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Summer 2022 Introduction Vol. 19, Issue 3

The Summer 2022 issue of AHIMA’s peer-reviewed research journal, Perspectives in Health Information Management, is now available. This issue’s topics explore a range of issues, from the coding impact of acute kidney injury in pediatric hospital documentation to the design and evaluation of an electronic information exchange system sonnecting laboratories and physicians’ offices.

The Evolution and Typology of Learning Health System Hospitals and other Health Information Interested Hospitals in the US

Ibukun E Fowe MBChB, MSGH, PhD; Neal T. Wallace, BA, MPP, PhD; and Jill Jamison Rissi, PhD, MPA, RN

This study identifies the type, distribution, and interactions of US hospitals that identify as electronic-data-driven, patient-centric, and learning-focused. Such facilities, termed Health Information Interested (HII) hospitals in this study, meet the defining criteria for one or more of the...
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Securing Your Radiology Practice: Evidence-Based Strategies for Radiologists Compiled From 10 Years of Cyberattacks and HIPAA Breaches Involving Medical Imaging

Gerald M. Bowers, MHA; Mary L. Kleinpeter, MA; and William T. Rials, PhD

While there is significant literature discussing physical and cybersecurity risks around health information technology in general, the number of publications that specifically address medical imaging is much smaller, and many of these focus on the technical security requirements for the exchange...
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Procedure Code Utilization for Vascular Access Device Placement in the Inpatient Setting: A Retrospective Analysis

Erica DeBoer, RN, MA, CCRN-K, CNL, and Kimberly Alsbrooks, BSN, RN, RT (R), VA-BC

Vascular access (VA) is essential to inpatient care, and the documentation/coding practices for vascular access device (VAD) placement procedures remain unexplored. Accurate documentation may present benefits for patients, providers, and researchers. A retrospective analysis was performed in...
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Precepting HIM Students: A Multi-Case Study Exploring the Challenges of HIM Hospital-Based Professional Practice Experience

Darla Branda, EdD, RHIA

This study explored the challenges and barriers of professional practice experience for placing local and online baccalaureate students in hospital-based HIM departments from the preceptors’ viewpoint. This study focused on the hospital setting for several reasons: gaining site approval is...
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The Coding Impact of Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Hospital Documentation

Ella Tierney; Ayesha Irani, DO; Meena Iyer, MD; and Alyssa A. Riley, MD, MEd

Acute kidney injury (AKI) increases patient morbidity and mortality. In value-based care, the documented and coded diagnoses during hospitalization influences an encounter’s relative weight (RW), including severity of illness (SOI), and risk of mortality, which ultimately determines...
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Application of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Managing Medical Records for Accuracy of INA-CBGs Health Insurance Claims in a Tertiary Hospital in Indonesia

Yahya Marpaung, Werry Darta Taifur, Nur Afrainin Syah, and Yusirwan Yusuf

Awareness of the importance of social security systems continues to grow in Indonesia, as mandated by the amendment of the 1945 Indonesian Constitution Article 34 paragraph 2, which states the obligation of the Indonesian government to develop and implement a social security system for all...
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