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IG Case Study: Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego. Prioritizing Information Governance Initiatives Already Underway
Author: O'Hagan, Dorothy; Meehan, Ann M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2017
Editor’s Note: This article is the fifth installment in an ongoing series highlighting information governance case studies.
Information governance (IG) can be overwhelming, especially as an organization looks to implement a program that addresses all types of informatio....
AHIMA Query Toolkit - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: April 2017
IG Case Study: Utah Health Information Network’s Information Asset Inventory
Author: Fahy, Kristi
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Many healthcare organizations that implement an information governance (IG) program have difficulties deciding which projects to prioritize first. Often, organizations will target the “low hanging fruit” projects, such as establishing an IG committee or advisory group or the pr....
Making Amendments to Health Records (2017 Update)
Author: Burton, Ben; Downing, Katherine
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief update supplants part of the 2013 Practice Brief “Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records.”
Before April 2003, a patient’s legal right to amend his or her health records was limited to those patients treated at hea....
New Study Illuminates the Ongoing Road to ICD-10 Productivity and Optimization
Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Nemchik, Scot; Sheridan, Patty Thierry
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2017
To quantify the impact of ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10) on coding productivity, Ciox Health, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Health Information Management, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, conducted a previous study published in the August 2016....
Journal of AHIMA Launching Monthly IG Case Study Series
Author: Downing, Kathy
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 23, 2017
With information governance (IG) emerging and gaining momentum in healthcare organizations, many questions arise. What are the goals of information governance? Why have some organizations decided they need formal information governance? How do healthcare organizations expect to benefi....
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF/NF) Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) Tip Sheets
Author: AHIMA Long Term Care CDI Workgroup
Source: AHIMA Task Force
Publication Date: February 2017
These tips focus on the language and/or wording that will garner greater details and specificity of the coded data for a given
diagnosis, condition, and disease. In addition to the focus on coded data, these tips also include information to reflect quality care, frequency of documentation requirements, and documentation sources. These tips are meant to provide guidance in recognizing gaps in the clinical documentation.
Information Asset Inventory for Information Governance - Retired
Author: Downing, Kathy; Fahy, Kristi; Foster, MeShawn; Hermann, Michelle; Meehan, Ann M.; Washington, Lydia; Woebkenberg, Jami
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
When an organization begins to implement an enterprise information governance (IG) program, one of the major initial tasks is to understand the scope and types of information in its possession. An inventory of an organization’s information is necessary in order to facilitate decision maki....
HIM Students Help Build an Innovative Path to Information Governance
Author: Downing, Katherine; Taylor, Christine
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
Getting started with information governance (IG) requires research, documentation, and understanding what information and applications need to be included in the IG program. There are times when students can be used to help with this IG preparation, an act that benefits the healthcare faci....
Does Your Forms Committee Need a Facelift? Standardizing Best Practices for HIM-focused Committees—A Case Study in the Physician Practice Setting
Author: Chou, Edgar; Montroy, Tami
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
In most healthcare settings, health information management (HIM) initiatives are led by HIM professionals with collaboration from other organizational leaders. At Drexel University College of Medicine, it is no different. Representatives with expertise in risk management, privacy, complian....
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