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Building a Remote CDI Workforce
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 2015
The HIM Problem
To improve the efficiency and productivity of its clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program, Baystate Health decided to train CDI specialists to work from home.
The HIM Problem Solvers
Walter Houlihan MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, direc....
Grow-Your-Own Program Bridges Gap for Graduates to Full Time Coding Positions
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: November 2014
The HIM Problem
North Shore-LIJ Health System, a group of 17 hospitals in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, NY, had been facing a coder shortage and wasn’t happy with the contract coders they were working with.
The HIM Problem Solver
Taking the Grow-Your-Own-Coder Movement to High School
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: October 2014
The HIM Problem
Rural hospitals in Kansas are trying to cut the cost of outsourcing coding by starting the credentialing process in local high schools.
The HIM Problem Solver
Sherry Farrell, MBA, RHIT, HIM coordinator at Seward County Community College/....
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....
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....
Terminal Digit Filing Toolkit - Retired (The content in this toolkit has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: November 09, 2009
Recommended Regulation and Standard Acquisition for Specific Healthcare Settings
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2002
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Recommended Regulations and Standards for Specific Healthcare Settings (2002 updated)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: December 2002
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Provider-Patient E-Mail Security (2003 update)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hughes, Gwen
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2003
Editor's note: The following information replaces information contained in the February 2000 "E-mail Security" Practice Brief.
E-mail communication has become "as common as the fax machine in business settings."1 In fact, the American Medical Association reports t....
Disaster Planning for Health Information (2003 Update)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hughes, Gwen
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2003
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Health Data Access, Use, and Control
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hjort, Beth M.; Washington, Lydia
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Regulations Governing Research (2003)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2003
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions (5/03)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2003
Q: What is an organized health care arrangement (OHCA) and what are its advantages?
Q: What is multi-factor authentication?
Jill Burrington-Brown (jill.burrington-brown@ahima.org) is an HIM practice manager at AHIMA.Article citation:
Burrington-Brown, Jill. "On the Line....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions (2/04)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2004
Q: Can you explain the difference between the terms “addressable” and “required” as they are used in the final security rule?
Q: Our organization is building an electronic health record. What do we need to consider as we develop a printing policy?
J....
Disaster Planning for a Mass-casualty Event
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2002
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Handling Complaints and Mitigation
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2003
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Tips for Successful Teamwork
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2006
AHIMA’s e-HIM work groups have had great success in bringing together groups of HIM professionals to explore and create guidance on cutting-edge e-HIM practices and technology. These groups also teach us lessons about the factors of successful teamwork that we can apply to our own work si....
Using Procedure-based Risk Adjustment to Better Predict Outcomes
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2003
When an organization assesses its quality of care, applying benchmarks can be difficult when the population of the organization is different from the benchmarking organizations. How can an organization use benchmarking data that reflects the reality of its population?
Pr....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2003
When is it legal to disclose protected health information (PHI) to clergy?
Is faxing patient information legal under HIPAA?
Does HIPAA allow clinicians in our home health facility to pull their own records?
What is a "shadow record?"
Jill Burrington-Brown (jill.burrington-b....
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....
On the Line: Professional Practice Solutions (10/03)
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2003
Q: Does the privacy rule allow us to release patient information over the telephone without authorization? How do I decide when I should ask for verification of a treatment relationship with the patient?
A: In the past, HIM professionals have carefully guarded the releasing of patient i....
EMR Education for a Student Health Center
Author: Burgess, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
How does a busy student health center on a state university campus implement an electronic health record? This is the story of how Hall Health Primary Care Center (HHPCC), a community-based primary care center at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, did just that.
Transcription Cost Analysis Reveals Opportunities for Savings, Efficiencies
Author: Bundt, Major Thomas
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2002
Under pressure to maximize efficiency and resources, a VA hospital department ananlyzed its dictation processes and was able to pinpoint opportunites for savings. Here's how they did it.
Levels of utilization and quality of specialty services in Veterans Administration healthcare faciliti....
Navigating from Data to Excellence
Author: Buff, Elizabeth Logan; Hohmann, Samuel
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1999
How can health information help an organization improve its performance? The authors offer an approach to measuring performance using familiar tools—a compass and a dashboard.
A healthcare organization uses clinical data in a number of ways—to....
Amendments in the Electronic Health Record
Author: Brown, Linda; Komara, Priscilla; Warner, Diana; Wiedemann, Lou Ann; Young, Linda
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: August 15, 2012
This toolkit is designed to provide guidance to HIM professionals when
addressing the amendment functionality in an EHR.
Coding Ethically
Author: Bronnert, June
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: October 2005
With the many reimbursement issues and regulatory requirements surrounding coding, it is sometimes necessary for coders to refamiliarize themselves with what it means to code ethically. AHIMA’s Coding Policy and Strategy Committee developed the Standards of Ethical Coding, which were app....
Running out of Room for Data: HIPAA Requires Healthcare Organizations to Re-assess Data Storage
Author: Brick, Frank
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2006
Computer systems are feeling the effects of HIPAA. That's because the act's privacy and security rules require covered entities to securely store and manage more data than ever before. The latest computers to feel the effect are those in small covered entities, where the security rule takes ef....
Protecting Patient Information After a Facility Closure (1999)
Author: Brandt, Mary D.; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 1999
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
ABC Medical Center Return Of Invalid Authorization for Release of Information
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: June 14, 2005
Sample form for sending to patient when critical information missing from the patient-submitted authorization form for release of information.
Authentication of Medical Record Entries (1996)
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: September 1996
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Facsimile Transmission of Health Information (1996)
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: July 1996
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Checklist For Disclosures To Law Enforcement Officers
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: June 14, 2005
Information Security: an Overview
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 1996
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Law Enforcement Request For Records
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA sample form
Publication Date: June 14, 2005
Disclosure of Health Information (1996)
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: October 1996
This practice brief appendix has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Electronic Signatures (1996) - Retired
Author: Brandt, Mary D.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: March 1996
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Future of HIM: An Operational View
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....
Identity Crisis: Organizations are Implementing Medical Identity Theft Teams to Combat Rising Incidents
Author: Bowe, Robin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2013
Copyright © 2012 by Kern Medical Center, County of Kern, CA. All rights reserved. Printed with permission.
Medical identity theft is a growing concern for healthcare providers and healthcare consumers. Defined under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003 as....
Realigning HIM to the New Healthcare Environment: Case Studies in HIM Transformation Due to Accountable Care and Pay-For-Outcomes Initiatives
Author: Bower-Jernigan, Patricia L; Chenoweth, Ann; James, Jaime
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2014
The Affordable Care Act has been a catalyst for the transition to pay for outcomes. Through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center, dozens of new payment and service models have emerged that promise to deliver better care throughout the United States at a l....
Policy and Procedure Considerations for Health Information Exchange Organizations
Author: Bowen, Rita K.; Chestler, Alisa; Coomes, Donna; Dooling, Julie A; Fuller, Brenda; Grijalva, Christine; Kirby, Annessa; Kuehnast, Tanya; Stewart, Elizabeth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2015
Policies and procedures govern the operations of health information exchange (HIE), and many factors must be taken into consideration during their development or revision. They set expectations for the workforce, delineate staff training and accountability, and must be part of an ongoing educat....
Evolution of DRGs
Author: Boucher, Anne; Bowman, Sue E; Piselli, Caroline; Scichilone, Rita A
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2006
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Coding Audits Evolve with ICD-10: Industry Experts Define New Benchmarks and Best Practices
Author: Boomershine, Julie
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2016
From privacy and security risk assessments to perennial health plan record reviews, HIM departments are inundated with audits. The move to ICD-10-CM/PCS adds another layer of audit complexity and requirements as hospital and health systems step up their coding quality review processes, pr....
Management Practices for the Release of Information
Author: Bock, Linda J.; Demster, Barbara; Dinh, Angela K.; Gorton, Elisa R.; Lantis, James R. Jr.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2008
Exchange of health information is an essential function to the provision of high-quality and cost-effective healthcare. The information should be complete and timely for its intended purpose. While this sounds straightforward, often it is not an easy task in the complex medical and legal envir....
Facsimile Transmission of Health Information (2006 update)
Author: Blevins, Alicia; Davis, Nancy; Hjort, Beth M.; Lemery, Chrisann; Mangin, Wendy L; Mikels, Debra A; Nicholas, Cindy
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Getting Quality Clinical and Coded Data: How UMHS's CDIP Improved Clinical Coded Data and Clinical Staff Relationships
Author: Blackford, Gwendolyn; Whitehouse, Rosanne
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
Obtaining codeable clinical documentation at the point of care in a large teaching facility can be challenging. However, the HIM department at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) in Ann Arbor, MI, took on the task, implementing a clinical documentation improvement program (CDI....
Designing the Integrated Multidisciplinary Record Review
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....
Protecting Verbal PHI: a Plan
Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2003
Does your organization have a policy in place for protecting patient health information (PHI) over the phone?
This article will discuss how a workgroup at Childrens Hospital and Health Center (CHHC) in San Diego, CA, implemented a policy to protect verbal PHI and how your....
One-stop Shop: an HIM Department's Journey to Centralize Core Data Services
Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
After decentralizing traditional HIM functions, one hospital is reuniting them piece by piece. Centralized data reporting is in the works.
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego has come full circle with respect to centralization of HIM functions. In the 198....
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.
"SNIP"ping Away at HIPAA
Author: Bettendorf, Jim
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: November 02, 2001
Consider this a resource guide from a fellow privacy official trying to make sense of it all. I am of course referring to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). By now, we are all familiar with HIPAA’s content, but not quite sure what path to take when it com....
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