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Checklist for Assessing HIM Department Readiness and Planning for the EHR
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM Practice Transformation
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
EHR Career Opportunities: sample HIM Job Descriptions
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM Practice Transformation
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Practice Transformation
Author: AHIMA Task Force
Source: AHIMA Task Force
Publication Date: May 02, 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
EHR's Impact on HIM Functions
Author: AHIMA Work Group
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Introduction to the Unified Medical Language System
Author: Fenton, Susan H.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2005
Coded data is the basis for knowledge transfer in 21st-century healthcare. The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is often called the Rosetta stone of international terminologies used in healthcare worldwide.
The purpose of the UMLS is to “facilitate the development of com....
HIM Practice Transformation
Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.; Hanson, Susan P.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Identity Theft and Fraud--the Impact on HIM Operations
Author: Davis, Nancy; Lemery, Chrisann; Roberts, Kim
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Value of a Healthcare Community Network: Early Implementation Experience [External]
Author: MacCornack, Rick
Source: External web site
Publication Date: March 08, 2005
presentation at the HIT Summit West, San Francisco, CA
HIPAA Audit and System Activity Review: Developing a Process that Focuses on the Greatest Risks First
Author: Hofler, Linda D.; Hardee, Joy; Dildy, Kenneth; Burleson, Deeanna; Grady, Jamie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
The privacy and security rules require audits and system activity reviews. Here is one health system's process, a systematic approach that focuses on areas of greatest risk.
Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of patient information is fundamental to HIM, but it has taken on a new le....
Getting to Know PubMed: an Overview
Author: Fenton, Susan H.; Williams, Margaret
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Real-World RHIO: a Regional Health Information Organization Blazes a Trail in Upstate New York
Author: Koval, Dianne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2005
By distributing costs and benefits among providers and payers, a regional physician association is creating a data exchange network with an ambitious goal: interoperable EHR systems in every physician’s office.
Mark Foster, MD, of Hudson Valley Primary Care in Wappingers Falls, NY,....
Understanding the EHR System Functional Model Standard
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Role in Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Fitting In, Standing Out: Leading Effectively Within Your Organization
Author: Fox, Leslie Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
As healthcare organizations implement EHRs, effective HIM leadership becomes more important than ever. Key to establishing a defining role within your organization is appreciating how groups interact.
Despite the excitement surrounding the impending arrival of the electronic health recor....
On the Line (January 2005)
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
Q: What is medical informatics, and is there a connection between it and health information management?
Q: Is there a standard addressing who should document in medical records?
Carol Ann Quinsey (carol.quinsy@ahima.org) is a professional practice manager at AHIMA.Article....
Delving into Computer-assisted Coding
Author: AHIMA e-HIMÂ Work Group on Computer-Assisted Coding
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
On the Line (November-December 2004)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
Q:> As a covered entity, do I need to have satisfactory assurance (as required by HIPAA) that an individual has been notified when I am served with a search warrant for a patient's protected health information (PHI)?
Q: From a Washington State Community of Practice discussion thread: Wh....
Generating Discharge Summaries in the MIS and Using Speech Recognition Software
Author: Loos, Markus
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
The Charité--University of Medicine Berlin, is the largest hospital in Europe. Its four campuses have about 2,300 beds. The 9,384 employees care for about 100,000 inpatients and about 250,000 ambulatory patients per year. Approximately 4,900 students are instructed in....
Implementation of ICD-10: Experiences and Lessons Learned from a Canadian Hospital
Author: Johnson, Kerry
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
When individual Canadian hospitals first started the journey towards The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Canada (ICD-10-CA) and The Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI) (from now on referred t....
Critical Success Factors in Establishing the Electronic Health Record: the Experience of St. Michael's Hospital, Canada
Author: Wegener, John; Woodman, Anna Jane
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Overview
This presentation will provide insight into planning, implementing, and managing the transition of a health records department, moving from an overburdened and inefficient paper environment toward an automated electronic setting. This success story will look at how staff, work pr....
Critical Success Factors in Establishing the Electronic Health Record. The Experience of ChevronTexaco Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
Author: Gabriel, Aremo Ade; Mojirola, Aeolian ; Julia, Irrechukwu ; Taiwo, Olugbenle
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Developing and implementing a health information management system (HIMS) in a non-health, business-oriented environment is usually a heavy and Herculean task. The nitty-gritty centers on making a compelling business case, gaining the confidence of the stakeholders, and plann....
Health Information Management in the Global Community: Ethical Issues
Author: Harman, Laurinda B.; Mullen, Virginia L.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
The complexities of protecting patient privacy, across the continuum of global healthcare systems, raise new ethical challenges for health information management (HIM) professionals. This session will address the importance of ethical principles, professional values, and cultural differences t....
Clinical Coding Internationally: A Comparison of the Coding Workforce in Australia, America, Canada, and England
Author: McKenzie, Kirsten; Walker, Sue; Dixon-Lee, Claire; Dear, Gareth; Moran-Fuke, Judy
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Recently, researchers in Australia, America, England, and Canada have conducted national surveys of clinical coders in their respective countries. In Australia in 2002, the National Centre for Classification in Health (NCCH) in collaboration with the Health Information Manag....
Oranges and Apples: HIM Productivity and Benchmarking
Author: Myjer, D'Arcy; Butu, Dan
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
For any person in a management or supervisory role, it is only a matter of time before one is confronted with the inevitable question: Can your staff be more productive and how do they compare to other health information management organizations?
The question can....
Managing DNFB: It's More Than Just Coding
Author: Staub, Mary; Orenstein, Anita; Gillett, Del Rae
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
All healthcare facilities throughout the country struggle in today's competitive market place to keep cash flow at an appropriate and acceptable level. There are many facilities that struggle to make pay roll on a bi-weekly basis. Although Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) has....
Next Steps for EHR
Author: Morton, Lisa; Laquer, Sharon; Kosich, Joseph; Kolodinsky, Diane; Flite, Cathy; Foley, Margaret M.
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Recent changes in the external environment promise to facilitate progress towards an electronic health record (EHR). Many healthcare organizations are electing to use an electronic document management system as an interim solution to eliminate paper while working towards ado....
Importance of Coding in Hospital Benchmarking and Performance Evaluation
Author: Dismuke, Clara
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
The Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) system was created in the US and has spread widely around the world. Currently, approximately 36 countries use some version of the system for either information collection, financing, or reimbursement for inpatient care.1 This widespread ad....
Using Severity Adjustment Classification for Hospital Internal and External Benchmarking
Author: Fontaine, P
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Governments and patients evaluate a hospital's quality of care by looking at performance data. In many countries, the data used to compare and evaluate outcomes is frequently based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). Since 1994, the government of Belgium has been using AP-DR....
Managing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Online Manual System
Author: Anderson, Mark; Rodenbaugh, Barbara; Susztar, Chantel
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Background
For years the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published critical guidance and communications for fiscal intermediaries, healthcare providers, contractors, and state agencies regarding requirements for the Medicare program. Most of these communications are....
Paying for Your Mobile Computing Initiative with Your First Application
Author: Buta, Sally
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Presentation Overview
Mobile computing can help hospitals address strategic issues such as increasing patient safety and improving physician job satisfaction. But with the additional pressure to increase revenue and reduce costs, hospitals struggle to justify the cost of mobile healthcar....
Remote Coding Solutions: Ensuring Bottom-line Results with Remote Control (A Case Study)
Author: Crossley, Linda
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Recognizing the key role that coding plays in maintaining the financial viability of healthcare organizations, health information management industry leaders are looking for ways to optimize available coding resources, as well as to increase student enrollment in academic pr....
Best Practices in a Paperless HIM Environment
Author: Cunningham, Nancy
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
This paper will review recommended best practices and suggested measurement criteria for consideration in determining an HIM department's proficiency in its use of a fully implemented electronic document management system (EDMS). As a complement to the recently released e-HIM wor....
Strategic Importance of Electronic Health Records Management
Author: AHIMA Work Group on Electronic Health Records Management
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Strategic Importance of Electronic Health Records Management: Checklist for Transition to the EHR
Author: AHIMA Work Group on Electronic Health Records Management
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Toward a Conceptual Knowledge Management Framework in Health
Author: Lau, Francis
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: September 2004
Abstract
This paper describes a conceptual organizing scheme for managing knowledge within the health setting. First, a brief review of the notions of knowledge and knowledge management is provided. This is followed by a detailed depiction of our proposed knowledge management....
E-HIM Strategic Initiative: Core Data Sets
Author: AHIMA Work Group on Core Data Sets as Standards for the Electronic Health Record
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2004
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
On the Line (September 2004)
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2004
Q: We are having trouble with the discharge status codes on some of our claims. In order to get the claim paid, the fiscal intermediary (FI) requires the discharge status code be changed. If we change the code, it will not correspond with documentation in our medical record.
Q: We are h....
CCR Mapped to HL7: an Initial Draft from Preliminary Elements
Author:
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: September 2004
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Case Studies of Electronic Health Records in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
Author: Kramer, Andrew; Bennett, Rachael E; Fish, Ronald; Lin, C T; Floersch, Natasha ; Conway, Karin; Coleman, Eric A.; Harvell, Jennie; Tuttle, Mark S.
Source: U.S. DHHS. Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Publication Date: August 18, 2004
Three Steps to Remote Coding Success: The Sun Health Experience
Author: Knight, Barbara L.; Lewis, Elke
Source: AHIMA community resource
Publication Date: July 13, 2004
Phoenix, AZ, is a city of sunshine, golf courses, and resorts. It is one of our nation's fastest growing regions with mild winters, lots of land, and a low cost of living. Yet, despite its geographic advantages, Phoenix-area hospitals are not immune to coder vacancies and physical space limit....
Internet Resources for Accurate Coding and Reimbursement Practices
Author: AHIMA Coding Practice Team
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: July 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Verbal Orders Compliance and How We Achieved It
Author: Curry, Mary Pat; Trask, Lisa; Liederman, Eric; Hutchinson, David; Zeboski, Alice
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2004
Thoughtful software design and good communication are fundamental ingetting physicians to sign verbal orders within the 48-hour mandate. Fines help a lot, too.
What hospital in the United States hasn’t struggled to comply with mandates from their state and the Joint Commission on....
AHIMA Code of Ethics
Author: AHIMA House of Delegates
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: July 01, 2004
AHIMA's Code of Ethics has been updated. You can view the most current version here.
Homeland Security and HIM
Author:
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Securing Wireless Technology for Healthcare
Author: Retterer, John; Casto, Brian
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Santa Barbara Blueprint: a Regional Health Data Network Takes the Plunge
Author: Schrader, Michael
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2004
In Santa Barbara County, a regional data-sharing network offers a model for the future of HIM infrastructures.
Located north of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara County is a favorite destination, known for its beaches, resorts, and vineyards. Local homeowners include Oprah Winfrey, Martin Shee....
Forgiveness Means Never Having to Say You're Not Insured
Author: Johnson, Robert J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2004
Various types of insurance are vital to the healthcare industry to protect institutions, physicians, and patients. But what is the appropriate type of insurance to indemnify data destruction providers? This article will explain a misconception about insurance that may be putting both HIM prof....
On the Line
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
Q: Please explain the new Joint Commission requirement for “do not use” abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols. Does this mean that the abbreviation list requirement is being reinstated?
A: Standards have not required an approved list since 1991. IM.3 does require standard....
HIPAA Security Overview
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Preparing for the Next Big April
Author: Thomason, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
Yesterday’s privacy compliance preparations can contribute to meeting tomorrow’s security mandates. One organization is tackling risk analysis with both matrix and memories.
The 2003 HIPAA privacy rule implementation is still fresh in many minds throughout healthcare organiza....
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