Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


Navigating change can be exciting—or it can be scary. It can be especially hard to cope when you feel like you’re right in the middle of change and you don’t know how everything’s going to turn out.


In his se....

Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


We’re seeing a powerful case for the profession to keep privacy and security high on its priority list as we drive forward to a more modernized HIM practice. It’s an area that continues to evolve and challenge us.

Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


Recently, the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI) released a report on “Health Care Without Walls.” The authors describe “Health Care Without Walls” as “a system that came to people, meeting them where they....

Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


How would you spend $262 billion? It’s an eye-popping number, but according to a 2017 report by Change Healthcare, that’s how much in claims are initially denied every year due to insufficient clinical documentation. The r....

Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


In a recent article in the New Yorker, historian Jill Lepore puts predictions about the future of work—and how it may be changed by automation and artificial intelligence—into perspective. While stoking these fears can con....

Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


The Journal’s clinical documentation improvement (CDI) issue gives me an opportunity to provide an update on some of the important work AHIMA has been doing in 2019.


As you know, we’ve been undertaking what w....

Author: Wiggs Harris, Wylecia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2019

By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE, chief executive officer


The phrase “interesting times” suggests both opportunity and anxiety. These are especially “interesting times” for those of us in coding.


On the one hand, one research organization recently forecast that the....

Author: Wieland, LaVonne R.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2000

Having served on a corporate compliance committee, I know HIM professionals can bring a lot to the table. If we are not already acting as the chief compliance officer, as committee members we can assist in identifying compliance issues and more importantly, assist in solving problems of nonco....

Author: Wieland, LaVonne R.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2009

Although many have focused on its health IT provisions, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also includes significant privacy provisions. HIM professionals should read through the various provisions and outline how each is going to affect their organization and what they need....

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann; Zeisset, Ann M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2007

A number of changes to the current CPT codes took effect on January 1, 2007. These changes affect categories I, II, and III codes, with a total of 258 additions, 308 deletions, and 79 revisions. A summary of all additions, deletions, and revisions can be found in appendix B of the 2007 C....