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The Impact of Professional Ethics Case-based Learning on the Ethical Sensitivity of Health Information Technology Students

Shahla Damanabi, PhD, Mozhgan Behshid, PhD, Zahra Moradi, Msc, Leila Ghaderi-Nansa, PhD

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of professional ethics-based education on the ethical sensitivity of health information technology students.

By Cathy A. Flite PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, Shannon H. Houser, PhD, MPH, RHIA, Susan L. Foster, EdD, MBA, RHIA, CHPS

This case study aims to provide insight into establishing a health information curriculum that includes knowledge, skills, and abilities on digital competencies and provides instructional suggestions for developing a digital health pedagogy for instructors of the health information...
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Medical Scribes: Symptom or Cause of Impeded Evolution of a Transformative Artificial Intelligence in the Electronic Health Record?

By George A. Gellert, MD, MPH, MPA, FABPM

Studies have quantified various specific benefits related to the use of medical scribes, finding physician workflow and productivity improvements, with some demonstrating marginal value or detrimental impact. However, this evidence base misses a critical underlying issue with the expanding...
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Readability and Suitability of Information Presented on a University Health Center Website

By Alice M. Noblin, PhD, RHIA, CCS, PMP; Richard I. Zraick, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, F-ASHA, CHSE; Ann Neville Miller, PhD; Mary Schmidt-Owens, PhD; Michael Deichen, MD, MPH; Kelly Tran; and Raj Patel

This study evaluated the readability and suitability of a university health center public website. Readability formulas estimated the reading grade and age required for comprehension of health information. The Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) instrument determined adequacy of the...
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Supporting HIM Professional Practice Experience Through Interprofessional Collaboration on Preceptor Orientation and Training

By Darla Branda, EdD, RHIA; Elizabeth Christman, DNP, RN, CNE; Kimberly Cuetara Gibbons, DNP, CNM, RN, CNL, CNE; Lyndsay Goss, DNP, RN, CNE, NPD-BC; and Hanna Royce, JD

The health information technology program at Southern New Hampshire University prepares students at the baccalaureate level for a career in health information management (HIM). The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management...
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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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