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Vision of the Future: Strategically Managing an HIM Department
Author: Dahlstrand, Harold; Hjort, Beth M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2002
Do you know where your HIM department is headed? HIM departments are affected by many external forces, yet a considered vision and anticipation of the unexpected can help to make the uncontrollable more manageable.
If you're an HIM leader, ask yourself these questions: What is....
Tips for Successful Teamwork
Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2006
AHIMA’s e-HIM work groups have had great success in bringing together groups of HIM professionals to explore and create guidance on cutting-edge e-HIM practices and technology. These groups also teach us lessons about the factors of successful teamwork that we can apply to our own work si....
Think Salad, Not Stew: Managing Cultural Differences in Your HIM Department
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Advantage
Publication Date: February 2003
The Opportunity and Challenge of Diversity
You're representing coders at a hospital-wide task force charged with recommending improvements to the hospital's information systems. You arrive promptly at the first meeting, ready to jump in and tackle your assignment. The team members, many o....
Ten Steps to Successful Chargemaster Reviews
Author: Drach, Maureen; Davies, Alethea; Sagrati, Carmen
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2001
Is your chargemaster current, compliant, and comprehensive? In the age of APCs, healthcare facilities would do well to answer these questions regularly. Here’s how an HIM professional can help.
On every front, healthcare is advancing by leaps and bounds. At the same time, providers a....
Teamwork: Structure and Roles of the EHR Project Team
Author: Amatayakul, Margret
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
Every project needs a team. In this book excerpt, a veteran HIM consultant describes the organization of the EHR implementation team.
Among the early steps in the EHR planning process is the need to construct an organizational structure for the project. Most healthcare organizations are....
Team Facilitation Skills: A Step Beyond Running a Good Meeting
Author: Bennett-Woods, Deb
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 1997
Corporate downsizing and restructuring continue to reduce the number of managers and increase their scopes of authority. As a result of organizational flattening, healthcare organizations increasingly turn to self-directed teams (teams within a department) and cross-functional teams (teams ac....
Team Effort, Major Victory: How to Meet IS Halfway in Vendor Selection Process
Author: Hagland, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Whats the best way to select a technology vendor? For HIM professionals, IS education and collaboration yield the best results.
The vendor evaluation and selection process starts with education, according to Tracy Hickey, MBA, RHIA, and relies on the input of a multidisciplinary te....
Team Approach to Managing an Information Security Program
Author: Zakoworotny, Cindy; Rutz, Cheryl; Zwingman-Bagley, Cheryl
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1997
In 1994, Hartford Hospital began to prepare for a 1995 survey by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. In reviewing the hospital's policies, it was clear that they addressed the assignment of user IDs and passwords for a mainframe environment rather than a network....
Taking Pages from Other Notebooks: What Lessons Can Chief Privacy Officers Learn from Other Industries?
Author: Hagland, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2002
HIM professionals are stepping up to the newly created role of privacy officer in many organizations. But privacy officers have been around for years in other industries. What can we learn from them about positioning this role?
Banking and financial services, telecommunications....
Strategic Approach to Requesting Capital
Author: Hughes, Gwen
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2004
Health information managers often find their capital requests near the bottom of the list when limited funds are distributed. Their requests just aren’t sexy enough to compete with those that enhance the organization’s image, increase revenue, or promise a more rapid payback.
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