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Impact of Physician Engagement on Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs (AHIMA Practice Brief)
Author: Combs, Tammy; Endicott, Melanie
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2017
Physician engagement seems to be the buzzword in healthcare these days. Hospital administrators charged with various clinical improvement initiatives have come to realize that physician engagement is an essential element of success. While physician engagement in clinical documentation improveme....
Identity Theft and Fraud--the Impact on HIM Operations
Author: Davis, Nancy; Lemery, Chrisann; Roberts, Kim
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions. Appendix B: HIM Worklist: Setting Up a New Clinic
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....
Identifying Issues in Facility and Provider Mergers and Acquisitions. Appendix A: Information Management Checklist for Mergers and Acquisitions
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....
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....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: October 2010
Diagnostic coding plays several important roles in every healthcare setting, including long-term care (LTC) nursing facilities. LTC facilities assign ICD-9-CM codes to capture a resident's clinical conditions.
ICD-9-CM facilitates the collection and organization of healthcare stat....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix C: Regulatory Guidance for Reporting Diagnoses Related to Reimbursement
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2010
In August 2000, the HIPAA Transaction and Code Sets required the use of the ICD-9-CM code set. Subpart J, section §162.1002 Medical data code sets, states the adoption of the following code sets as standard medical data code sets:
ICD-9-CM, volumes 1 and 2 (including the "ICD-9-CM Official....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix B: Reporting and Sequencing Diagnoses on the Health Record and UB-04 Claim Form
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2010
The "ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting" is updated annually, thought it may be changed more frequently. Coders should be familiar with the guidelines and use the most current version.
The guidelines provide the following guidance for principal/first-listed and con....
ICD-9-CM Coding Guidance for LTC Facilities. Appendix A: Planning for the ICD-10-CM Transition for LTC Facilities
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2010
On January 16, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services released final rules to adopt X12 Version 5010 claim form of HIPAA's Transaction and Code Set Standard and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Healthcare organization must implement version 5010 by January 1, 2012. The implementation deadli....
ICD-10-CM/PCS Project Management Resources
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: October 2009
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
Transitioning to ICD-10-CM/PCS will be a major undertaking for healthcare organizations. Below are ICD-10-CM/PCS project management resources and templates that organizations can use to h....
ICD-10-CM Coding Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
Author: Liebner, Carole S; Lowery, Amanda L; Maccariella-Hafey, Patricia C; Usher, Joan L; Ward, Maria; Young, Carol
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
Diagnostic coding plays several important roles in every healthcare setting, including long-term care (LTC) nursing facilities. Come October 1, 2015, LTC facilities will assign ICD-10-CM codes to capture a resident's clinical conditions.
ICD-10-CM facilitates the collection and....
Homeland Security and HIM
Author:
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Homeland Security Act, Patriot Act, Freedom of Information Act, and HIM - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2010
Editor's note: This update replaces the June 2004 practice brief "Homeland Security Act and HIM."
After the terrorist attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC, on September 11, 2001, the United States Congress enacted the Patriot Act in 2001 and the Homeland Security Act....
HIPAA Security Overview - Retired
Author: Miaoulis, William M
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2013
Editor’s note: This update replaces the April 2004 and the November 2010 practice briefs titled “A HIPAA Security Overview.”
The HIPAA security rule has remained unchanged since its implementation more than a decade ago. However, the Health Information Technology for Economic a....
HIPAA Security Overview (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
HIPAA Security Overview
Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2004
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
HIPAA Privacy Checklist
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2001
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIPAA Privacy and Security Training (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: November 2010
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIPAA Privacy and Security Training (2003 update)
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
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.
HIPAA Privacy and Security Training (2002)
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2002
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
HIPAA Checklist
Author: Fuller, Sandra R.
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: April 1999
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Role in Patient Safety and Quality of Care
Author: Hjort, Beth M.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2005
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Principles in Health Information Exchange
Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on HIM in Health Information Exchange
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Practice Transformation
Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.; Hanson, Susan P.
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2005
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
HIM Functions in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety. Appendix D: Suggestions for Further Reading
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: August 2011
1.5 Million Measurable Medical Errors Cost the US Economy $19.5 billion in 2008." Healthcare Technology News, August 10, 2010. http://news.avancehealth.com/2010/08/15-million-measurable-medical-errors.html.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "Care Coordination Measures Atlas....
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