Author: Camp, Michelle; Comfort, Angie; Endicott, Melanie; Howard, Artis; Kozee, Renee; Munive, Roberta; Novelli, Staci

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2014

Whether it is a first job or a career change, finding that first health information management (HIM) job following graduation is one of the biggest challenges that new graduates face. While some may find that breaking into the HIM industry takes time and persistence, it is a career choice that....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2007

The time had come in the physicians’ meeting to discuss HIM issues, and Wilson was in charge of bringing the room up to speed.

Wilson, then the coding quality manager at Charleston, SC-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare, was new to public speaking and training. For a moment,....

Author: Vukovljak, Lana; King, James W.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

Skills don’t last long in today’s workplace—a major reason is technology. Luckily, technology makes it easier to keep skills current.
The knowledge required to maintain a job and to keep job skills at peak intensity keeps changing, and the rate of change keeps accelera....

Author: Horn, Kelli

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2015

Hundreds of coders and students desire to take the next step in their career by obtaining the Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credential. This examination represents high-level achievement and proficiency in inpatient and outpatient coding and associated concepts. Benefits of certificat....

Author: Lau, Lee Min

Source: AHIMA Convention | AHIMA Clinical Vocabulary Mapping Meeting

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

Author: Lau, Lee Min

Source: AHIMA Convention | AHIMA Clinical Vocabulary Mapping Meeting

Publication Date: October 15, 2005

Conclusion

The lack of data interoperability is a key obstacle in the implementation and use of EHR to achieve its full benefits. Standard vocabularies provide the means for organizations to exchange, compare and aggregate data externally. The problems surrounding the use of standard voc....

Author: AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Academic Transition Workgroup

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2009

The content in this practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only. More recent information is available here.

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2012

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

Author:

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 2014

The compliance date for the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS is due to take effect on October 1, 2015. Currently, academic programs are in various stages of transitioning the classroom toward this new and long-awaited classification system. This practice brief is the third in a series addressing....

Author: Casella dos Santos, Mariana; Flanagan, James R.

Source: AHIMA Convention | AHIMA Clinical Vocabulary Mapping Meeting

Publication Date: October 15, 2005