Welcome to the AHIMA Body of Knowledge
AHIMA maintains the Body of Knowledge (BOK) as a resource for our members to access information on professional best practice and guidance.
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Clinical Documentation Integrity
Guidance on creating and maintaining accurate clinical documentation, which lends itself to proper reimbursement, public health data, disease tracking, and more.
Coding, Compliance, and Revenue Cycle
Addresses topics such as clinical terminology and classification, social determinants of health coding, ICD-10, ICD-11, as well as CPT and physician coding.
Healthcare Data Lifecycle
Best practices on how data is captured, processed, used, stored, and managed throughout its lifecycle.
Industry Resources
Thought leadership to assist HI and healthcare professionals in their roles within the healthcare ecosystem.
Privacy and Security
Promotes topics in how patient health information is secured, created, stored, shared, and transferred.
Workforce Development
Provides resources on academic and professional development, change management, productivity, performance improvement, staff training and development, and more.