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The Final Countdown: Industry Moves Closer to ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation Deadline
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
The clock is ticking, and in only 16 months the healthcare industry will begin to use, process, and exchange ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10) codes. Readiness varies throughout the industry, with some stuttering after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services delayed the ICD-10 implementation d....
Joining Forces on ICD-10-CM/PCS: Collaboratives Form to Help Handle Coding Transition
Author: Jahn, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
As providers and payers grapple with the complexities of ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10), many are formally collaborating with one another to learn best practices and accelerate ICD-10 implementation.
Across the country, many different types and sizes of ICD-10 collaboratives have fo....
Adapting Enterprise Workflow for ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: Clark, Jill S
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
During her speech at the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said the healthcare industry should proceed full steam ahead on preparing to implement ICD-10-CM/PCS. The message conveyed is that CMS is 100 p....
Using CDI Programs to Improve Acute Care Clinical Documentation in Preparation for ICD-10-CM/PCS (2013 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Time to Focus on “HIE, the Verb” HIE Industry Moves from Development to Information Transfer
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
Health information exchange (HIE) continues to evolve and change, thanks in part to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), which has been encouraging new ways of exchanging and sharing health information that foster trust, drive efficiencies, and ultimately place the i....
HealthITxChange
Author: American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA); American Nurses Association (ANA); Health Level Seven Inc. (HL7); AHIMA Foundation; Rockville Institute
Source: External web site
Publication Date: May 15, 2013
The HealthITxChange joins together a volunteer peer network of informaticists, physicians, nurses, ancillary medical staff, administrators, vendors and consultants to share lessons learned and resources for implementing EHRs in a physician office.
Telemedicine Services and the Health Record (2013 update)
Author: Johnson, Marlene L.; Warner, Diana
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: May 2013
Editor's Note: This practice brief supersedes the April 1997 practice brief "Telemedical Records."
Telemedicine is a rapidly growing industry in the medical practice. Telemedicine is defined as telecommunications systems that link healthcare organizations and patients from d....
Preparing for Patient-Generated Documents: Initiatives Call for Incorporating Patient-Generated Data in the EHR
Author: Taylor, Lisa Brooks
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
An engaged patient more effectively communicates with providers, participates in decision-making, manages their own care, and complies with healthcare regimens. "Ensuring that each person and family are engaged as partners in their care" is one of the priorities of the National Quality Str....
Rules for Handling and Maintaining Metadata in the EHR
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
Metadata is the foundation on which information management systems are built. It is required to support the various uses of data, to manage the information and record lifecycle, to verify data integrity, authenticity, and reliability, and to evaluate the relative importance of data and informat....
Personal Check: Patients the New Ally in Data Integrity Management
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
When Deborah Kohn recently logged onto her healthcare provider's patient portal to view her X-ray reports, she immediately knew something wasn't quite right. She'd undergone one X-ray of her left hand and another of her right hand. The problem?
Both X-ray reports were identi....
Mitigating Coding Risks in the EHR: Physician Coders More Valuable With EHR Implementation
Author: Huey, Kim
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: May 2013
Though it may seem contrary to popular opinion, electronic health record (EHR) products will make providers' coders more necessary and valuable than ever. Physicians who trust only EHR and computer-assisted coding software to choose the codes they bill, without any training or oversight, a....
Comments and Recommendations related to the RFI on the "Advanced Interoperability and Health Information Exchange"
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 17, 2013
Objectives related to the goals of interoperability and health information exchange are of great importance to AHIMA members who generally serve as the data stewards or governors of health information in their organizations across all sectors of the industry including involvement in organized health information exchange.
Disaster Resources
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Publication Date: April 15, 2013
The information in this guide has been updated and is available in AHIMA's Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit.
To support and offer assistance to the Health Information Management (HIM) community, AHIMA is providing this guide to those who have been affected in a recent disast....
HIM Staff RACing Up Record Requests
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2013
Healthcare claims auditors have inundated release of information staff and vendors this year with record requests, in part due to the aggressive Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) initiative. RACs review provider bills and medical records to....
Health IT in Long-term and Post Acute Care
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: March 15, 2013
Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality (2013 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Transitioning from NwHIN Exchange to Healtheway
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann; Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
The Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) was originally defined as a “set of standards, services, and policies” by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) in 2007. Further changes were established in February 2009 as a part of the Health Information....
Medical Record Makeover
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
Do your printed health records have that tired, bored look that went out with the leisure suit? If so, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is offering a medical record makeover that can turn your files from drab to fab.
Hoping to make printed....
Connect the Dots: Linking Together the Nation’s Disparate and Growing Health Information Exchanges has become a Formidable Challenge
Author: Romeo, Jim
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
Establishing a health information exchange (HIE) and building an infrastructure to support it internally and externally is a daunting task. Whether funded by federal and state grants or launched as a private sector initiative, launching a HIE often means blazing new territory and making de....
HIE Quality Check
Author: Berry, Kate
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
Health information exchange (HIE) has great potential to improve healthcare quality while containing costs, something the US health system is under increasing pressure from providers and the federal government to achieve. Benefits of HIE include better care coordination, assurance that pat....
Breaking Free of Copy/Paste: OIG Work Plan Cracks Down on Risky Documentation Habit
Author: Robb, Deborah; Owens, Lori
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, evaluation and management (E/M) services accounted for $28 billion in Medicare Part B payments during a one-year period.1 And of these, 8.4 percent were billed at the wrong level-either too high or too low. Chasing these potentia....
Testimony to the HIT Policy Committee Hearing on Clinical Documentation February 13, 2013. Panel 4: Role of Clinical Documentation for Legal Purposes
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: February 13, 2013
Meaningful Use Program Faces Audits, Scrutiny
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2013
Health information technology systems have supported the administrative functions of healthcare for more than a decade. Historically, these healthcare administrative systems primarily focused on performing fiscal transactions or supporting key ancillary departments. Widespread use of elect....
Embracing the EHR’s Challenges and Benefits: Grace Award Winner Reviews EHR Implementation Best Practices
Author: Duckert, Jane; Rose, Angela Dinh
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2013
The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics’ (UWHC) motto of “great information, great care” has been the underlying force behind their health information technology (IT) adoption achievements since 2008. Besides attaining the highest level of the Healthcare Informat....
EHR Incentive Program Supporting Documentation for Audits
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: February 02, 2013
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