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Understanding Information in EHR Systems: Paving the Road for Semantic Interoperability through Standards
Author: Orlova, Anna; Salyards, Kenneth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2016
Today, both clinicians and health information management (HIM) professionals have been experiencing overwhelming challenges with the usability of electronic health record (EHR) systems due to shortcomings in supporting user needs.1,2,3,4 A five-year study recently published by the US Nati....
Solving the Documentation Puzzle with Data Analytics
Author: Monga, Kapila
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 17, 2016
“It’s a beautiful day to save lives. Let’s have some fun,” so says Dr. Derek Shepherd (of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame) and with a smile on his face, gets on with his day’s activities—to help patients heal. I haven’t seen many doctors work, except in “Grey’s Anatomy,” but I have interacted w....
AHIMA's Comments on CMS' Proposed Patient Relationship Categories and Codes
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team; Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: August 15, 2016
Comments to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Seventh Character Application for Injuries in the Principal Diagnosis and the Impact to Data Quality
Author: Wall, Kathleen E.
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 25, 2016
By now, we’ve all had practice assigning 7th characters for injuries. And, by now, we all know that in theory the guidance seems very clear—but the application of this new concept is not clear at all. Why is there so much confusion and why does it matter? What are the short- and long-term....
Developing Productivity Standards through Analytics [sponsored article]
Author: Pitsikoulis, John; Doty, Laura
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 15, 2016
“Productivity” is defined as the effectiveness of productive effort, measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input, easily defined and applicable in many manufacturing scenarios. For the line worker in a manufacturing plant, output is basically the number of widgets or com....
SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM Map
Author: National Library of Medicine
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 2016
The purpose of the SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM map is to support semi-automated generation of ICD-10-CM codes from clinical data encoded in SNOMED CT for reimbursement and statistical purposes.
Clinical Terminology and Clinical Classification Systems: A Critique Using AHIMA’s Data Quality Management Model
Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: July 2016
Abstract
Clinical coding constitutes one of the fundamental functions in the field of health information management. Clinical classification systems and clinical terminologies represent two distinct sets of coding schemes that are used in healthcare. In this context, it is critica....
Mapping Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) to International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM): Lessons Learned from Applying the National Library of Medicine’s Mappings
Author: Nandigam, Hari; Topaz, Maxim
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: July 2016
Abstract
The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) are two commonly used standardized health terminologies in the United States. In fall 2015, healt....
Utilizing Open-Source Government Data Sets in Health Information Management Teaching: An Application in Statistics and Data Analytics
Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Aborde, Jon; Johnson, Carey; Johnson, Timothy
Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management
Publication Date: July 2016
Abstract
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Council for Excellence in Education acknowledges the importance of improving the data analytics skills of health information management (HIM) students at the baccalaureate level. This importance is especially....
Cross-walking Health Content Standards Using the ISO/IEC 11179 Metadata Registries Standard
Author: Warzel, Denise B; Reeves, Dianne M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2016
Key challenges in clinical and translational biomedical research and personalized medicine include the need to integrate multidisciplinary, heterogeneous data sets. This requires both reusable data elements and content standards that unambiguously describe data within and across diverse da....
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