By Danielle E. Fox, RN, MN; Natalie Wiebe, RN, BN; Danielle A. Southern, MSc.; Hude Quan, PhD; Ellena Kim, RN, BN; Chris King, RN, BN; Olga Grosu, RN, BN; and Cathy A. Eastwood, RN, PhD Abstract Insomnia and sleep apnea are associated with a variety of comorbid conditions and carry a symptom burden to patients. […]

By Jaime Sand, EdD, RHIA, CCS Abstract As the healthcare industry continues to push for better patient care at a lower cost, it is essential that healthcare professionals develop skills in collaboration and teamwork. These skills should be practiced by students in post-secondary institutions, as they also learn to master content and technical skills. Participation […]

By Thomas R. Martin, PhD; Hamlet Gasoyan, PhD, MPH; Gabriella Pirrotta, BS; Rakesh Mathew, MS, MBA, CPHIMS Abstract We conducted a national survey of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), targeting both not-for profit geographic and enterprise or federated exchanges. The aim of this study is to identify current best practices when exchanging information between Veterans Affairs […]

By Braden Tabisula, MBA, RHIA, CHDA Abstract Objective: Thirty-day readmission rates are closely monitored in today’s healthcare ecosystem to prevent higher-than-average rates in inpatient settings. Excess readmission rates result in decreased reimbursement for healthcare facilities. Additionally, feedback from patients about their hospital experience may indicate areas of improvement for healthcare facilities. This feedback is a […]

By Raweewan Liengsawangwong, MD, MHIM, RHIA; Sajeesh Kumar, PhD; Ruben A. Ortiz, MS; and Jason Hill, MD, MS Background Sepsis is a syndrome without, at present, a validated criterion standard diagnosis test.1 Sepsis can rapidly progress to septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS), and death.2 Mortality of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with severe […]

By Alexander Dokumentov, PhD; Yassien Shaalan, PhD; Piyapong Khumrin, PhD, MD; Krit Khwanngern, PhD; Anawat Wisetborisut, PhD; Thanakom Hatsadeang, BSc; Nattapat Karaket, BSc; Witthawin Achariyaviriya, BSc; Sansanee Auephanwiriyakul, BSc; Nipon Theera-Umpon, PhD; and Terence Siganakis, MSc Abstract This article discusses the emerging trends and challenges related to automatic clinical coding. We introduce an automatic coding […]

By Jennifer L. Peterson, PhD, RHIA, CTR, and James F. Turley, MS Abstract The ultimate goal for most health information management (HIM) program graduates is successful passage of the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) exam. As educators, it is our goal to successfully prepare our students for this endeavor. Past studies in this area have […]

By John Hanna, MD*; Tara Chen, MD*; Carlos Portales-Castillo, MD*; Mina Said, MD; Rene Bulnes, MD; Donna Newhart, MS; Lucas Sienk, MSBA; Katherine Schantz, MPA; Kathleen Rozzi, CCS-P; Karan Alag, MD; Jonathan Bress, MD; and Emil Lesho DO *Equal contributors Abstract Background: The availability of accurate, reliable, and timely clinical data is crucial for clinicians, […]

By Jon W. McKeeby, DSc, MBA, CPHI; Patricia S. Coffey, MS, RHIA, CPHIMS, CPHI; Susan M. Houston, MBA, RN-BC, PMP, CPHIMS, FHIMSS; Ryan D. Kennedy, Leighton Chan, MD, MPH; Rachael Schacherer, MPP; Stacie Alboum; Steve Bergstrom; and Maria D. Joyce Abstract An information technology governance (ITG) program has helped the National Institutes of Health (NIH) […]

By Hyunkyung Lee, MPH Abstract In the World Health Congress in May 2019, ICD-11 was approved, This study aims to analyze the classification system of the 11th revision of the International Classification of Disease mapping with the ICD-10-KM-7th (ICD-10 Korean Modification 7th) to identify the  characteristics of ICD-11 so that it can be flexibly linked […]