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Quality Check: An Overview of Quality Measures and Their Uses
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
Meaningful use and pay-for-performance are shining a spotlight on quality measures. There are hundreds of measures in use, but most fall within three broad categories.
Just performing a healthcare service may not be enough to receive payment anymore. Increasingly, payers are ty....
Change is the Constant: HIM Directors Must Bridge Past and Future
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
Electronic systems do more than change processes. They change people, in both the way they conduct and view their HIM work.
That means reimagining roles and, for directors, serving as a sturdy bridge between the past and the future as the department restructures its work an....
Delivering the EHR: New Mom Works to Implement EHR at Large Healthcare Organization
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
The electronic health record (EHR) system at Allina Hospitals and Clinics is more than just software and data to Amber Johnson, RHIA. As a manager on the Minneapolis, MN-based healthcare organization’s implementation team, Johnson knows firsthand the importance of the EHR system and how it pro....
Top-10 for ICD-10: Essential Tasks for the First Phase of the Journey
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2011
It's a long journey to ICD-10 implementation. Organizations that need directions-or a jumpstart-can use a new checklist to map out 10 milestones for the first leg of the journey.
Healthcare facility staff unsure how to start the conversion to ICD-10 now have a ready-reference road ma....
Mortality Coding Marks 10 Years of ICD-10
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2009
Morbidity coders rarely see a mortality code. But for 10 years the National Center for Health Statistics has been busy compiling mortality data coded in ICD-10.
There are a thousand ways to die in this life, and the National Center for Health Statistics tracks every one of the....
ICD-10 Delay Impacts All Sectors of Healthcare: Industry Attempts to Answer the Question ‘What Now?’
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2012
As news of the ICD-10 implementation delay sinks in, government, providers, and educators assess the impact.
"The ICD-10 deadline will not be delayed. October 1, 2013 will be the first day of its use. Prepare or get left behind."
This mantra had been repea....
Student Makes “Right Decision” with HIM
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
With seven physicians in her family, Sarah Keppen felt destined to go into healthcare. However, working directly with patients, needles, and other messy details never appealed to the 25-year-old.
While talking with her pediatrician mother about other healthcare careers, she learned o....
The New Privacy Officer
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
It has been a decade since the first privacy officers took their jobs in response to the HIPAA privacy rule. A slew of changes since then have added more responsibility, required more skills, and demanded more time of them than anyone could have imagined.
When Nancy Davis, R....
Getting Excited about e-HIM
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
Chris Meyers, RHIA, had landed the job of her dreams as an e-HIM® enthusiast. A Phoenix medical network was opening a brand-new hospital and needed someone to help build a complete EHR from the ground up. Meyers jumped at the chance, becoming the administrative director of HIM/patient....
Tips for Trainers
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
The time had come in the physicians’ meeting to discuss HIM issues, and Wilson was in charge of bringing the room up to speed.
Wilson, then the coding quality manager at Charleston, SC-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare, was new to public speaking and training. For a moment,....
Computers, Coding, and Change
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
Computer-assisted coding won’t eliminate the profession, but it will change it dramatically.
Mythily Srinivasan thought she was out of a job. Out with human coders, in with computer-generated coding. At first that seemed to be her facility’s master plan.
Welcome to ICD-10 University: Lessons Learned from the ICD-10 Summit
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
The annual AHIMA meeting took healthcare industry professionals to school on the ICD-10-CM/PCS code set.
The ICD-10-CM codes T39.016A (Underdosing of aspirin, initial encounter) and R42 (Dizziness and giddiness) would have come in handy at the 2012 ICD-10 Summi....
Empowered Patient: Preparing for a New Patient Interaction
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
The movement to give patients better access to and control of their health information is giving HIM a new customer: the patient. That requires a shift in both operations and culture.
HIM, MEET THE new patient.
While a simple release of information on paper might have once....
Updated: How to Request Your Medical Records
Author: Dimick, Chris; Sheber, Sarah
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 01, 2017
Editor’s Note: This post was updated on March 1, 2017 to reflect changes in laws and regulations that have taken place since this content was originally posted on March 1, for.
If you’ve never requested your medical records from your doctor or hospital before, the....
Drafting Policy on Business Ethics
Author: Dingman, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2001
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) attention to fraud and abuse has certainly changed the way hospitals and their vendors conduct business. For many years, it has been common practice for vendors to court their clients with gifts and outings to get their product purchased, and....
Embarking on a Compliance Career
Author: Dingman, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2000
When I was given the responsibility of developing a compliance plan for my hospital two years ago, I was initially overwhelmed. My background was in medical records and I did not have a book on my shelf to guide me. Fortunately, I soon found numerous agencies and associations, colleagues, and....
CMS’s 2009 Security Assessment Process
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2009
In 2008 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted 10 HIPAA security assessments in covered entities (CEs) nationwide. CMS’s stated purpose was not to identify flaws but to gain a true understanding of industry compliance with the HIPAA security rule.
CMS co....
Teeth for HIPAA in 2008? CMS Announces Plans for Security “Assessments”
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2008
Although the HIPAA security rule went into effect in April 2005, the first security audit of a facility’s compliance with the HIPAA security rule did not take place until just last year. That audit was heard around the country, awakening every network, firewall, and security plan in exis....
Correcting Dates of Service in the EHR
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
Data errors are inevitable, and they happen every day. Various types of errors can occur in electronic health records (EHRs), including errors in dates of service (DOS). DOS errors happen for a number of reasons, such as a user choosing the wrong encounter or entering the wrong date.
Physician Practice EHR Resources
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2009
Editor's note: This article updates the February 2006 Journal of AHIMA column "Resources to Assist Physician Office EHR Selection and Implementation."
[Note: The links in this article were accurate at the time of publication.]
EHR Public and Priva....
Print Restrictions in the EHR: Pros, Cons, and Recommended Practices
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
The electronic health record's promise of a paperless environment has been around for decades, but it has proven difficult to keep. Regardless of how an EHR is implemented or the phase of implementation, paper remains a staple of the health record for quite some time after conversion and, in m....
Securing Portable Devices
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2009
Reports of data breaches involving portable devices last year ran the gamut from oversight to theft: a college of medicine professor gave away a personal computer containing protected health information, including photos of his patients, to friends; a flash drive containing Social Security num....
Weighing the Pros and Cons of IM: Instant Messaging Offers Instant Conveniences, Instant Complications
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
Communications technologies such as mobile devices and e-mail have taken healthcare and its practice into uncharted territory. Now organizations can add to this list instant messaging, or IM. More and more businesses are using IM in their daily operations.
According to Ame....
Dealing with Paper Post–Document Imaging
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
The electronic health record (EHR) has been a work in progress for decades. According to a 2007 American Hospital Association information technology survey, 68 percent of hospitals have a partially or fully implemented EHR.1
Today’s health information environment is made up of....
RFID Systems in Healthcare: Emerging Uses and Potential Issues
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2008
Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are becoming more prevalent in healthcare. HIM professionals who serve as privacy or security officials within their organizations should be familiar with these systems and their role in obtaining and tracking patient information.
This articl....
Cloud Computing 101
Author: Dinh, Angela K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2011
In the past several years cloud computing has gained substantial recognition. However, it is still a relatively new concept for those in the healthcare industry.
Before adopting cloud-based services or applications, organizations need to understand how cloud computing works, the typ....
ICD-10 Opens Documentation Gaps
Author: Diop, Karen
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
We studied. We practiced. We prepared. We had extensions—first a year, then two. More time to practice. Then, at long last, October 1, 2015 arrived, bringing with it the much-anticipated new code sets ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Despite much hand wringing and nay saying, the implementation....
ICD-10 Moves Healthcare One Step Closer to Improved Documentation
Author: Diop, Karen
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
Change has become a constant in healthcare. With the introduction of electronic health record (EHR) systems, core measures, the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program, value-based purchasing, and the ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets, the healthcare industry has been bombarded by wave after wave in....
HIM Best Practices for Managing Patient Portals
Author: Dixon, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2012
The healthcare industry is on the cusp of changing the way providers communicate with their patients. Technology holds great promise in empowering patients to manage their health.
Patient portals are one way organizations can engage patients in their healthcare. They enable....
In Pursuit of a Value-added Entity
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1999
The integration of various clinical services into larger healthcare alliances or enterprises challenges the very basic managerial foundations of our healthcare industry. While senior managers and clinicians struggle to run their respective organizations or divisions following tradition....
Cultivate a Desire to Learn
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 1999
As I travel the country meeting many of you, I am very curious about the diversity of jobs, skills, and settings in which you work. The creativity, independence, and resourcefulness that come with career redefinition fascinate me. All of us working under the umbrella of health informat....
Thrill of the Unexpected
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 1999
It's hard to imagine that we are approaching the close of the twentieth century. As I examine my reaction to the start of this year, perhaps I speak for many of you in that I have mixed emotions. On one hand, I am filled with nostalgia for all of the events that affected my life growin....
Work Force and Education: Promoting New Competencies, Curriculum, and Tools for the New Era
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2006
Healthcare’s successful transition to an electronic health record will depend upon a work force capable of innovating, implementing, and using health communications and information technology. A planned approach is needed to train clinicians and existing health information specialist....
Name Game: Updating Our Credential Titles
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1999
In October, the 1999 AHIMA House of Delegates will consider a proposal to officially change the name of two AHIMA credentials. The proposal is the result of several years of analysis, member input, and review of more than 1000 potential certification titles, as well as the work of cons....
Shot in the Arm for Public Health: Weak Systems Require Reinforcement at All Levels
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2003
Bioterrorism has become a real threat in the US and around the world. Is our public health system robust enough to handle the surveillance and reporting activities needed to protect citizens? Today, the answer is no. But efforts already in progress at local and national levels may be able to....
Blueprint for the New Millennium
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 1999
This is the final Journal of AHIMA issue of the 20th century! That a year can pass so quickly marks not just the passing of time, but the significance of how much we can pack into 365 days. It reflects how much knowledge we acquire and how many activities we take on, results we reap,....
Benchmarking a World-class Image
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 1999
This time of year may find us longing for a chair by a cozy fireplace or lounging on a sunny beach. When we find time for reflection, it's good to periodically reflect on ourselves and the image that we project as HIM professionals.
Authority Robert Camp defines benchmarki....
Common (and Uncommon) Ground
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
On a trip to Dublin this spring, I met with several officers of the Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland. During this visit, we talked about health information management, finding common ground on topics like:
Year 2000 compliance
the need for clinical vocabulary....
New, Informed Public
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1999
The healthcare consumer is emerging as a strong force in today's healthcare industry. On a national level, current efforts for new and improved patients' rights legislation in the wake of complaints about access and rising costs, is placing the patient in a position of strength unlike....
Keeping Education Honest
Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire; Tesch, Linde
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2012
CAHIIM Accreditation brings accountability to the Broad Realm of Health Information Education
The United States has set a goal to increase the number of college degree recipients by 2018 and has challenged academic institutions to ensure sustained attention to the quality of stude....
Patient Navigators: New Advocacy Role a Good Fit for HIM Professionals
Author: Dolan, Marsha; Wolter, Julie; Heet, Rachel
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2010
More facilities are offering patients support in navigating the healthcare system, helping manage care in difficult times and assisting when low health literacy could present barriers to care.
Health information management professionals have long been involved in consumer....
Contracting for ASP Services: When Signing on for the Benefits, Remember to Manage the Risks
Author: Dolan, Thomas G.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2006
By sweating the IT, ASPs offer providers an easier way to go digital. But providers should ensure they can get their data back when and how they want.
Say you've outsourced mission-critical applications to an application service provider (ASP). Everything goes well, but then something hap....
Metadata Offers Roadmap to Structured Data
Author: Dolezel, Diane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
Database metadata provides a valuable roadmap for locating the structured data stored in healthcare databases. However, many electronic health information management (e-HIM) professionals do not possess the necessary basic understandings of where to find the metadata and how to use it afte....
Data Analysis Starter Kit: How to Apply Informatics and Analyze ROI as an e-HIM Professional
Author: Dolezel, Diane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2015
The digital era of Big Data has generated a growing need for more electronic health information management (e-HIM) professionals who can assume the emerging role of data analyst.1 This new role requires learning how to analyze data and perform statistical calculations to support informed d....
How to Use Relational Databases: Data Retrieval with Structured Query Language
Author: Dolezel, Diane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2015
The ability to generate timely, accurate reports is essential to quality management and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts.1,2 Health information management (HIM) professionals’ knowledge of health record content is vital to CDI efforts to ensure the availability of acc....
Cybersecurity and Understanding Cyber Risk
Author: Dolezel, Diane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2019
By Diane Dolezel, EdD, RHIA, CHDA
Healthcare organizations are at risk for data breaches as the number of healthcare data breaches continues to rise annually despite efforts to slow the upward trend. Since 2009, there were over 2,000 data breaches reported to the Department of Hea....
SNOMED at the Point of Service: The Challenges and Opportunities of SNOMED-Encoded Data
Author: Dolin, Robert H
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
SNOMED CT is a comprehensive clinical healthcare terminology developed in part for use within electronic health records (EHRs) to enable a more complete record of care. According to the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), the organization responsible f....
Setting the Standard: EHR Quality Reporting Rises in Prominence Due to Meaningful Use
Author: Dolin, Robert H; Goodrich, Kate; Kallem, Crystal; Alschuler, Liora; Holtz, Patrice
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2014
Federal quality reporting initiatives are expected to improve our ability to measure the quality of care provided to patients. As Scottish mathematician and physicist Lord Kelvin said more than 100 years ago, “If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.” Measurement, in tu....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 2
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
In last month’s column we defined and described projects, portfolios, and project management. We identified the project manager’s role and the concept of a project life cycle. This month we will begin to discuss the nine project management knowledge areas. First we will look at how....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 4
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
This month we complete our series by examining the Project Management Institute’s knowledge areas of human resource, communications, risk, and procurement management.
Leading Effective Teams
Human resource management involves making the most effective use of resources to m....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 3
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
In previous columns we described early project steps, from developing the charter to creating the scope statement and work breakdown structure. This month we will look at the Project Management Institute’s knowledge areas of time, cost, and quality.
Time Management
Managin....
Project Management 101. Skills for Leading and Working in Teams, pt. 1
Author: Doll, Barbara A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Part 1 of 4
As new technology spreads through healthcare organizations, traditional walls that divided departments are coming down. HIM professionals increasingly find themselves collaborating with IT and clinical colleagues to select, design, implement, test, and train staff on new....
Architecture of the FHIE: How the DoD and the VA Are Integrating 10 Million Health Records
Author: Donham, Greg W.; Mallia, Tony
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2006
An ambitious project offers lessons for the NHIN and illustrates core HIM issues in data exchange.
In response to the reported illnesses of Gulf War veterans, the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) undertook an initiative to create comprehensive, lifelong....
Keep Your Seawall Secure
Author: Don, Hardwick
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2018
Untitled Document
How to Ensure Proper PHI Disclosure Management Across an Enterprise
By Don Hardwick
Seawalls are built to both protect and sustain. The sea side of the wall withstands a constant barrage of ocean waves and....
Optimizing PHI Disclosure Management in the Age of Compliance
Author: Don, Hardwick; Twiggs, Mariela; Braden, James H
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
A mere two decades ago, healthcare providers didn’t face significant penalties for improperly disclosing protected health information (PHI). Since then, regulations surrounding the privacy and security of PHI have evolved to include strict requirements and corresponding steep financial pe....
Meaningful Use and Disaster Infrastructure Q&A: HIM Professionals Share Lessons Learned
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2013
Many hospitals and physician practices in the Oklahoma City area have been actively involved in adopting and building an electronic health record (EHR) infrastructure to qualify and attest to the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. Moore Medical Center (MMC), a 45-bed commu....
Advancing Technology Connects Transcription and Coding: The Developing Role of NLP, NLU, and CAC in HIM
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
For many years transcription and coding departments have been two separate and independent structures within health information management (HIM).
While these areas have always been interdependent regarding their need to share documentation, their technology platforms have op....
Leaders of e-HIM: Three Grace Award Finalists Share Data Integrity, Documentation Improvement, and HIE Plans and Practices
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2013
In October 2012, AHIMA's Grace Whiting Myers Award was presented to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in recognition of excellence in health information management (HIM). This inaugural award focused on organizations who have demonstrated effective and innovative approaches....
It All Starts with Documentation
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 17, 2015
In my April post “Quality Data Starts With Us” I discussed the importance of identifying patients correctly the first time. I think of this as Step #1 in capturing quality healthcare data for our patients.
Step #2 is in a race with Step #1, and which comes out ahe....
You Say You Want a Data Revolution
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 18, 2015
When “Data Revolution” was suggested for the title of this monthly column, I instantly thought of The Beatles (some of my favorite musicians) and their song “Revolution.”
You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
<....
Quality Data Starts With Us
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 15, 2015
This monthly column will highlight and discuss emerging trends and challenges related to healthcare data and its ever changing life cycle.
Identifying patients correctly the first time is where data quality begins. Think of yourself as a patient for a moment.....
Don't Forget the Providers During Your Spring Data Cleaning
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 21, 2016
The cleanliness, integrity, and trustworthiness of our provider data is essential to remember at all times, even as focus shifts toward other important initiatives, such as working toward a better method of matching and identifying our patients. When it comes to managing and governin....
The Role of Analyzing Healthcare Data: Health Data Analysts Aggregate, Evaluate, and Validate Information for Key Healthcare Stakeholders
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2014
Data are the assets that healthcare relies upon to provide needed information for making decisions and ultimately, hopefully, improving patient care. The volume of data collected today is staggering and continues to grow with the advent of electronic health records (EHRs). The healthcare d....
Transcription and Data Capture in the EHR
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2011
Transcription has always played an important role in HIM, but today it is taking on a new role in supporting the meaningful use program. Organizations are looking to leverage their transcription technology to capture structured data within their electronic health records (EHRs), a requirement....
Providing Patients with Meaningful Choices: Consumers Need Guidance on When (and When Not) to Release PHI
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
HIM professionals have a rich and proud history serving as custodians of the health record, with solid experience and knowledge in process, policy, and procedure surrounding the management and disclosure of health information. In the recent past, this information was confined to the inside....
Documentation Trends in the Health Record
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2012
The meaningful use program is well under way, helping providers and organizations adopt EHRs to capture complete and comprehensive documentation. To qualify for incentives in stage 1, organizations have adjusted their documentation processes to meet certain objectives and measures and will con....
Managing Records between the EDMS and EHR: Monitoring, Evaluating, and Redesigning Workflows
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2011
Every organization approaches the transition to an electronic health record (EHR) differently, and completing the endeavor successfully hinges on multiple factors that include evaluating the organization's existing IT systems and planning for those components to become fully integrated.
....
Time to Focus on “HIE, the Verb” HIE Industry Moves from Development to Information Transfer
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
Health information exchange (HIE) continues to evolve and change, thanks in part to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), which has been encouraging new ways of exchanging and sharing health information that foster trust, drive efficiencies, and ultimately place the i....
Ensuring Data Integrity Through a Clean Master Patient Index
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Downing, Katherine
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2014
Positively identifying patients in myriad healthcare registration systems is no easy task. The process of capturing patient demographics and the structure behind data fields varies depending upon the technology, care setting, and organization’s preferences. Until standardized and uniform....
Losing the Match Game: Study Reveals Gaps in HIM’s Patient Identity Integrity Practices
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Fernandes, Lorraine M.; Kirby, Annessa; Kadlec, Lesley; Landsbach, Grant; Lusk, Katherine; Munns, Megan; Noreen, Neysa; O'Connor, Michele
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2016
In healthcare, matching patients accurately to their medical history across multiple care sites and among various sources of data has become increasingly important as healthcare data is shared across platforms. Additionally, as clinicians need to interact with third parties and provide car....
Survey: Patient Matching Problems Routine in Healthcare
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Fernandes, Lorraine M.; Kirby, Annessa; Landsbach, Grant; Lusk, Katherine; Munns, Megan; Noreen, Neysa; O'Connor, Michele; Patten, Melinda
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 06, 2016
A recent survey with AHIMA members revealed that over half of HIM professionals routinely work on mitigating possible patient record duplicates at their facility, and of those 72 percent work on mitigating duplicate records weekly. Contributing to the issue, less than half (47 percent) of....
Transitioning to a Data-Driven, Informatics-Oriented Department
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Houser, Shannon H.; Mikaelian, Raymound; Smith, Clarice Pittillo
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2016
Are you a data-driven individual? Is your health information management (HIM) department focused on becoming data-driven or informatics-oriented?
Today’s data analytics and informatics-oriented organizations are the centerpiece of operations and strategic visioning&mda....
Using Population Health, Inclusive HIM Practices to Better Treat LGBTQ Patients
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Kadlec, Lesley; Pruente, Megan; Ward, Maria; Woebkenberg, Jami; Butler-Henderson, Kerryn CHIA, FAHIMA; Ginn, Dustin MA, MHA, RHIA; Retallack, Donna RHIT; Young III, John RHIA, CHPS, CPHIMS, HCISPP
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2018
By Kerryn Butler-Henderson, CHIA, FAHIMA; Julie Dooling, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA; Dustin Ginn, MA, MHA, RHIA; Lesley Kadlec, MA, RHIA, CHDA; Megan Pruente, RHIA; Donna Retallack, RHIT; Maria Ward, MEd, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P; Jami Woebkenberg, MHIM, RHIA, CPHI; and....
Know Your Internal Data Sources
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Overgaard, Shauna M
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 23, 2015
We can picture it now. Sitting at the desk, gazing at the computer screen as our minds are drawn into that special kind of bliss that can only be achieved through data of the highest integrity, relational consistency, and internal and external harmony. Yes, in those sweet moments all of th....
Data Flow: Connecting The Dots For Trusted Sources
Author: Dooling, Julie A; Profitt, Karen
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: October 26, 2016
Searching for the quickest path to establish and access data “sources of truth” in your healthcare organization?
In the past, health information management (HIM) professionals were taught to maintain a patient’s health information in a central repository. The paper healt....
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