Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: December 2016

The AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding are intended to assist and guide coding professionals whether credentialed or not; including but not limited to coding staff, coding auditors, coding educators, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professionals, and managers responsible for decision-making processes and operations as well as HIM/coding students. The standards outline expectations for making ethical decisions in the workplace and demonstrate coding professionals' commitment to integrity during the coding process, regardless of the purpose for which the codes are being reported.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2016

The AHIMA Ethical Standards for Clinical Documentation Improvement Professionals are intended to assist in decision making processes and actions, outline expectations for making ethical decisions in the workplace, and demonstrate the professionals' commitment to integrity. They are relevant to all clinical documentation improvement professionals and to those who manage the clinical documentation improvement (CDI) function, regardless of the healthcare setting in which they work.

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: October 02, 2011

Revised & adopted by AHIMA House of Delegates - October 2, 2011

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2010

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Johns, Merida L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2006

HIM professionals have weathered dramatic structural, environmental, and technological winds of change due to several reasons, but the profession’s fundamental principles, remain unchanged even as they apply to each new method of practice. Our passions are the winds
that propel our vessel....

Author: Tomes, Jonathan P.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2005

To avoid the improper destruction or alteration of records, HIM departments must follow a retention schedule, train personnel, and ensure that corrections leave original entries intact.
Although the legal concept known as spoliation of evidence has been a part of the American legal syste....

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....

Author: Harman, Laurinda B.; Mullen, Virginia L.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

The complexities of protecting patient privacy, across the continuum of global healthcare systems, raise new ethical challenges for health information management (HIM) professionals. This session will address the importance of ethical principles, professional values, and cultural differences t....

Author: AHIMA House of Delegates

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: July 01, 2004

AHIMA's Code of Ethics has been updated. You can view the most current version here.

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2003

Direct caregivers have long been concerned about balancing patient protections with “customer” relations: Who do you talk to and how much do you tell? This was an issue long before HIPAA, and has only become more complex with HIPAA. And while HIPAA provides guidance, there are still....