Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: September 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: September 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: September 15, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: September 15, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: September 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: September 04, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: September 02, 2010

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2010

Many types of documentation errors can occur in electronic health records (EHRs), such as incorrectly recording the sex of a patient, documenting in the wrong patient record, and incorrectly identifying the ordering physician on a laboratory report.


It is important to addres....

Author: Younkin, Jim

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2010

A study authored by the Center for Information Technology Leadership found a completely interoperable healthcare system (that is, each organization could share every piece of its healthcare information with another organization as discrete and normalized data) could yield annual savings of $77....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: August 26, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: August 26, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA report

Publication Date: August 25, 2010

Author: Costa, Kerry F

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

This month providers will begin seeing the first EHR products approved for use in the "meaningful use" incentive program. Another piece of the ARRA puzzle is falling into place.

In March 2010 the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) proposed two programs to test and approve EHR p....

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

Most of the 60 regional extension centers have officially launched operations and begun helping providers implement health IT.


The RECs were created under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provided $642 million in grants for the centers' first two....

Author: Wang, Tiankai; Biedermann, Sue E.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

Even with federal incentive payments, providers will be hesitant to adopt EHRs without understanding the return on investment. A cost-benefit analysis helps determine EHR profitability over time.

One of the major obstacles provider organizations face in EHR adoption is an unclear und....

Author: Finn, Zach; McNeill, Marjorie H; Cooper, Lontejuana S; Kaelin, Lawrence Dan; Byington, Allen

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2010

An HIE model developed in Florida leverages local and regional networks and offers a flexible, scalable framework that aligns them with national health IT and exchange priorities.



By Zach Finn; Marjorie H. McNeill, PhD, RHIA, CCS; Lontejuana S. Cooper, MSHA, RHIA, CPM; L....

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: July 28, 2010

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: July 28, 2010

Author: College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

Source: External web site

Publication Date: July 26, 2010

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: July 2010

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

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: July 2010

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

Author: AHIMA Physician Practice Council

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Arguably, the greatest challenge for a medical practice implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system is change. Setting up new software and hardware is typically easier than disrupting and reconfiguring the practice’s processes and determining how to handle its existing paper records.....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

The federal government is creating a stripped-down version of the nationwide health information network to aid the meaningful use program. What does it mean for HIEs?

Simple is not a word typically associated with electronic health information exchange. For years, the act of sending....

Author: Dinh, Angela K.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Data errors are inevitable, and they happen every day. Various types of errors can occur in electronic health records (EHRs), including errors in dates of service (DOS). DOS errors happen for a number of reasons, such as a user choosing the wrong encounter or entering the wrong date.

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Federal dollars are spurring efforts for health information exchange, but to say there is more than one approach is an understatement. Providers and payers are taking local, state, regional, and federal routes in search of connected healthcare.

The last year has seen tremendous excit....