Fundamentals of the Legal Health Record and Designated Record Set Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: February 2011 Throughout this brief, sentences marked with the † symbol indicate AHIMA best practices in health information management. These practices are collected in the new AHIMA Compendium, offering health information management professionals "just in time" guidance as they research and address p....
Quality Data and Documentation for EHRs in Physician Practice Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: August 2008 This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions (2012 update) 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....
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records. Appendix B: Sample Patient Request for Amendment Form (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: January 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Retention and Destruction of Health Information (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: August 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Automated Coding Workflow and CAC Practice Guidance (2010) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: July 2010 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Managing the Present on Admission Reporting Process (2010 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief Publication Date: March 2010 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.Editor’s note: This practice brief replaces the November 2007 practice brief “Planning for Present on Admission.” Section 5001(c) of....
Climbing Higher: Bridging the Gap to Advanced Degrees in HIM Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA Publication Date: August 2012 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records. Appendix A: Sample Amendment Policy and Procedure (2011 update) Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: January 2011 This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Functions in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. Appendix C: HIM’s Role in Data Capture, Validation, and Maintenance Author: AHIMA Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment Publication Date: August 2011 A critical component of AHIMA's draft HIM Core Model, a robust description of the functions and opportunities open to current and future HIM professionals, is capture and maintenance of health data.1 HIM professionals are encouraged to assume a leadership role in outlining how data are captured....