Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: February 2012

Action Item Responsible Party Comments Completion Date
Obtain a list of all health information and technology systems. For example:
Practice A Encoder
Practice B Encoder
Practice A Lab Module
Practice B Lab Module
Practice A Billing System
Practice B Billing Syste....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2012

Editor's note: This practice brief supplants the November 1996 brief "Managing Health Information in Facility Mergers and Acquisitions."



Healthcare's rapidly changing environment has prompted an increase in mergers and acquisitions as facilities and providers strive to s....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: February 2012

Editor's note: This update replaces the November–December 2008 practice brief "Management Practices for the Release of Information."

Exchange of health information is an essential function for the provision of high-quality, cost-effective, and safe healthcare. The health information....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: February 2012

Purpose:
To ensure all health information-related tasks are addressed in the process of setting up a new clinic.
Departments Needed: Contracting, Marketing, IS, HIM, Patient Management Systems, EMR Team, Clinic Management, Billing/Coding Questions to Answer:
1. What is the legal name....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2012

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2011

The most common type of media used in healthcare practices in the past several decades has been text. Text is comprised of printed words, letters, and numbers translated into information used for diagnosis and treatment.

Today's healthcare practices have adopted more sophisticated me....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: October 2011

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2011

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2011

Problem lists facilitate continuity of patient care by providing a comprehensive and accessible list of patient problems in one place. Problem lists used within health records are a list of illnesses, injuries, and other factors that affect the health of an individual patient, usually identifyi....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: September 2011

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to developing and using problem lists, but rather multiple approaches to be considered. This sample policy is intended to provide guidance for organizations developing problem list policy. Organizations must take national standards and organizational opera....