Participation in apprenticeship programs can help ensure health information management (HIM) departments meet the demands of the ever-changing healthcare industry by hiring qualified professionals, upskilling current employees, improving employee retention, and in some cases, increasing revenue at their organization.
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By Rita Bowen – On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, I visited Capitol Hill with colleagues from AHIMA and the AMIA to address challenges around patient access to health information and to propose ways to modernize HIPAA to better support patient care.
By Rita Bowen – AHIMA’s 2018 PCIG Institute took place September 22-23. True to its aim to enhance knowledge regarding current trends and issues, the event focused on protecting patient information across all healthcare settings and business operations…
By Beth Friedman – AHIMA held its 90th annual convention and exhibit last week in Miami, Florida. Amid humidity, convention center construction and political banter, attendees found common ground on two important revenue cycle issues: operational performance and payer denials.
AHIMA’s 90th Convention and Exhibit is just around the corner and there is still time to register! Plan to join over 4,000 healthcare professionals and leaders at the most anticipated event in health information.
Register for AHIMA’s 90th Convention and Exhibit and take advantage of early bird pricing through July 23rd to join over 4,000 healthcare professionals and leaders at the most anticipated event in health information.
AHIMA called on Congress to support legislation to ensure healthcare professionals have access to their patients’ entire medical history – a move that could help address the opioid crisis in the US while maintaining the privacy and security of patient information.
Some informative reports about the current and future state of the health IT industry focusing on EHRs, hospitals and mobile technology, value based reimbursements, and professional compensation.
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) members elected Diann H. Smith, MS, RHIA, CHP, FAHIMA, as president/chair of the 2018 Board of Directors. Her one-year term began Jan.1.