Author: Loucks, Melanie; Wilson, Patricia S; Matney, Susan; Fenton, Susan H.

Source: AHIMA Convention | AHIMA Clinical Vocabulary Mapping Meeting

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

Author: CCHIIM

Source: CCHIIM

Publication Date: April 2012

Author: Smith, Jody; Jacobs, Ellen B.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: March 2005

Abstract


Over the last decade, enrollments in health information technology and health information administration programs have spiraled downward resulting in the closure of programs. Reversing this trend is imperative for the survival of the health information management profes....

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: Manger, Barbara J.; Kirk, Kathleen M

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2013

Educators are facing challenging times in placing students in professional practice experience sites (PPE). These challenges are brought on by changes in the health industry work settings and demands, as well as the change in student demographics and personal commitments. Faculty in the he....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: September 2008

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: February 2005

While e-HIM™ offers exciting improvements in information sharing and efficiency, it also presents great challenges in terms of redefining workflow and jobs, maintaining privacy and confidentiality, and educating consumers about the use of health information. E-HIM also demands transformat....

Author: Bowen, Rita K.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2005

Change is occurring quickly in HIM, and keeping measure of what it takes—and will take—to do the job is more important than ever. AHIMA surveyed more than 3,200 registered health information administrators (RHIAs) in 2004 to analyze the tasks they perform and the knowledge they nee....

Author:

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1994

RHIA/RHIT Core Content Requirements

In October 1994, AHIMA's House of Delegates ratified the Council on Certification's recommendation for new continuing education requirements for maintenance of certification. The CE maintenance requirements are:
Fifty percent of the required contin....

Author:

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2001

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