Author: Beckett, Barb; Beidler, Aurae; Halpert, Aviva M.; Davis, Nancy; Gorton, Elisa R.; McLendon, Kelly; Rose, Angela Dinh; Shindell, Roger; Tucker, DeAnn

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: January 2017

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Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: January 2017

overview of the Office of Civil Right’s HIPAA Audit Protocol, including summaries

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: 2017

The goals of the coding roundtable coordinator include:

• Improving coding skills through education
• Providing local networking opportunities
• Attracting new members to the coding and HIM profession
• Creating an environment that facilitates mentoring
• Sharing coding practices, challenges, and requirements to affect policy in the industry

Author: Clack, Crystal; Freeman, Rae; Lewis, Laquette

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2017

A cyclone of regulatory requirements for providers has officially touched down in the United States. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), patient-centered medical home (PCMH), and value-based purchasing (VBP) initiatives are contributing to dramat....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: December 2016

The AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding are intended to assist and guide coding professionals whether credentialed or not; including but not limited to coding staff, coding auditors, coding educators, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professionals, and managers responsible for decision-making processes and operations as well as HIM/coding students. The standards outline expectations for making ethical decisions in the workplace and demonstrate coding professionals' commitment to integrity during the coding process, regardless of the purpose for which the codes are being reported.

Author: Davoudi, Sion; Flanigan, Jill; Houser, Shannon H.; Kadlec, Lesley; Kirby, Annessa; VanSlyke, Daniel; Wendicke, Annemarie

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: December 2016

This update supplants the 2012 practice brief “Managing a Data Dictionary.”


As healthcare organizations move to the electronic environment, the large volume and complexity of data collected is growing at unprecedented rates. While access to data has the potential to en....

Author: Gelzer, Reed D.; Hall, Terri; Liette, Elizabeth; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: 2016

A Practical Guide: Information Management and Governance for Copy Functions in Electronic Health Record Systems

Author: Dooling, Julie A; Rihanek, Theresa; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: November 2016

The Disaster Planning Toolkit outlines disruption recovery plan components and how to address items including strategies, responsibilities, requirements, and procedures for the processes of recovery.

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2016

Accurate patient identification is a major challenge faced by healthcare organizations across all levels of care throughout the industry. Health information management (HIM) professionals play a critical role in collecting identifiable information and matching the patient to their health record....

Author: Lail, Pamela J; Laird, Sarah S; McCall, Kris; Naretto, Joe; York, April

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: October 2016

Abstract


This article examines the current state of affairs of the health information management role in facility closure as well as the impact on revenue cycle operations. Health information management professionals are uniquely positioned to assist an organization in closure eff....