Author: Robinson, Steven

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: December 29, 2016

Clinical documentation programs’ success is a result of the healthcare team keeping a constant vigil on communication while operationalizing outcomes and instilling provider support. Patient care is largely dependent on accurate communication among the healthcare provider team. In a....

Author: Denton, Debra Beisel; Endicott, Melanie; Ericson, Cheryl E; Love, Tammy R.; McDonald, Lori; Willis, Daphne

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: December 2016

One of the more challenging tasks for both coding and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professionals is clinical validation. This is a relatively new responsibility that has evolved as CDI programs mature and CDI and coding professionals advance their knowledge and collaboration on clin....

Author: Combs, Tammy

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: September 28, 2016

Have you ever gone to a staff meeting only to hear the news that a process you’ve been following for years is about to change? How does that make you feel? Maybe you love change and welcome any opportunity to improve a process. But maybe you are a creature of habit and the thought of a cha....

Author: Combs, Tammy

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: July 27, 2016

We talk a lot about the impact of clinical documentation improvement (CDI) on healthcare organizations and physicians. We look at ways to reflect appropriate reimbursement and accurate quality scores, both of which are very important. But do we take the time to look at the true extent of t....

Author: Arrowood, Danita; Bailey-Woods, Linda; Barnette, Erin; Combs, Tammy; Endicott, Melanie; Miller, Jennifer

Source: AHIMA toolkit

Publication Date: July 2016

This toolkit provides many of the necessary tools and documents needed for implementing and/or maintaining a robust CDI program.

Author: Downing, Katherine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2016

Information governance (IG) is an emerging discipline in healthcare that focuses on how an organization ensures information is complete, accurate, trustworthy, and usable. The goal of information governance is to enable organizations to utilize a valuable strategic asset—information&....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2016

It wasn’t that long ago that online dating—and resultant marriages—carried a stigma. There was a sharp divide between the people who believed in meeting their loves the old fashioned way, and those who felt that online dating was a natural extension of their already Internet-centric profe....

Author: Combs, Tammy

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2016

Illness doesn’t care what country or region a person lives in, and it doesn’t care the race or origin of a person. Since illness is found everywhere around the globe it only stands to reason that providers should also look beyond the boundaries of one country or patient population when re....

Author: Endicott, Melanie

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2016

The clinical documentation improvement (CDI) profession is flourishing as more organizations see the wide range of benefits a robust CDI program has to offer. The benefits of a CDI program include complete and accurate clinical documentation that supports correct reimbursement, proper repo....

Author: Fee, James P; Clesi, Wendy

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2016

Like it or not, the transition to value-based healthcare is well underway. In January 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its Better, Smarter, Healthier campaign with clear goals and a timeline for shifting Medicare reimbursement from volume to value. Through....