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Close Doesn’t Count: Patient Matching Challenges in HIEs
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2019
By Lisa A. Eramo, MA
The more we know about patients, the easier it is to match them. Or at least that’s the theory. Clinical data, patient-generated data, biometrics, social determinants of health: all of this should make patient matching in health information exchanges (HI....
AWC Summit Addressing Universal HIM Issues
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2019
By Lisa A. Eramo, MA
Telling an accurate and complete patient story through clinical documentation is a goal that transcends cultures and geographic boundaries. It’s also the primary theme at the 2019 AHIMA World Congress (AWC) Healthcare Information Summit that will take pla....
Revolutionary Payment Changes Prompt Skilled Nursing Facilities to Eye CDI Programs
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2019
By Lisa A. Eramo, MA
While clinical documentation hasn’t exactly been a strength in many of today’s financially strapped skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), this may soon change as SNFs shift to a new payment methodology—the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)—in which these facili....
Investing in Apprentices Pays Dividends for Employers
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2019
By Lisa A. Eramo, MA
When Mary B. Parks, JD, RHIA, CCS, director of health information at St. Joseph’s/Candler in Savannah, GA was charged with replacing inpatient contract coders with in-house staff, she did what most directors do. She dove into a candidate search in the hope of....
Leading HIM Reimagined by Example
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2018
By Lisa A. Eramo, MA
Technology has transformed almost every industry, and health information management (HIM) is no exception. Data used to be handwritten words on a page. Now, with the rise of electronic health records (EHR), dat....
Attack of the Audits
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2018
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Attack of the Audits
Mounting Reviews Test HIM Policies and Patience
By Lisa A. Eramo, MA
The recent onslaught of audits in the healthcare industry, and the damage they leave in their wake, likely has many....
Health IT Time Out: Where is the US Healthcare System on Interoperability and a Quality Strategy?
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2017
Think about what life would be like if we could occasionally hit pause, taking a “time out” of sorts to process information before acting. Unfortunately, we don’t have that luxury—but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t reflect on the past before moving forwa....
Mending the Generation Gap: How to Manage Diverse Perspectives in a Five-Generation HIM Department
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2017
When Carolyn Rubin, CPC, CPC-I, became the director of revenue cycle management at Dallas Nephrology Associates, she had an important task on her to-do list: Relieve the workplace tension that had plagued health information management (HIM) staffers for years. Communication and collaborati....
Has CAC lived up to its promise? Providers, vendors weigh in
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 2017
In the months leading up to the ICD-10 go-live, many hospitals implemented computer-assisted coding (CAC) in the hopes that it would offset anticipated productivity losses and boost coding accuracy. Now that the industry has passed the one-year ICD-10 milestone, an important question remai....
Building a Talent Pipeline: AHIMA Foundation Apprenticeships Help Connect Prospective HIM Professionals with First-time Jobs
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2017
Like many new HIM graduates, Makema Hopes, RHIT, began looking for a job immediately after receiving her associate’s degree in 2011. She thought her 80-hour internship at a local hospital prepping and scanning charts would surely help her get her foot in the door with an employer and....
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