News & Analysis

November 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Test staff members' knowledge of HIPAA with these questions from readers.

November 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Rose T. Dunn, MBA, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, FHFMA, took on a new role in June: She became the interim CEO of AHIMA. In the past she has also served twice on the AHIMA board of directors, in addition to a term as president of the organization. Dunn was kind enough to take a few minutes from her busy schedule to speak with us about her role and the future of AHIMA, and to offer some advice for those in the field.

 

November 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

As the weather cools, the heat is on coders to properly report the high number of pneumonia cases they tend to see during the winter months.

October 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

St. John's Regional Medical Center's EHR went live on May 1. On May 22, a deadly tornado struck the ­Joplin, MO, hospital.

October 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Over the course of the past 30 years in the HIM field, I have observed much trial and error on the part of HIM managers who have been pioneers in the EHR ­journey.

October 1, 2011
HIM Briefings

Editor's note: In 2011 we're celebrating MRB's 25th birthday with special content each month. For October, we've put together a report on the latest quarterly benchmark survey findings, this time on ICD-10 implementation efforts. Just a few of the highlights from the report are included below.

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