Author: Rizer, Milisa K; Kaufman, Beth; Sieck, Cynthia J; Hefner, Jennifer L; McAlearney, Ann Scheck

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2015

Abstract


Electronic medical record (EMR) implementation efforts face many challenges, including individual and organizational barriers and concerns about loss of productivity during the process. These issues may be particularly complex in large and diverse settings with multiple s....

Author: Tyczkowski, Brenda

Source: Educational Perspectives in Health Informatics and Information Management

Publication Date: May 2015

Abstract


With the AHIMA Foundation’s establishment of new professional competencies for health information management (HIM) comes the opportunity to reimagine how lessons are presented to students. The use of unfolding case studies fosters a learner-centered classroom, where the s....

Author: Zeiour, Collette; Twiggs, Mariela

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

With more than 1,000 large breaches of protected health information (PHI) on record, it’s not surprising that PHI disclosure management is currently top of mind for healthcare leaders.1 Many of these breaches have cost organizations between $1 million and $5 million in penalties, not to m....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

Accounts of mistaken identity, anecdotally at least, seem to happen to everyone at least once in the healthcare realm with both paper and electronic records. But in an increasingly electronic world employing electronic health record (EHR) systems and other health IT where patients ar....

Author: Beckett, Barb; Downing, Kathy; Gillespie, Joe D; Waugh, Traci

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

Since its initial adoption the HIPAA Privacy Rule has granted individuals the right to request restrictions on the use or disclosure of their protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations (TPO), as well as for disclosures to family members and certai....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: February 2015

The HIM Problem


To improve the efficiency and productivity of its clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program, Baystate Health decided to train CDI specialists to work from home.


The HIM Problem Solvers


Walter Houlihan MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, direc....

Author: Dover, Kayce; Phillips, Chloe

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

It’s a constant dilemma—new health information management (HIM) graduates struggle to find jobs because they lack experience, yet it’s difficult to get that coveted experience without having a job. Even despite an increasing demand for coders, many new graduates cannot find employers will....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: November 2014

The HIM Problem


North Shore-LIJ Health System, a group of 17 hospitals in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, NY, had been facing a coder shortage and wasn’t happy with the contract coders they were working with.


The HIM Problem Solver

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: October 2014

The HIM Problem


Rural hospitals in Kansas are trying to cut the cost of outsourcing coding by starting the credentialing process in local high schools.


The HIM Problem Solver


Sherry Farrell, MBA, RHIT, HIM coordinator at Seward County Community College/....

Author: Potter, Brian; Morsch, Mark

Source: ICD-TEN Top Emerging News | AHIMA newsletter article

Publication Date: October 2014

A successful ICD-10 transition requires cooperation of providers, payers, and vendors. Working together, they can develop mutually beneficial solutions that help prepare for the transition and beyond.



An ICD-10 early adopter program launched in 2013 gave participati....