Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: AHIMA presentation

Publication Date: January 02, 1999

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: AHIMA presentation

Publication Date: January 02, 1999

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: January 02, 1999

Q: I hear a lot of technical terms being used lately by information systems staff and I feel like I'm not speaking their "jargon." Could you clarify the meaning of some of these terms? Specifically, they are SQL, Java, TCP/IP, and IPX.

A: SQL stands for structured query language, whi....

Author:

Source: AHIMA presentation

Publication Date: January 02, 1999

Author: Carpenter, Jennifer E.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 1999

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Mon, Donald T.; Herbst, Maida Reavis; Nunn, Sandra L.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 1998

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 1998

It started as a simple benchmarking project. But when Patricia Rhodes, RRA, Carol Keller, MPA, and their team finished, the project had taken them across the country, opened up lines of communication with staff members at nine other facilities, and helped them improve their....

Author: Berry, Tracy Bennett

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 1998

Successful benchmarking can create opportunities to improve performance through discovering best practices. The author offers an overview of benchmarking and best practices and how they apply to HIM—and ways to get started on your own.
Are you looking for a way to jump....

Author: Berkey, Tim

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 1998

As HIM professionals look for ways to become more competitive and achieve the best results, the importance of discovering best practices becomes more apparent. Here's how one team used a benchmarking project to provide specific best practices that reduced accounts receivable....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: October 04, 1998

AHIMA's Code of Ethics has been updated. You can view the most current version here.

Author: Kalata, Marcia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

Five years ago, if someone had told me my organization would construct a new building without a chart room and would require half as many medical record clerks and that coders would work without stacks of charts at their desks, I'd have thought they were from a different planet. But....

Author: Adragna, Lisa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

In implementing a cross-facility initiative, the importance of planning and understanding the implications for all facilities can't be overlooked. Here's how one integrated delivery network navigated the challenges of implementing a cross-facility enterprise master patient inde....

Author: Didear, Kay

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

Implementing a computer-based patient record (CPR) begins long before the first installment of software is loaded. This process significantly benefits from the skills and expertise health information management professionals bring to the table. But don't assume that your healthcare m....

Author: Welch, Julie J.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

Q: I work in a skilled nursing facility and want to know if it is mandatory for all states to use Resource Utilization Groups III (RUGS III). If so, when was the deadline?
Q: Where can I find information about a system that will allow for the electronic transmission of Minimum....

Author: AHIMA Coding Policy and Strategy Committee

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Lorence, Daniel P.; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

When an insurance claim or treatment authorization is denied, where can patients turn? More frequently they are turning to patient advocates who understand the information contained in their claims and medical records. Here's a look at some opportunities for HIM professio....

Author: Carpenter, Jennifer E.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 1998

The content in this practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only. More recent information is available here.

Author: AHIMA Data Quality Management Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Fletcher, Donna M.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Q: How do you "validate" a data collection instrument?

Q: As part of our emergency preparedness drill, we were instructed to develop a plan to continue operations in the event of a tornado. Where do I start?

Q: What processes need to be develope....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Edward I. Koch, former mayor of New York City, is known for asking, "How am I doing?" Koch, of course, was speaking of the positive progress of his administration. But he could have just as easily been talking about the state of performance measurement in healthcare today. Even though quality....

Author: Lorence, Daniel P.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Through the application of some basic statistical techniques, HIM professionals can assist in healthcare benchmarking and management at the organizational level. The author offers an example of how one hospital used data analysis to make decisions that promoted better patient care.....

Author: Sweeney, Loralie; Miller, Judith A.; Ludwig-Beymer, Patti

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Advocate Health Care, a multiple-hospital integrated delivery system in the Chicago, IL, area, recently established its Advocate Adult Asthma Clinical Improvement Team. The team undertook the data planning and analysis needed to start up a complex continuous quality improvement (CQ....

Author: Bisbee, Walter L.; Lillback, Debra Harris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1998

Good documentation is a cornerstone of data quality. But how can an organization ensure that all disciplines will take responsibility for the comprehensiveness and accuracy of their documentation? The authors describe the steps one facility took to implement a process of record....

Author: Fuller, Sandra R.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: May 1998

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Humphreys, Betsy L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 1998

A 1996-97 study conducted by the National Library of Medicine and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research aimed to determine how well existing vocabularies cover the concepts and terms needed in health information systems. The author describes the hypothesis underlying the s....

Author: Harding, Ann; Stuart-Buttle, Charlie

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 1998

Produced and maintained by Britain's National Health Service, the Read Codes are a comprehensive, controlled clinical vocabulary. Here's a look at how the codes evolved, their use in the NHS, and the continual process of aligning the system with the needs of its users.
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Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: April 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Dunham, Larry

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 1998

Under managed care, information is often required on a longitudinal—not an episodic—basis. As a result, we need to rethink our approach to data storage and use. The author identifies ways to look at the demand for data in a managed care environment and shows how process as....

Author: Welch, Julie J.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 1998

Q: I have a deposition scheduled for next week. The issue at hand is whether a preprinted manufacturer's instruction sheet on how to use a piece of medical equipment should be a part of the medical record. Our position is that it should not be included because it does not reflect wha....

Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: April 02, 1998

Q: I have a deposition scheduled for next week. The issue at hand is whether a preprinted manufacturer's instruction sheet on how to use a piece of medical equipment should be a part of the medical record. Our position is that it should not be included because it does not reflect ....

Author: AHIMA Data Quality Management Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Johnson, Thomas H.; Pesek, James G.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1998

Introduction

Many health services organizations were pushed in the direction of CQI/TQM by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' Agenda for Change, which recognized the critical need for quality improvement efforts.1 Reengineering and work redesign have....

Author: Fuller, Sandra R.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1998

Q: Cellular phones are very popular and are a convenient way to increase communication. Should we place any restrictions on the use of cellular phones to discuss patient information?

Q: In light of last year's changes to the Joint Commission's standard on delinquent records, h....

Author: Carpenter, Jennifer E.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 1998

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Braden, James

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 1998

What will HIM processes, departments, and the patient record look like 10 years from now? The author offers a view of HIM operations at an academic medical center with an eye for operational, organizational, and functional structure.
The health information management profession has been....

Author: Smith, Carol F.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 1998

Organizational restructuring offers a number of challenges -- and opportunities -- to employees. This article describes how members of one organization's HIM staff participated in a systemwide restructuring process, from planning to implementation to assessment of results.
Today's era o....

Author: AHIMA Legislative Advisory Council; GRQ Inc.

Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy

Publication Date: January 02, 1998

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA book

Publication Date: 1998

These practice standards are being made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Welch, Julie J.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA HoD Resolution

Publication Date: January 1998

Background Information

Associations exist to serve the goals of its members who are its community of interest. Unlike the private sector, associations have no stockholders. Its customers are its owners and its owners are its customers. An association's strategic framework—its....

Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: January 02, 1998

Q: I am a coder in a hospital HIM department. I am being pressured to code in a manner I believe to be fraudulent in order to maximize reimbursement and improve the hospital's case mix. What should I do?

A: Always remember to exhaust all avenues for resolving the matter....

Author: Slovensky, Donna J.; Garrie, Robert L.; Ford, Eric

Source: Educational Perspectives (AOE)

Publication Date: January 02, 1998

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 1998

Q: I am a coder in a hospital HIM department. I am being pressured to code in a manner I believe to be fraudulent in order to maximize reimbursement and improve the hospital's case mix. What should I do?

Q: I am employed as a coder and am concerned about my potential risk with....

Author: Eisenhauer, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1997

Physician offices try to adhere to the coding and billing guidelines as defined by Medicare. However, claims to commercial insurance carriers frequently are not handled as precisely. The passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) has brought to our atte....

Author: AHIMA MPI Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 1997

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA MPI Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 1997

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA MPI Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 1997

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 1997

The ability to provide timely, relevant, and accurate in-formation to the healthcare decision maker at the point of care is a critical success factor for any provider. For enterprises that operate in extremely competitive healthcare markets, the ability to meet this challenge could mean the d....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 1997

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.