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Accountable Care and Data Analytics Emerging in Healthcare
Author: White, Susan E; Taylor, Lisa Brooks
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2012
Value-based purchasing of healthcare is transforming the US healthcare delivery system and payment methodologies. Spurred by commercial pay-for-performance initiatives and the roll out of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), accountable....
Health Story Data Standards Included in Meaningful Use Program
Author: Kuhl, Joy
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: November 2012
Just because information can be exchanged electronically doesn’t mean it can be digitally analyzed. Data needs to be structured using clear electronic standards for HIM professionals and other health IT specialists to analyze and use the data. Much of the data generated in healthcare-like pro....
Governing Healthcare’s Most Valuable Asset—Data
Author: Reeves, Mary G; Bowen, Rita K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
Many individuals have a high degree of confidence in the validity and integrity of data if it comes from a computer. When they encounter data in this form, the assumption is the data has been vetted, scrubbed, and signed off by a reliable source. In truth, however, this is rarely the case.
Big Data, Bigger Outcomes
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele; Weaver, Victoria
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
Healthcare is embracing the big data movement, hoping to revolutionize HIM by distilling vast collections of data for specific analysis
One only needs to open a recent conference brochure, read an electronic newsletter, or preview marketing materials to appreciate that "B....
Enhance the Accuracy of Medication Histories for the Elderly by Using an Electronic Medication Checklist
Author: Wang, Tiankai; Biedermann, Sue E.
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: October 2012
Abstract
Medication errors may result in serious safety issues for patients. Medication error issues are more prevalent among elderly patients, who take more medications and have prescriptions that change frequently. The challenge of obtaining accurate medication histories for the elderly....
Secret HIM Recipe for Sharing Healthcare Data
Author: Scichilone, Rita A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2012
When preparing a meal to share with others, the best cooks pay attention to which ingredients baked into the final product can determine the success or failure of the meal. This process is surprisingly similar to HIM professionals sharing health data with others. The way information is pre....
HIM’s Expanding Role in Clinical Data Analysis and Mapping
Author: Cook, Jane
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
As the healthcare community works to meet the requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “meaningful use” EHR incentive program and other initiatives, new opportunities are forming for the health information management (HIM) professional. Roles in both clinical data....
Data Ownership Evolves with Technology
Author: Demster, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
Technology has transformed the world of health information management (HIM), bringing about change for many of the field’s longstanding professional concepts and work methods. The classic rule of ownership in the words-on-paper era of health records was that “the paper (physical medium) belong....
Amendments in the Electronic Health Record
Author: Brown, Linda; Komara, Priscilla; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann; Young, Linda
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: August 15, 2012
This toolkit is designed to provide guidance to HIM professionals when
addressing the amendment functionality in an EHR.
Ensuring Data Integrity in Health Information Exchange
Author: AHIMA HIE Practice Council
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: July 09, 2012
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