AHIMA stands for American Health Information Management Association. This professional association is dedicated to helping health care professionals manage health information to provide better quality health care to the public. AHIMA was founded in 1928 and was known as the Association of Record Librarians of North America. Their headquarters is in Illinois and they serve more than 103,300 health information professionals and is serving 52 affiliated component state associations. AHIMA Is committed to advancing the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification and lifelong learning. As the health industry continues to evolve, AHIMA is working to advance the accuracy, …show more content…
AHIMA doesn’t just focus on one thing they offer certificates, have online programs and courses that helps members stay one step ahead with their programs. Examples of some of AHIMA’s offerings are credentials, live meetings, The Journal of AHIMA, The HIM body of knowledge, engage communities, newsletters and E-alerts. Going into depth of what these are exactly. The HIM body of knowledge provides resources and tools to advance health information professional practice and standards for the delivery of quality healthcare. It encompasses the theory and practice of healthcare information management, and also enables HIM professionals to access information quickly and easily that’s needed to be successful. The journal of AHIMA keeps readers up to date on current issues that affect the profession and contributes to the field by publishing features and articles. Newsletter is sent through email weekly and gives tips, analysis and focuses on topics like ICD implementation, HIM education, certification, leadership and a 360-degree view of policy, practice and association news. Their live meetings webinars and conference exhibitions are on the site sometimes people actually travel just make it …show more content…
Healthcare Delivery Systems is an introduction to the financing, delivery of healthcare services. It gives an overview of the organization and activities of hospitals, nursing homes, mental health and ambulatory care centers, home health agencies, and hospices. Healthcare Data Content and Structure introduces students to the content use, and structure of the health record including data and data sets explaining how these components relate to primary and secondary record systems giving an overview of legal and ethical issues that are applicable to health information. Computer Basics in Healthcare gives a general overview of computers and the internet and the role each has played in healthcare and will play in the future. Medical Law and Ethics introduces students to legal and ethical issues related to the health care setting. This course focuses on laws and professional requirements that regulate the delivery of healthcare like HIPAA, the Patient’s Bill of Rights, and standard of care. Reimbursement Methodology focuses on the uses of coded data and health information in reimbursement and payment systems that are appropriate to all healthcare settings and managed
How would you like to keep track of your personal health information record in your computer at home? The electronic data exchange was one of the goals of the government to improve the delivery and competence of the U.S. healthcare system. To achieve this plan, the U.S. Congress passed a regulation that will direct its implementation. The Department of Health and Human Services is the branch of the government that was assigned to oversee the HIPAA rules. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is a national public law in the United States that was created to improve health insurability, prevent insurance abuse and to protect the privacy and security of a person’s health information.
Health Information Management Technology. (3rd Edition). Chicago, IL: AHIMA Press.
As the evolution of healthcare from paper documentation to electronic documentation and ordering, the security of patient information is becoming more difficult to maintain. Electronic healthcare records (EHR), telenursing, Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) are a major part of the future of medicine. Social media also plays a role in the security of patient formation. Compromising data in the information age is as easy as pressing a send button. New technology presents new challenges to maintaining patient privacy. The topic for this annotated bibliography is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Nursing informatics role is imperative to assist in the creation and maintenance of the ease of the programs and maintain regulations compliant to HIPAA. As a nurse, most documentation and order entry is done electronically and is important to understand the core concepts of HIPAA regarding electronic healthcare records. Using keywords HIPAA and informatics, the author chose these resources from scholarly journals, peer reviewed articles, and print based articles and text books. These sources provide how and when to share patient information, guidelines and regulation d of HIPAA, and the implementation in relation to electronic future of nursing.
The federal government has taken a stance to standardized care by creating incentive programs that are mandated under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) of 2009. This act encourages healthcare providers and healthcare institutions to adopt Meaningful use in order to receive incentives from Medicare and Medicaid. Meaningful use is the adoption of a certified health record system that acquires or obtains specified objectives about a patient. The objectives or measures are considered gold standard practices with the EHR system. Examples of the measures include data entry of vital signs, demographics, allergies, entering medical orders, providing patients with electronic copies of their records, and many more pertinent information regarding the patient (Friedman et al, 2013, p.1560).
The health information networks factor into the enhancement of the patient-centered management system, in that they help with the implementation of the Electronic health record. The HITECH Act for example allocated “18 billion through the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement systems as incentives for hospitals and physicians who are meaningful users of EHR systems”(About the HITECH, n.d.). This is a beneficial way to promote the use of electronic health records and have them become universally utilized across the nation. NHIN is also an excellent network that is more widespread and contains policies as well as standards that help with the safe trade of data. NHIN is the biggest network that all other health information networks hope to achieve. The NHIN is a contributor to the expansion of the EHR and it also further improves the patient-centered management system by having the policies they have. These policies assist with keeping the information in the system safe and also helping many different entities to become a part of its use. Some of the entities involved are the Center for Disease Control and prevention, Social Security Administration, Department of Defense and Kaiser Permanente among others. Both CHIN and RHINO implement the use of electronic health record, which makes it more widespread,
Langenbrunner, J., Cashin, C. & Dougherty, S. (2009). Designing and implementing health care provider payment systems how-to manuals. Washington, D.C: World Bank.
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act consists of several subtitles. The subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act deals with the privacy and security issues that are associated with the electronic transmission of health information. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act requires that as of 2011 all healthcare providers are going to be presented with the opportunity of financial incentives for showing meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs). The proposed incentives will be offered up until 2015 and after that, penalties may occur for the failure of representing the use of EHR. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act even started grants for the training centers for all staff members that are required to support a health information technology infrastructure. (www.healthcareitnews.com).
According to the American Health Information Management Association, Health information is the data related to a person’s medical history, including symptoms, diagnoses, procedures, and outcomes. Health information records include patient histories, lab results, x-rays, clinical information, and notes. The data can be analyzed to see how a patient’s health might have changed. I took interest in Health Information Management when it was brought to my attention by a doctor. He told me that is a very interesting field and it is in high demand as they have more jobs than people to fill them. I went home, researched it and now here I am making my entry into the field.
Department of Health and Human Services (2008, June 3). The ONC-Coordinated Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan: 2008-2012 SYNOPSIS. Retrieved from https://blackboard.ohio.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-3906938-dt-content-rid-20290665_1/courses/NRSE_4510_1021_SEM_SPRG_2013-14/EHR_2%281%29.pdf
Learning Experience Journal Entry – Director of Health Information Management and the Supervisor of Medical Records Coder
The creation of the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) was done in December 1989. It was created as an Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR). It was later reauthorized on 6th of December 1999 and from then it was called the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. It is a Public Health Service’s Agency which is within the U.S’s Department of Health and Human Services. In the Agency, it is the responsibility of the Director to implement the Guidelines of AHRQ’s Information Quality. AHRQ is one of the 12 agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and gives support to the initiatives of research in the healthcare industry.
The EHR is a computerized health record that will take place of the paper chart. The health care information will be available to all health care providers at anytime, anywhere. The record will contain medical history, diagnosis, medications, immunization, allergies, diagnostics and lab results; from past doctors, emergency department visits, school, pharmacies, and out patient laboratories and facilities (Department of health and human services, 2014). Health care providers will be able to access evidence-based tools to aid in decision-making. EHR will also streamline workflow, and support changes in payer requirements and consumer expectations. In 2004, “the HHS secretary, Tommy Thompson appointed David Brailer as the national health information coordinator to provide: leadership for the development and nationwide implementation of a interoperable HIT infrastructure, with the goal of establishing electronic health records...
Information Systems/Technology and patient care technology for the improvement and transformation of health care is an important part of the DNP. Technology has transformed every aspect of human life in positive ways. Technology brought efficiency and improved healthcare deliverance system. Healthcare technologies enabled practitioners to better understand disease process and how to implement best treatment plan. DNP programs across the country embrace information systems and technology in their nursing curriculum because, it prepares nursing students to be innovative and deliver best care (AACN, 2006). DNP graduates must have the ability to use technology to analyze and disseminate critical information to find solutions that
The American Health Information Management Association is a body of health information professionals that majorly concerns itself with the improvement of the quality of medical records (Harman 104). These health data records are vital for the purposes of monitoring the progress of patients, performance improvements and for improving outcomes.
Pursuing higher education in healthcare is what I have always desired. I believe that healthcare is a field for people who deeply care about the greater good for all human kind. However, after taking various courses in the Public Health major, I have decided to venture in a different direction. Yearning for something more towards the administrative and technical side has been a focal point in my collegiate career. When I discovered Health Informatics and Information Management (HIHIM), I’ve come to the conclusion that this is the perfect path moving forward.