Collaboration, Integrity and Coding: AHIMA 19 Touches on Popular Revenue Cycle Themes
By Beth Friedman – These are consistent themes in reimbursement circles. And they topped conversation charts during the recent AHIMA annual convention.
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AHIMA19: Health Data and Information Conference
AHIMA will bring together HIM professionals, healthcare industry innovators and government leaders for presentations, educational sessions and discussions about current and emerging issues at AHIMA19: Health Data and Information Conference (formerly AHIMA Convention and Exhibit).
Reducing Medical Errors with a Nationwide Unique Patient Identifier
Health information management leaders told members of Congress that removal of a nearly two-decade ban on the use of federal funds to adopt a nationwide unique patient identifier would allow collaboration between the HHS and the private sector to identify solutions….
Payment Changes Prompt Skilled Nursing Facilities to Focus on CDI Programs
As skilled nursing facilities prepare for a payment model shift focused on reimbursement based on each patient’s unique medical complexity rather than volume of care given, many are turning to Clinical Documentation Improvement programs for help.
AHIMA Foundation Apprenticeship Program Key to Meeting Workplace Demands
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.
Heard on the Hill: AHIMA and AMIA Call for Better Patient Access to Health Information in Congressional Briefing
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.
Heard at AHIMA 2018: Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Governance Institute and ROI Roundtable
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…
HIM Performance and Payer Denials Grab Attention at AHIMA 18
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.
Still Time to Register for the 2018 AHIMA Convention & Exhibition
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.