Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: March 2019

The direct fiscal impact of ever-increasing claim denials spans the healthcare continuum, including large health systems, independent hospitals, physician group practices, solo providers, and post-acute care facilities. A 2017 analysis of 850 hospitals’ payment transactions revealed that initia....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 2019

This Practice Brief supersedes the 2016 Practice Brief titled “Clinical Validation: The Next Level of CDI.”


As healthcare continues to evolve and quality of care is tied to claims data and payment methodologies, payer expectations regarding what clinical documentation eleme....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 2019

This Practice Brief supersedes the 2016 Practice Brief titled “Clinical Validation: The Next Level of CDI.”


As healthcare continues to evolve and quality of care is tied to claims data and payment methodologies, payer expectations regarding what clinical documentation eleme....

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2019

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief update supersedes the July 2015 Practice Brief titled “Best Practices in the Art and Science of Clinical Documentation Improvement.”





Clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is a discipline focused on improv....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: January 2019

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the August 2013 “Integrity of the Healthcare Record: Best Practices for EHR Documentation” and the May 2015 “Assessing and Improving EHR Data Quality” Practice Briefs.





Nearly 20 years have....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2018

Editor’s Note: This update supersedes the 2013 Practice Brief “Redisclosure of Patient Health Information.”


Redisclosure is the act of sharing or releasing health information that was received from another source, such as an extern....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2018

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the January 2015 Practice Brief titled “Measuring the Value of the Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) Credential.”





The role of the clinical documentation improvement (CDI) professio....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2018

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the November 2015 Practice Brief titled “Information Governance Offers a Strategic Approach for Healthcare.”

Information governance (IG) practices are increasingly being adopted across healthcare, according to The Pulse on Info....

Author: Clack, Lesley; Houser, Shannon H.; Kadlec, Lesley; Mikaelian, Raymound; Wendicke, Annemarie; Cain, Jeannine MSHI, RHIA, CPHI; Spears, Amanda MA, CHDA

Source: Journal of AHIMA | AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2018

While the importance of data quality in providing high-quality clinical care in today’s healthcare setting is typically well understood, the quality of data for report building and validation activities is often not well articulated—and potential data quality....

Author: Campbell, Angela; Houser, Shannon H.; Paulson, Dawn; Ryznar, Barbara; Smith, Clarice Pittillo; Woebkenberg, Jami; Hernandez, Sandra MSMIS, RHIA, CPHI, CCS, CHC; Pirie-St. Pierre, Mari RHIA, CPHI; Plimpton, Julie MSHI, RHIA, CPHI

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2018

Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the September 2014 Practice Brief “Defining the Basics of Health Informatics for HIM Professionals.”


Data, data everywhere! We are living in the age of “Big Data” and healthcare informat....