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Keeping HIM Current Through Re-engineering
Author: Myjer, D'Arcy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2002
How should HIM departments organize to meet the challenges of the electronic medical record (EMR), compliance, HIPAA, and high-volume transcription?
The HIM department at Stanford Hospital and Clinics (SHC) in Stanford, CA, has evolved to meet the need for change. Here’s....
Help Wanted: Five Steps to Take Before You Hire
Author: Davis, Nadinia A.; Gentul, Marion K.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2002
Are you hiring? This excerpt from AHIMA’s new publication, Effective Management of Coding Services, offers basic guidelines that coding managers can use to assess their facilities’ needs when recruiting applicants to fill a vacancy in the HIM department.
Step One: Perform a Ne....
Re-engineering HIM Workflow: Putting Value into the Process
Author: Dunham, Larry
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 10, 2001
Introduction
The struggle to do more with less is something all of us in the health information management (HIM) industry have had to wrestle with for years. The strategy for aligning our departments for operational success with respect to bottom-line results has varied greatly.....
Importance of a Patient-Safe Culture
Author: Spath, Patrice L.
Source: Quality Resource (newsletter)
Publication Date: March 02, 2001
The chance for human error in the delivery of healthcare services will always exist. To ensure errors don't go undetected and end up causing patient harm, healthcare organizations must identify and fix faults in the systems of care. The goal of an organization's patient safety program sh....
Ensuring Safety and Security in a Home Office
Author: Johnson, Donald W.; Christoff, Barbara
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2000
Among the benefits offered by a prospective employer, the opportunity to work at home ranks high to job candidates. However, the employer's commitment to a home-based or telecommuting employee should continue beyond recruiting and hiring by helping to ensure a safe and secure work envi....
Leading through Empowerment
Author: Bradt, Gary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
What got you to the top will not keep you there. This is a difficult lesson to learn. Many leaders earn success by getting involved and accomplishing things. They are tireless workers willing to do whatever is necessary to complete the task. Their diligent efforts lead to rewards, reco....
Turning a Dream Into Reality: The Evolution of a Seamless Electronic Health Record
Author: Dalander, Geoffrey; Willner, Sue; Brasch, Sam
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 1997
Imagine: It has been a productive day. Although it is only Wednesday, you have accomplished all the items on your weekly to-do list. All the hospital and SNF records are coded and analyzed. The discharges from this past Monday have been billed. Ongoing audits of the medical records are now com....
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