Payne. So she started to worry when he....
Who Has Rights to a Deceased Patient’s Records?
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 2009
August 4, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
A son calls the HIM department and requests his deceased father’s medical records. Shortly afterward, the man’s wife requests the records, also. Then a man calls identifying himself as the executor of the estate. Who is authorized to access th....
Documentation Bad Habits: Shortcuts in Electronic Records Pose Risk
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2008
Electronic documentation habits such as copy and paste save valuable time, but they can ruin the record.
As the patient’s health worsened, a hospital stay of days turned to weeks. But through the various tests and physician visits, the progress notes generated in the hospita....
Health IT for the People: An Increasing Movement—but No Road Map—for Patient-centered Health IT
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2010
There is increasing recognition that health IT should work for patients, too, providing them with information they need in ways that are convenient to them. But although the journey is beginning, no one has a map.
The health IT landscape is still uncharted territory for most US provi....
7 for 11: Health Information Management and Technology Stories to Watch in 2011
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
Seven stories unfolding in 2011 illustrate the sweeping changes under way in what will be an active and sometimes tumultuous year in health information management.
Each year brings change to HIM, whether it is coding modifications, compliance changes, or new technology. But 2011 promises....
Field Guide: Seeing the Trees through the Forest in 2012
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2012
A forest of issues crowds the 2012 HIM landscape. AHIMA practice experts offer a guide for the year ahead.
The seedlings of change planted in 2009 by the announcement of the ICD-10 transition and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have sprouted into a towering forest of....
Anticipating the EHR: a Coding Department Gets ahead of the Curve with Workflow Analysis
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
With the hospital’s emergency department converting to a completely electronic record, the coding department at Cleveland Clinic had a choice. Staff could sit tight, wait for the implementation to roll out, and then be rocked in its wake.
Or they could set out to meet the s....
Taking Medical Records to the Bank
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2008
Banking health data like a financial transaction is the simplest solution to healthcare’s networking challenges says William Yasnoff, founder of the Health Record Banking Alliance.
There are a lot of plans for regional and, eventually, nationwide health information exchange, b....
Three Short Years: Organizations Lagging in 5010 and ICD-10 Progress
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
The calendar is marching steadily toward October 2013, when all healthcare organizations must begin submitting claims using the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets. Much needs to be done in making the transition, and healthcare organizations should have taken major steps in their preparation al....
Shadowing Physicians for Documentation Improvement
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2009
posted by Chris Dimick
Sep 01, 2009 08:05 am
Strike when the ink is wet.
That is the motto of the clinical documentation improvement specialists (CDSs) at Shands Hospital, based in Jacksonville, FL. They routinely “shadow” physicians as part of their clinical....
Help Wanted: Schools Struggle Placing Students in PPEs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2009
Well-trained students make well-trained new hires, which is why professional practice experiences are an important part of HIM education. However, PPE coordinators say it is getting harder to place students in today’s hectic workplace. Yet the benefits, they say, are there for e....
E-Discovery: Preparing for the Coming Rise in Electronic Discovery Requests
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
Changes to federal discovery rules will have lawyers searching for newly discoverable electronic data and HIM professionals digging deeper into their computer systems.
Options had dried up for the 58-year-old man. Previous surgery and radiation therapy had failed to eradicate....
Openness, Not Privacy: Web Site Promotes Sharing Disease Successes, Hardships
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2008
While most PHR services strive to keep user information private, one Web site encourages users to make personal information like HIV status and medication lists open on the Internet. In fact, PatientsLikeMe.com thrives on the openness of patients sharing their health information.
Laun....
Project Management Plus: Project Management Skills Create Opportunities for HIM Professionals
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2011
Adding a project management credential to their professional arsenal opens HIM professionals to new opportunities both within their facilities and in a range of nonprovider settings.
The HIM professional in Kimberly Miller knows how certain ICD-10 codes will affect billing denials. T....
Seeking the United State of HIEs: Connecting Information exchange Efforts Is ONC's Next Challenge
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2011
The federal government has been actively encouraging health information exchange through direct grants and leadership. However, its challenge now is keeping focused and getting the multiple efforts aligned.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is attempting to do in a....
Training Large and Small: Advantages Differ According to Facility Size
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
Editor’s note: In the September issue, we featured a story on training’s growing role in HIM (see “Tips for Trainers”). That discussion continues here with the differences between conducting training in large and small facilities.
The ways in which healthcare fa....
Working without a Paper Net: A Year after Opening, St. Clare’s Converts a “Backup Plan” File Room
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2008
There was no file room in this HIM department. Not a single paper record to be found.
Stepping into Saint Clare’s Hospital for the first time, Kaye Connor was walking into uncharted ground. Anticipation mingled with fear as the hospital’s new health information services director tried to....
RECs on a Mission: Assessing the Regional Extension Center Program
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2011
A year after opening their doors, the federally sponsored health IT regional extension centers have nearly met their recruitment goals. Now the hard part starts…
The Regional Extension Centers (RECs) faced a near impossible mission.
Develop from scratch 62 RECs nation....
Guide to California’s Breaches: First Year of State reporting requirement Reveals Common Privacy Violations
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
Effective January 1, 2009, California healthcare providers were required to report every breach of patient information to the state. They have sent a flood of mishaps and a steady stream of malicious acts.
While some people go to great lengths to gain unauthorized access to medical r....
Sweeping Revisions for Cancer Registries: Like Coders, Cancer Registrars Adapting to Major Changes
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 2010
Jul 01, 2010 07:02 am
Coding professionals are not alone as they prepare for the sweeping changes that come with the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. They only need to look down the hospital hall to find another department grappling with a major shakeup in how it classifies clinical do....
Voice in the Future: HIM Director Takes HIM Seat in HIE Discussions
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2007
Frank Kribbs, RHIA, couldn’t sit idle while others discussed core HIM issues. As soon as Kribbs heard about the work groups being formed nationwide to discuss privacy and security issues related to interoperable health information exchange (HIE), he volunteered to help.
HIM nee....
Open for Business: Private Networks Create a Marketplace for Health Information Exchange
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
Large health systems and their IT vendors are creating private information exchange networks at a time when federally funded state operations are gearing up for launch. Is there room for private and public offerings in the new HIE marketplace?
Many state level health information....
Reviewing the New HIPAA Rules
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
At 138 fine-print pages, the final rule detailing the HITECH Act’s modifications to HIPAA privacy and security requirements is not a quick or easy read. But it is an important read since the content of the Federal Register post drastically impacts HIM professionals and their business....
Keeping HIPAA Education Fresh
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2009
Get hip with HIPAA.
That’s just one tagline attached to Sharp Healthcare’s HIPAA education modules. Photos from the age of hip—the late 1960s and early 1970s—permeate the online HIPAA training modules. Musicians Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan and era-TV icons like the....
HIM’s Time to Lead
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2010
This is HIM’s time to shine. Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, sees the current debate on national healthcare reform as a great opportunity for HIM professionals to increase their prominence in the healthcare world. The new AHIMA president feels HIM has a lot to offer the conversation and....
California’s Privacy Pileup
: New State Laws Meet Even Newer Federal Regulations
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2009
In California, teasing apart state and federal breach notification laws highlights the challenges organizations everywhere face in determining their responsibilities under ARRA’s new privacy regulations.
Within healthcare organizations, the temptation for some staff can be great: wh....
Leading Clinical Documentation Improvement: Three Successful HIM-led Programs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2008
Clinical documentation improvement programs are increasingly common, but who leads them varies. Here’s a look at three successful programs led by HIM departments.
Tammy Love knew they were coming. She needed to take action.
It was April 2006, and Love, RHIA, CCS, knew....
Long Recovery: HIM Departments Three Years after Katrina
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2008
On the third anniversary of the hurricane, staffing shortages still plague some HIM departments, and many EHR implementations remain on hold.
In a matter of hours, 400,000 medical records were reduced to pulp.
Dorothy Jones, RHIT, health information supervisor at Medical Ce....
Meaningful Use: Notes from the Journey
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
After debate, speculation, and anxiety throughout the industry, the first physicians and hospitals have embarked on stage 1 of the meaningful use program. So far… so good.
The first physicians and hospitals have embarked on stage 1 of the meaningful use journey; it has been nin....
Documentation Detectives: Data Integrity Specialists Track Down Data Gone Bad
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
Electronic record systems can compound errors quickly. When they do, it’s time to call in the detectives.
When information goes bad, Exempla Healthcare employees turn to documentation detectivesdata integrity specialists who ensure that corrupted records are caught....
New Records Opening to HIM Professionals: Wider Content and Record Management Initiatives Offer New Roles
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2009
Gradually HIM professionals are expanding their roles to advise, manage, and regulate nonclinical records through enterprise-wide content and records management initiatives. The principles and practices that HIM professionals bring to managing electronic clinical data and records can make them....
HIM Breakup: Changing Times Pull HIM and Coding Apart
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2009
Benefits can follow when coding packs its bags and moves to the revenue cycle. But all realignments have their opportunities and risks.
HIM and coding are breaking up.
Once a common couple, the two departments are beginning to split at some facilities, moving on to differen....
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