Countries worldwide, including Canada, need tools for informed decision making on the adoption of ICD-11. The purpose of the current study is to create a cost and outcome estimation framework for the transition from ICD-10-CA to ICD-11 in Canada and anticipate the benefits/outcomes and international considerations of ICD-11 adoption.
This study explores characteristics of individuals using a patient portal in Ohio, with a particular focus on those who choose to access the portal via a mobile application. As a result of the insights in this paper, healthcare providers may wish to reconsider future strategies to extend patient portal use specifically to underserved groups.
In this two-part paper, the author performs an in-depth case study of one HIM academic program, including a program review and evaluation to determine the impact of the recent required curriculum changes on the program. The study specifically assessed the ability of the recent curriculum changes to adequately prepare students for the current HIM field as well as the effects of the changes on the program as a whole.
In this two-part paper, the author performs an in-depth case study of one HIM academic program, including a program review and evaluation to determine the impact of the recent required curriculum changes on the program. The study specifically assessed the ability of the recent curriculum changes to adequately prepare students for the current HIM field as well as the effects of the changes on the program as a whole.
Sharon M. Hudson, PhD; Suzanne Roberts, MD; Robert Jacobs, MD; Heydeh Khalili; and Mona Patel Gera, MD Abstract Background: Scribes are often used to resolve challenges associated with use of electronic medical records. This pilot study assessed the impact of scribes on provider satisfaction in an outpatient pediatrics clinic. Methods: Providers completed encounter-level surveys in […]
The emergence of the deadly COVID-19 virus, resulting in the current world-wide pandemic requires effective information management and accurate data reporting to enable the healthcare community’s efforts to learn as much as possible about this specific strain of coronavirus and halt the pandemic. Therefore, it is essential that health information management (HIM) professionals ensure COVID-19 documentation, data capture, data analysis and reporting, as well as coding are accurate and reliable to support clinical care, organizational management, public health reporting, population health management, and scientific research.
Although the federal electronic health record (EHR) incentive program has ended, the need to effectively implement and use EHRs has not. The advent of the federal Quality Payment Program has made effective use of EHRs more critical than ever, especially for clinical quality measurement and improvement. However, practices continue to face challenges in successfully implementing and using EHRs to achieve these aims. We used a multiple case study approach to understand how physician practices were using EHR data to measure and improve quality.
During residency training, one of the tools residents learn to use is the electronic health record (EHR). The EHR contains up-to-date medical data that are crucial to the care of the patient; thus the provider must know what is pertinent, where to locate it, and how to efficiently document the data for ongoing communication of patient care. Because institutions may have different EHR vendors, EHR workflow study data are often obtained in single institutions, with a limited number of participants and specialties.
This is a case study of the evidence-based management practices of a centralized health information management department in a large integrated healthcare delivery system. The case study used interviews and focus groups, as well as de-identified dashboards, to explore the impact of reporting on the organization.
The implantable loop recorder is valuable for recording and evaluating clinically relevant arrhythmias. Devices with wireless capabilities are programmed to automatically transmit data to a secure website for retrieval by cardiology staff. However, increased data review time, memory saturation, and overwriting of true arrhythmia episodes can result unless alerts are programmed to appropriately detect meaningful (or actionable) cardiac data.
As health information management (HIM) shifts from paper-based medical records to electronic medical documentation, HIM professionals must appropriately manage their resources to produce higher results for their organization’s operational and financial indicators. This case study highlights the experience of the HIM department in a small Florida community hospital in analyzing existing productivity standards and developing new standards with the purpose of improving the document imaging process.
Patient-centered care seeks to improve healthcare quality by engaging patients in their health management. Hospitals are employing strategies to enhance patient engagement to improve care quality, as measured by patient satisfaction through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Tablets are one tool hospitals use to increase patient engagement during hospitalization, as tablets can provide patients with access to both entertainment options and personal health information through patient portals.
