Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2003

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

Author: Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

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: July 2013

A strong clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program begins with the proper recruitment, careful selection, and adequate orientation of CDI specialists. The purpose of a CDI program is to initiate concurrent and retrospective reviews of health records for conflicting, incomplete, or nonspe....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2010

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

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2009

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: December 2002

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

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: April 1998

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

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2002

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: August 2008

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

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: March 2010

Myocardial Infarction

The ICD-9-CM codes for myocardial infarction (MI) classify the diagnosis according to whether it is the patient’s initial or subsequent visit for treatment of a particular MI. This information is not contained in the ICD-10-CM codes.

To determine the correc....

Author: Archer, Anita; Campbell, Angela; D'Amato, Cheryl; McLeod, Melissa; Rugg, Donna

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2016

Editor's Note: This Practice Brief supersedes the May 2013 and March 2010 Practice Briefs titled "Putting the ICD-10-CM/PCS GEMs into Practice."


Mappings between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS will play a critical role in the successful utilization of ICD-10-CM/PCS. The Centers for Me....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: May 2013

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: March 2010

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

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2006

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

Author: Clack, Crystal; Freeman, Rae; Lewis, Laquette

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2017

A cyclone of regulatory requirements for providers has officially touched down in the United States. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), patient-centered medical home (PCMH), and value-based purchasing (VBP) initiatives are contributing to dramat....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Hughes, Gwen

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 2003

Editor's note: The following information replaces information contained in the February 2000 "E-mail Security" Practice Brief.

E-mail communication has become "as common as the fax machine in business settings."1 In fact, the American Medical Association reports t....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: August 2011

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: August 2011

This document is intended to be used as a guide and is not intended to be all-inclusive. It should be adapted to the setting or organization type.

Purpose: To ensure appropriate health information management tasks are processed during the acquisition, closure, or dissolution of an org....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: August 2011

Note: state laws addressing facility closure continue to evolve. If your state is not listed, please check with your state licensing authority.
Retention of Records after Closure of Facility
State
Summary of Law or Regulation
Citation

Alabama

When....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: August 2011

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: August 2011

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: August 2011

Editor's note: This update supplants the November 2003, March 1999, and September 1996 practice briefs "Protecting Patient Information after a Facility Closure."



Today's healthcare environment fosters competitiveness and complex business relationships. These environment....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1999

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

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2003

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