Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: December 2018

Author: Grzybowski, Darice; Orlova, Anna

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2017

As the healthcare industry has evolved from paper to the digital environment, topics such as information governance, informatics, and standards—which are at the forefront of healthcare—are becoming critical subjects when educating health information management (HIM) professiona....

Author: Chenoweth, Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2017

For college seniors, May is the time when the job search intensifies—putting the finishing touches on the resume, buying that new interview suit, and making connections with alumni.


The professional practice experience (PPE) is an important part of student education and is a....

Author: Marc, David; Robertson, Janet; Gordon, Leslie; Green-Lawson, Zakevia D; Gibbs, David; Dover, Kayce; Dougherty, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2017

In 2015 a workforce study was conducted using a survey instrument to define how health information management (HIM) is shifting to meet future needs and what knowledge, skills, education, and credentials will be necessary to perform successfully as an HIM practitioner.1 This study discover....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2017

Would any housing co-op board ever hire a self-described all-purpose handyman who might perfectly connect the plumbing systems of a 40-unit new construction condo building, but may only semi-competently replace a dining room light switch? Probably not. The board would more likely hire a pe....

Author: Nelson, Kristin

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2017

A unique job role has been created at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) related to onboarding, training, and student preceptorship that is seeing positive results and working to get past the Catch 22 of employment—you need experience to get a job, but you need a job....

Author: Dolezel, Diane; McLeod, Alexander

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2017

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to craft a predictive model to examine the relationship between grades in specific academic courses, overall grade point average (GPA), on-campus versus online course delivery, and success in passing the Registered Health Information Administ....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2017

Long before the Zika virus or Ebola outbreaks became a threat in the United States, public health has been an international endeavor. According to some estimates, the Spanish flu—which peaked between 1918 and 1920—killed more than half a million Americans and 50 million people worldwide i....

Author: Kuehn, Lynn; Jorwic, Therese M

Source: AHIMA book

Publication Date: 2016

This comprehensive text, which uses the 2017 code set, is devoted to learning and mastering the process of building codes in ICD-10-PCS. All current coding professionals and students in academic programs must become and remain proficient in using this system for inpatient procedures.

Author: Kadlec, Lesley; Kirby, Annessa

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 06, 2016

We hear so much about the amount of data available in healthcare today. But we are just beginning to understand the importance of analyzing that data to make decisions. As buzzwords like “information governance” and “data analytics” are becoming more mainstream, the analysis of data i....

Author: Dolezel, Diane; Clisbee, Mary; McLeod, Alexander

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: October 2016

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to examine first-year students’ experiences in a new Master of Health Information Management (MHIM) program. The first year in a college program is challenging for students. Specifically, first-year students’ attrition from MHIM programs is a....

Author: Harris, Susie T.; Bell, Paul D; Woodward, James Anthony

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: October 2016

Abstract


The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) made a strategic decision in the 2000s to advocate for increased numbers of health information management (HIM) professionals educated at the graduate level. Many universities are developing master’s-deg....

Author: Reeves, Mary G

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: July 28, 2016

To get information governance (IG) off the ground, there must be a leader who is willing to step up and make the case for IG by clearly identifying its benefits—the IG Value Proposition. As a first step in building the value proposition, leaders can create an IG learning environment w....

Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Aborde, Jon; Johnson, Carey; Johnson, Timothy

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: July 2016

Abstract


The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Council for Excellence in Education acknowledges the importance of improving the data analytics skills of health information management (HIM) students at the baccalaureate level. This importance is especially....

Author: Thompson-Stacy, Cheryl; Milam, John; Shanholtzer, Beth

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2016

Abstract


The move to fully realize competency-based education and the use of open educational resources and their effect on learners brings about opportunities to revisit long-held assumptions about the entire higher education enterprise. In response, a new type of online portal a....

Author: Berkeley Research Group

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: May 13, 2016

Knowledge is at the core of everything we do. It is behind the mechanics and strategy of coding and the ease of understanding the final outcome(s), and it plays an integral part in the acceptance of change when faced with industry-wide transformation.


Last year, the health in....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2016

Health information management (HIM) and coding professionals intent on keeping their jobs and their skills relevant would do well to study the career prospects of medical transcriptionists, their healthcare documentation brethren. As providers started transitioning to electronic health rec....

Author: Gibbs, David; Hewitt, Barbara; McLeod, Alexander

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: April 2016

Abstract


The use of gamification and simulation in medical education is increasing in efforts to accelerate and improve learning outcomes. The purpose of this literature review is to examine game design elements for possible inclusion in an electronic health record (EHR) simulatio....

Author: Jackson, Kathryn; Lower, Christi L; Rudman, William J.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2016

Abstract


Concern is growing among industry leaders that students may not be obtaining the necessary skills for entry into the labor market. To gain an understanding of the perceived disconnect in the skill set of graduates entering the health information workforce, a survey was de....

Author: Downing, Kathy

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: February 04, 2016

Every health information management (HIM) leader has their hands full these days. All of us are working hard just to keep up. Despite the ever increasing pace at which the healthcare industry—and HIM—is moving forward, through AHIMA’s information governance (IG) pilot program, we also see....

Author: Kadlec, Lesley

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2016

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the August 2012 Practice Brief titled “Climbing Higher: Bridging the Gap to Advanced Degrees in HIM.”




Statistics from the US Department of Labor show the field of HIM as one of today's fastest-growing occupa....

Author: Hylock, Ray; Harris, Susie T.

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: January 2016

Abstract


Enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 forever altered the data management landscape in healthcare. The volume, breadth, depth, and pace at which health i....

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2015

1928

(Oct. 11):
Association of Record Librarians of North American (ARLNA) founded


1929:
Bulletin of the Association of Record Librarians of North America published


1933:
Registered Record Librarian (RRL) credential est....

Author: Noblin, Alice; Walden, Amanda; Safian, Shelly C

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: 2015

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to gauge the test-taking success of people who attended RHIA, RHIT, CCS, and CCS-P exam preparation workshops. Information available from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Newly Credentialed Professionals website....

Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2015

Data are the lifeblood of our healthcare ecosystem, with the potential of enabling organizations to improve care, manage chronically ill patients, lower costs, achieve compliance, support research, increase patient safety, and meet operational and strategic initiatives. Although health inf....

Author: O'Dell, Rosann M; Belz, Norbert; Bielby, Judy A; Folck, Kay; Moqbel, Murad; Pulino, Lauren

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2015

A faculty member in the health information management (HIM) department at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) attended a campus retreat in June 2011 that not only energized his personal perspective of HIM, but also shed new light on the future of HIM at the university.

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: August 2015

bimonthly e-newsletter for HIM educators

Author: Tyczkowski, Brenda

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: May 2015

Abstract


With the AHIMA Foundation’s establishment of new professional competencies for health information management (HIM) comes the opportunity to reimagine how lessons are presented to students. The use of unfolding case studies fosters a learner-centered classroom, where the s....

Author:

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: April 2015

Abstract


The newly approved and released health information management (HIM) curriculum competencies defined by the AHIMA Foundation provide requirements needed for today’s emerging professionals to be successful in the HIM field. However, these competencies provide a challe....

Author: Spohn, Renae

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2015

Abstract


This study examined how health information management (HIM) educational programs can use the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Model (MBNQAM) educational criteria to meet the self-assessment requirement for Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and In....

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

Determining what to do with one’s life is a daunting task. Even once you’ve chosen the field of HIM, the sky is the limit in terms of the roles in which you can serve. As HIM evolves commensurate with the electronic health record (EHR), the options only continue to grow—a....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: April 2015

As health information management (HIM) professionals find themselves constantly inundated with more data, they will need to update their skills to stay on top of it. And one of the best ways to do just that is by earning AHIMA’s Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) credential.

Author: Orlova, Anna; Lehmann, Harold

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2015

Electronic sharing of health information, both within and between organizational boundaries, requires the adoption of interoperable health information technology (HIT) solutions such as electronic health record (EHR) systems, laboratory information management systems (LIMS), radiology and....

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2015

The AHIMA archives contain a few examples of long-ago medical records, including a sample admission slip from 1916—nearly a century ago. As fascinating as these artifacts are, we know that the tools we use to do our jobs today will seem just as outdated some day.


Consid....

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: February 2015

The technical, legal, and collaborative aspects of information governance had always appealed to Kristi Lundgren, MS, RHIA. Although Lundgren, a former graduate student at the College of St. Scholastica, had studied about the importance of governing data in an electronic environment, she c....

Author: Horn, Kelli

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

Hundreds of coders and students desire to take the next step in their career by obtaining the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credential. This examination represents high-level achievement and proficiency in inpatient and outpatient coding and associated concepts. Benefits of certificat....

Author: Camp, Michelle; Comfort, Angie; Endicott, Melanie; Howard, Artis; Kozee, Renee; Munive, Roberta; Novelli, Staci

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2014

Whether it is a first job or a career change, finding that first health information management (HIM) job following graduation is one of the biggest challenges that new graduates face. While some may find that breaking into the HIM industry takes time and persistence, it is a career choice that....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: November 2014

bimonthly e-newsletter for HIM educators

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: October 2014

The quarterly newsletter for HIM certified professionals, containing information on professional development, industry news, continuing education, announcements, upcoming events, and other tools for success.

Author: Horn, Kelli

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2014

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in the spring of 2014 that ICD-10-CM/PCS would be unexpectedly delayed for at least one year, the health information management (HIM) community was shocked. Hospitals, healthcare facilities, and educational organizations h....

Author:

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 2014

The compliance date for the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS is due to take effect on October 1, 2015. Currently, academic programs are in various stages of transitioning the classroom toward this new and long-awaited classification system. This practice brief is the third in a series addressing....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: August 2014

bimonthly e-newsletter for HIM educators

Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: August 2014

While the professional practice experience (PPE) is widely considered to greatly benefit students, there is a need to address a growing number of challenges, including increasing numbers of programs competing for limited PPE placement sites, department and organization mergers, remote staff and....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: July 29, 2014

Data and information governance practices have been recognized by industry thought leaders as the future of the HIM profession. As healthcare continues to implement electronic health record systems and other health IT, the importance of health information as a clinical....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: July 2014

The quarterly newsletter for HIM certified professionals, containing information on professional development, industry news, continuing education, announcements, upcoming events, and other tools for success.

Author: White, Susan E; Nunn, Sandra L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

The health information management (HIM) field is growing and changing at a swift pace, with HIM professionals having to navigate value-based purchasing, quality metrics, health disparity and population health studies, and a never-ending stream of Big Data. As experienced HIM professionals....

Author: Bates, Mari; Black, Clarence; Blair, Franchesica; Davis, Laquanda; Ingram, Steven; Lane, DaQuandra; McElderry, Alicia; Peagler, Bianca; Pickett, Jamie; Plettenberg, Cheryl A; Hart-Hester, Susan

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2014

Abstract


Introduction:Undergraduate students’ progress toward achievement of learning outcomes and entry-level competencies is an essential ingredient in efforts to meet the needs of the evolving national healthcare information infrastructure. Therefore, studies to evaluate....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2014

For the dinosaurs it was a giant meteor. For fax machines it was the invention of e-mail. And for HIM professionals who don’t adapt to new workforce needs, the paradigm shift that rocks their work roles will be electronic health records (EHRs).


While this may sound alar....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: May 2014

bimonthly e-newsletter for HIM educators

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: April 2014

The quarterly newsletter for HIM certified professionals, containing information on professional development, industry news, continuing education, announcements, upcoming events, and other tools for success.