Summer 2022 Introduction
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...Read More >
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...Read More >
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...Read More >
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...Read More >