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Social Media + Healthcare
Author: Backman, Cecilia; Dolack, Susan; Dunyak, Denise; Lutz, Laurie J.; Tegen, Anne; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
Social media has become an undeniable force, and its rapid, informal communication style represents both possibility and liability for healthcare organizations. Good policies and training help organizations pursue the benefits and mitigate the risks.
Social media refers br....
Notice of Privacy Practices. Appendix A: Sample Notice of Privacy Practices (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: February 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Notice of Privacy Practices (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: February 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Fundamentals of the Legal Health Record and Designated Record Set
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: February 2011
Throughout this brief, sentences marked with the † symbol indicate AHIMA best practices in health information management. These practices are collected in the new AHIMA Compendium, offering health information management professionals "just in time" guidance as they research and address p....
Health Data Analysis Toolkit
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: January 2011
The content in this toolkit has been updated. More recent information is available here.
Regulations Governing Research (2011 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Security Risk Analysis and Management: an Overview (2011 update)
Author: Walsh, Tom
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: January 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: January 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records. Appendix B: Sample Patient Request for Amendment Form (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: January 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records. Appendix A: Sample Amendment Policy and Procedure (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: January 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
EHR Adoption in LTC and the HIM Value. Appendix B: Vendor Questionnaire for EHR System Selection
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: January 2011
Evaluation Criteria
Vendor A
Vendor B
Vendor C
Name and Address of Home Office Phone Number Sales/Contact Representative....
EHR Adoption in LTC and the HIM Value. Appendix C: The HIM Professional as Privacy Officer in LTC
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: January 2011
In the early 1900s the American College of Surgeons' Hospital Standardization Program provided guidance on how to organize data in medical records for research. Currently many disciplines use medical records for a variety of purposes. Since the early days, HIM professionals have guarded the int....
EHR Adoption in LTC and the HIM Value - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2011
Electronic health record systems offer many opportunities for long-term care (LTC) facilities and their patients, and momentum is building for their widespread adoption across care settings.
Although some federal health IT initiatives benefit long-term care, LTC facilities are not....
EHR Adoption in LTC and the HIM Value. Appendix D: The HIM Professional as a Compliance Officer in LTC
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: January 2011
Hospitals developed compliance programs in response to a 1991 federal Sentencing Commission policy mandating penalties for organizations convicted of federal crimes. These federal crimes include fraud and abuse of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. If an organization's compliance program inclu....
EHR Adoption in LTC and the HIM Value. Appendix A: HIM’s Role and Functions in LTC
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: January 2011
HIM professionals working in LTC facilities using EHRs are responsible for the following areas and tasks:
Supervisory/Management
Develop and maintain policy and procedures and job descriptions for the health information department
Manage human resource functions for the departme....
Information Security—An Overview (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: December 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Disaster Planning for Health Information (2010 Update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: December 2010
The content in this practice brief has been retired. This version is made available for historical purposes only. More recent information is available here.
Sample Disaster Plan Development Checklist
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: December 15, 2010
Sample Disaster Contingency Plan
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: December 15, 2010
Sample Notice of Lost/Destroyed/Incomplete Patient Information (Disaster Planning)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: December 15, 2010
Managing the Transition from Paper to EHRs. Appendix A: Legal Source Legend
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief appendix has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Managing the Transition from Paper to EHRs (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Homeland Security Act, Patriot Act, Freedom of Information Act, and HIM - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2010
Editor's note: This update replaces the June 2004 practice brief "Homeland Security Act and HIM."
After the terrorist attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC, on September 11, 2001, the United States Congress enacted the Patriot Act in 2001 and the Homeland Security Act....
EHRs as the Business and Legal Records of Healthcare Organizations. Appendix A: Issues in Electronic Health Record Management (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: November 2010
Electronic health record management (EHRM) is the process by which electronic (e.g., digital) health records are created or received and preserved for legal or business purposes. EHRM requires decision making throughout the EHR’s life cycle-through the processing, distribution, maintenanc....
HIPAA Privacy and Security Training (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Role of the Personal Health Record in the EHR (2010 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
Editor's note: This update replaces the July-August 2005 practice brief "The Role of the Personal Health Record in the EHR."
Health information technology will be integral to the US transformation to a safer, more efficient, consumer-driven healthcare system, and the personal heal....
EHRs as the Business and Legal Records of Healthcare Organizations (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
EHRs as the Business and Legal Records of Healthcare Organizations. Appendix B: Checklist for Transition to the EHR (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: November 2010
Editor's note: This checklist combines and updates the October 2004 practice brief appendix "The Strategic Importance of Electronic Health Records Management: Checklist for Transition to the EHR" and the June 2005 practice brief "A Checklist for Assessing HIM Department Readiness and Planning f....
HIPAA Security Overview (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Migrating from Paper to EHRs in Physician Practices. Appendix A: Historical Medical Record/Chart Abstraction Checklist—Primary Care
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: November 2010
This checklist can help physician practices migrate all the appropriate data from an individual patient paper record into the EHR. Each record or data element should be expanded upon with descriptions based on the practice’s definitions, the location of the information in the paper chart,....
Migrating from Paper to EHRs in Physician Practices - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
A successful transition from paper-based charts to electronic health records (EHRs) in the physician practice or clinic requires careful coordination of many moving parts. A myriad of challenging and complex decisions must be made, ranging from selection and implementation to training and maint....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix B: Reporting and Sequencing Diagnoses on the Health Record and UB-04 Claim Form
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2010
The "ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting" is updated annually, thought it may be changed more frequently. Coders should be familiar with the guidelines and use the most current version.
The guidelines provide the following guidance for principal/first-listed and con....
Strategies for Remote Coding Success: Remote Coding Program Helps Norman Regional Retain Quality Coders
Author: Miller, Amy; Ridpath, Debra
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: October 2010
Remote coding is helping organizations attract and retain experienced coding professionals at a time when highly skilled coding professionals are in short supply. Successfully implementing a remote coding program requires that facilities have their entire clinical documentation online and qual....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: October 2010
Diagnostic coding plays several important roles in every healthcare setting, including long-term care (LTC) nursing facilities. LTC facilities assign ICD-9-CM codes to capture a resident's clinical conditions.
ICD-9-CM facilitates the collection and organization of healthcare stat....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix C: Regulatory Guidance for Reporting Diagnoses Related to Reimbursement
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2010
In August 2000, the HIPAA Transaction and Code Sets required the use of the ICD-9-CM code set. Subpart J, section §162.1002 Medical data code sets, states the adoption of the following code sets as standard medical data code sets:
ICD-9-CM, volumes 1 and 2 (including the "ICD-9-CM Official....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix A: Planning for the ICD-10-CM Transition for LTC Facilities
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2010
On January 16, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services released final rules to adopt X12 Version 5010 claim form of HIPAA's Transaction and Code Set Standard and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Healthcare organization must implement version 5010 by January 1, 2012. The implementation deadli....
Success with Speech Recognition
Author: Clawson, Cathy
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
Introduction: Since Mountain States Health Alliance implemented the Dolbey Speech Recognition platform in October 2007; gains in productivity, decrease in outsourcing, and financial savings have confirmed the successful implementation of this technology.
Background/History: Mountain Sta....
Show Me the Money... A Look at the Revenue Cycle from the Billing Perspective
Author: Fahrenholz, Cheryl Gregg
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
Introduction
The revenue cycle is the process of how patient financial and health information moves into, through, and out of the healthcare facility or medical practice, culminating with the facility or practice receiving reimbursement for the services provided. A streamlined and effici....
Building a Culture of Performance Improvement in Health Information Management
Author: Smith, Carol F.; Mathis-Walker, Nicole F
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 27, 2010
Background
Performance Improvement has become the foundation of many great organizations. From the automotive industry to hospitals, the use of performance improvement tools is utilized to improve productivity, quality, safety and workflow. The implementation of performance improvement m....
Role of Data Analysis in Revenue Cycle Improvement
Author: White, Susan E
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 27, 2010
Introduction
Data analysis techniques are becoming increasingly important for HIM professionals. The application of relatively simple and straightforward data analytics can identify significant opportunities for improvement in the revenue cycle. Traditional chart audits can be enhanced b....
Making the Most of Comparative Data in Hospital Benchmarking
Author: Kuehn, Lynn; Hyde, Linda A.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 27, 2010
Introduction
A key component of evaluating health care performance is the use of comparisons. Comparative data can come from internal or external sources and allows the user to evaluate their outcomes or measures against another data set. This aids in determining if their organization is....
Fundamentals for Building a Master Patient Index/Enterprise Master Patient Index (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: September 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Understanding the HIE Landscape. Appendix B: Volunteer Position Description for CSA Health Information Exchange Representatives
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: September 2010
Date: 10/24/09
Reports to: CSA Board of Directors
Position Summary:
The Component State Association representative for the health information exchange (HIE) serves to guide the HIE's efforts utilizing sound HIM principles that include protective measures that support the p....
Understanding the HIE Landscape. Appendix C: Talking Points for HIM Professionals
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: September 2010
HIM professionals are uniquely qualified to participate in HIE development and operations. However, those involved with developing and running many HIEs often times do not realize the value that HIM professionals bring to the table.
If HIM professionals are not involved in your l....
Next IT Challenge: From Data Acquisition to Harmonized Information Management
Author: Fera, William A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
Healthcare has made significant progress on capturing data electronically, but it still struggles to leverage it fully. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is making inroads by harmonizing data from different settings and systems into a single view.
Since well before the turn....
Understanding the HIE Landscape
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: September 2010
The health information exchange (HIE) landscape has changed dramatically over the past five years. More HIEs are available to organizations and providers than ever before. Industry initiatives leveraging technological advances and the call for all Americans to have an electronic health record b....
Small Steps, Big Standards: How Data Standards Help Connect Pennsylvania Providers
Author: Younkin, Jim
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
A study authored by the Center for Information Technology Leadership found a completely interoperable healthcare system (that is, each organization could share every piece of its healthcare information with another organization as discrete and normalized data) could yield annual savings of $77....
Understanding the HIE Landscape. Appendix A: State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: September 2010
On May 13, 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded approximately $550 million in grants to State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Programs and State Designated Entities as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.....
Getting to Know PubMed: an Overview (2010 update)
Author: Bielby, Judy A; Williams, Margaret
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
e-HIM Practice Transformation (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: August 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
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