Foundations of Health Information Management
- 6th Edition - May 15, 2023
- Author: Nadinia A. Davis
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 2 1 8 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 1 3 3 - 5
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Foundations of Health Information Management, 6th Edition is an absolute must for anyone beginning a career in HIM. By focusing on healthcare delivery systems, electronic health records, and the processing, maintenance, and analysis of health information, this engaging, easy-to-understand text presents a realistic and practical view of technology and trends in healthcare. It readies you for the role of a Registered Health Information Technician, who not only maintains and secures accurate health documentation, but serves as a healthcare analyst who translates data into useful, quality information that can control costs and further research. This edition is organized by CAHIIM competencies to prepare you for the RHIT® credentialing exam, as well as EHR samples, critical-thinking exercises, and expanded coverage of key issues in HIM today.
- Clear writing style and easy reading level make reading and studying more time efficient.
- Organized for CAHIIM competencies to assure that you are prepared to sit for the exam.
- Competency Check-in Exercises at the end of every main section in each chapter encourage you to review and apply key concepts.
- Competency Milestone feature at the end of each chapter hosts ample assessments to ensure your comprehension of the CAHIIM competencies.
- Ethics Challenge links topics to professional ethics with real-world scenarios and critical-thinking questions.
- Critical-thinking questions challenge you to apply learning to professional situations.
- Mock RHIT® exam provides you with the opportunity to practice taking a timed, objective-based exam.
- Specialized chapters, including legal, statistics, coding, and performance improvement and project management, support in-depth learning.
- Professional Profile highlights key HIM professionals represented in chapter discussions.
- Patient Care Perspective illustrates the impact of HIM professionals on patients and patient care.
- Career Tip boxes instruct you on a course of study and work experience required for the position.
- Chapter summaries and reviews allow for easy review of each chapter’s main concepts.
- SimChart® and SimChart® for the Medical Office EHR samples demonstrate electronic medical records in use.
Health Information Management
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- You’ve Just Purchased More than a Textbook!
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Contributors
- Previous Edition Reviewers
- Preface
- Organization of the Text
- New to This Edition
- Student Resources on Evolve
- Instructor Resources on Evolve
- Unit I:: The Environment of Health Care
- 1. The Health Care Industry
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Health Care Professionals
- Providers
- Payers
- Patients
- Manufacturing and Distribution
- External Forces
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestone
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- 2. Collecting and Storing Health Care Data
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Basic Concepts
- Data Architecture
- Data Collection and Storage
- Planning for Electronic Health Record Migration and Implementation
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- Unit II:: Content, Structure, and Processing of Health Information
- 3. Sources of Data
- Chapter Outline
- Vocabulary
- Health Records Defined
- Clinical Flow of Data
- Clinical Documentation
- Discharge Data Set
- Documentation in Nonacute Care Providers
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestone
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- 4. Data Quality and Management
- Chapter Outline
- Vocabulary
- Data Quality
- Postdischarge Processing
- Record Integrity and Access
- Uses of Health Information
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- Unit III:: Use and Analysis of Data
- 5. Coded Data
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Principles and Applications
- General Purpose Code Sets
- Special Purpose Classifications and Code Sets
- Diagnosis-Related Groups
- Coding Quality
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Professional Profile—Corporate Trainer-Coding Specialist Division
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- 6. Financial Management
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Paying for Health Care
- Reimbursement Methodologies
- Revenue Cycle Management
- Accounting Concepts
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- 7. Statistics and Data Analytics
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Disciplines
- Data Sources and Data Retrieval
- Types of Data
- Common Statistical Analyses
- Measures of Variance
- Routine Institutional Statistics
- Research
- Reporting of Data
- Presentation
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Works Cited
- Unit IV:: Administration and Operations
- 8. Confidentiality and Compliance
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Introduction
- Legal and Legislative Landscape
- Consent
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Access
- Federal, Corporate, and Facility Compliance
- Risk Management
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Question
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Further Reading
- 9. Management and Leadership
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Organizational Structure
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Planning
- Human Resources
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Training and Development
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- CAHIM Competency
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Patient Care Perspective
- Patient Care Perspective
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- 10. Performance Improvement and Project Management
- Chapter outline
- Vocabulary
- Quality in Health Care
- Federal Health Care Quality Initiatives
- Quality Management
- Performance Improvement
- Change Management
- Chapter Summary
- Competency Milestones
- Ethics Challenge
- Critical Thinking Questions
- The Role of Health Information Management Professionals in the Workplace
- Patient Care Perspective
- Works Cited
- Further Reading
- Appendix A. Paper Health Records
- Chapter Outline
- Vocabulary
- From Paper to Electronic Health Records
- Organization of a Paper-Based Health Record
- Postdischarge Paper-Based Processing
- Record Storage: Legacy Systems
- Sample Paper Records
- Works Cited
- Appendix B. Electronic Documentation
- Sample Electronic Health Record
- Appendix C. Using Microsoft Excel to Perform Calculations
- Glossary
- Index
- Abbreviations
- Correlation Grid of the Associate HIM Level Curriculum Map to Textbook Chapters
- No. of pages: 512
- Language: English
- Edition: 6
- Published: May 15, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323882187
- eBook ISBN: 9780323931335
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