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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

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....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2002

Is your hospital getting ready for the Joint Commission’s core measures project? Some hospitals are already transmitting the necessary data as part of the pilot project. Here’s how they are handling the challenges and deriving benefits.
If you’re an HIM director, you prob....

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.