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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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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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Understanding the Current Landscape of Health Literacy Interventions within Health Systems

By Michael Truong and Susan H. Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, FAMIA

Individuals engage with health systems to determine their health status and how to manage their health outcomes. On the personal level, health literacy is the degree to which individuals can find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for...
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