15 results.
A New Era for Clinical Quality Measurement Data: Standardization, Automation of Clinical Quality Measurement and Reporting
Author: Taylor, Lisa Brooks
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2013
Set on course by the National Quality Strategy (NQS) and fueled by the "meaningful use" EHR Incentive Program, clinical quality measurement is entering a new era. A primary objective of the NQS, which was developed by a multistakeholder collaboration convened by the National Quality Forum....
Embracing CAC Beyond Reimbursement Initiatives
Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.; Gorman-Klug, Catherine; Taylor, Lisa Brooks
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2012
A key theme for the healthcare industry in 2012 has been embracing technology, and people have begun practicing what they preach. Computer-assisted coding (CAC)-with natural language processing (NLP) or natural language understanding (NLU) capabilities-will soon be integrated into the coding w....
Advancing Technology Connects Transcription and Coding: The Developing Role of NLP, NLU, and CAC in HIM
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2012
For many years transcription and coding departments have been two separate and independent structures within health information management (HIM).
While these areas have always been interdependent regarding their need to share documentation, their technology platforms have op....
Computer-Assisted Coding and Beyond
Author: Eminger, Heather
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
Introduction to CAC
Whether you're a facility reviewing the Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) technologies because of coding challenges such as the ever evolving CMS requirements and backlogs, or preparing for ICD-10 CM. You will learn there is much more that Computer-Assisted Coding....
Sweeping Revisions for Cancer Registries: Like Coders, Cancer Registrars Adapting to Major Changes
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: July 2010
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Coding professionals are not alone as they prepare for the sweeping changes that come with the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. They only need to look down the hospital hall to find another department grappling with a major shakeup in how it classifies clinical do....
Improving the Quality of Quality Measures: Pilots Show Promising Results from Clinically Enhanced Administrative Data
Author: Rollins, Gina
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2009
EHRs will improve the accuracy of quality measurement...one day. Until then, blending limited clinical data with administrative data may offer a solution.
Administrative data based on discharge abstracts or claims have widely acknowledged limitations, but they remain the primary mean....
Data Abstraction Unplugged: Taking Trauma Registry to the Point of Care with Wireless Technology
Author: Eisenhower, Cynthia; McElwee, Karen; Wargo, Christina; Woodruff, Tracy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2005
Central to Geisinger Medical Center’s success with concurrent abstraction is wireless technology that enables registrars to work at the point of care.
Registry abstraction can have trouble keeping up with technology. Often located away from IT-intensive clinical departments and oper....
Coder and the Cancer Registrar: Defining the Differences in Roles and Coding
Author: Fritz, April
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2005
To the average coder, the hospital’s cancer registrar is the person who comes and gets charts, keeps them for a while, and then returns them to the HIM department. But little is known about what goes on at that other desk. This article outlines a cancer registrar’s duties and the d....
Re-abstraction Studies to Assess Data Quality for Use in the Development of a Grouping Methodology
Author: Mitchell, Sandra; Bartoli, Holly
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the data quality re-abstraction studies that have been conducted in Canada. These studies provide a baseline of reliability for clinical administrative data submitted to the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD). Canada began a s....
Registries and Networks in Healthcare
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Trauma registry is a relatively new development in the US when compared to other countries such as New Zealand. Many states, such as Oklahoma, has had a trauma registry reporting system for less than five years. During that time, Oklahoma has made this a mandatory reporting....
Health Information Management Efficiency Implications for Finance
Author: Middleton, Anne; Durham, Bob
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
Well-ordered review and analysis of financial data often improves operational and clinical performance in healthcare by highlighting ideal development opportunities. Variations in billing data collection, accuracy, and timeliness directly impact development opportunity ident....
Improving Patient Care Through Data Quality Management of Regulatory Reporting of Outcome Measures
Author: Panico, Mary; Hall, Debra; Berman, Regina; Siegel, Barbara
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
In the fourth quarter of 2002, regulatory agencies began to align their initiatives driven by the National Quality Forum (NQF) evidenced-based measures, which drove the CMS 7 th Scope of Work. Project designs were to address morbidity and mortality of high-risk and high-vari....
Data Quality Audit: Understanding Coding Variations
Author: Whittome, Helen; Crook, Gail
Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 15, 2004
Introduction
The Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) and the Ontario Health Information Management Association (OHIMA), with technical support from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), conducted a pilot data quality audit (the Audit) of Ontario acu....
Quality at the Core
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2002
Is your hospital getting ready for the Joint Commissions core measures project? Some hospitals are already transmitting the necessary data as part of the pilot project. Heres how they are handling the challenges and deriving benefits.
If youre an HIM director, you prob....
Resolving Confidentiality Barriers in Research Data Collection
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Engle, Molly; Schumacher, Joseph E; Caldwell, Ellen; Kohler, Connie L; Phelan, Sharon T; Raczynski, James M; Reynolds, Kim D
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2000
How can HIM professionals ensure data collection consistency without access to earlier records? When protecting patient anonymity posed a challenge in a research study, HIM professionals took a team approach to abstracting records that maintained quality without compromising confidentiality.