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Digging Out from Data Hoarding: Using Governance to Manage Information Assets and Prevent Digital Data Avalanches
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
If a brazen television show producer were looking to cash in on the popularity of shows about hoarders, observing a health information management (HIM) department could be a good place to start.
Stories about hoarding records abound. Some hospitals have reinforced their fl....
Survey of State Health Information Exchanges Regarding Inclusion of Continuity of Care Documents for Long-Term Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Patient Assessment
Author: Hassol, Andrea; Goodman, Laura; Younkin, Jim; Honicker, Mary; Chaundy, Kimberly; Walker, James M
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: October 2014
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to measure awareness and interest among state health information exchanges (HIEs) in a tool that translates long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) patient assessment information to a Continuity of Care Document (CCD) format for sharing; whether any....
Information Governance Offers a Strategic Approach for Healthcare
Author: Kadlec, Lesley; Warner, Diana; Washington, Lydia
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Informatics Harnesses Healthcare’s Wild, Rich Data
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
Healthcare has become a data-rich field, and any data rich environment requires the ability to analyze large, complex data sets. The field of informatics provides tools to integrate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom when processing data. Good informatics includes many functions, and....
Tracking HIE’s Ever Evolving Operational Models: Emerging health information exchange market still sorting out its business and governance models
Author: Callan, Kathy; Fuller, Jan C.; Galterio, Louis; Just, Beth Haenke; Reich, Kimberly A. Baldwin-Stried ; Steigerwald, Christine; Turner-Combs, Mary Lou; Wolf, Sheldon H; Dooling, Julie A; Kirby, Annessa; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2014
Editor’s note: This article is part one of a two-part series analyzing the current state of health information exchange organizations and their operational models.
Health information exchange (HIE) continues to be an embryonic domain—a swirling array of various pu....
Reliable Coded Data Require a Reliable Coding Process Framework
Author: Bielby, Judy A
Source: Journal of AHIMA | Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: October 2014
A poorly managed coding process can thwart the effective use of coded diagnosis and procedure data. Take for example Hospital A, a fictitious hospital that does not effectively manage their coding processes. At this hospital, the coding professionals are concerned primarily with the impact....
Information Governance is Essential for Realizing the Value of Health IT
Author: Washington, Lydia
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2014
This column was written as part of AHIMA’s participation in National Health IT Week, taking place Sept. 15-19, which provides healthcare stakeholders an opportunity to promote the benefits of health IT.
Learn more about National Health IT Week here.
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Health Data Analysis Toolkit
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: September 2014
The content in this toolkit has been updated. More recent information is available here.
Accessing and Using Data from Wearable Fitness Devices
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2014
A rapidly aging global population in many industrialized countries accompanied by an increase in chronic diseases and the high cost of managing such diseases has led many to turn to a technological solution to ease the burden on healthcare professionals and provide useful tools to the elde....
Healthcare DIY: Empowering Consumers to Optimize their Healthcare through Health Information
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2014
There’s no doubt that consumers of a certain age take comfort in going to the doctor, agreeing with their diagnosis, and following his or her treatment plan to the letter without doubts or hesitation. But this paternalistic approach to healthcare is starting to erode as younger gener....
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