(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written from AHIMA 2012 by Sandra Kersten, MPH, RHIA, who is AHIMA director of HIM Solutions.) Aneesh Chopra, the former first American federal chief technology officer of the U.S., described President Obama's overall vision for innovation, or ''how will this country get its mojo back?'' within the context of ...

(This guest blog was written from AHIMA 2012 by Sandra Kersten, MPH, RHIA, who is AHIMA director of HIM solutions.) Three presentations on release of information (ROI) issues were a focus of Wednesday's educational track at AHIMA's 84th annual Convention and Exhibit in Chicago.Past AHIMA President Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, shared her ...

(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written from AHIMA 2012 by Karen Kostick, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P.)What happens when a HIM professional and physician share the same clinical documentation improvement (CDI) mission? Results.  Together, Dr. Jon Elion, CEO and founder, ChartWise Medical Systems Inc., and Darice Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, ...

  (Editor's Note: This guest blog was written from AHIMA 2012 by Harry B. Rhodes, MBA, RHIA, CHPS, CPHIMS, FAHIMA, who is AHIMA director of HIM solutions.) The goal of Meaningful Use Stage 2 is improved data reuse through standardized, structured, and interoperable exchange of discrete and timely patient information designed to improve the ...

(Editor’s Note: This guest blog was written from AHIMA 2012 by Julie Dooling, RHIT, who is AHIMA director of HIM solutions.) Walking into AHIMA’s 84th Annual Convention and Exhibit is like walking into a county fair; you just don’t which way to go! With more than 225 exhibitors to choose from, attendees can earn one Continuing Education Unit ...

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) announced its ''HIM Jobs for America'' Initiative at the association's 83rd annual convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, in what the 80-year-old, 63,000-member professional society says will be a sustained effort to support American employment as well as help improve the healthcare of ...

The Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) announced that Bonnie Coffey, former AHIOS president and charter member, will be presenting an education track at the 2010 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Convention and Exhibit in Orlando, FL, next week. Coffey's presentation, titled ''Overcoming EMR ...

Well, my feet hurt, my brain hurts and I can barely keep my eyes open at this point, but it was all well worth it. My first day at the AHIMA 2009 conference did not disappoint. Busy is an understatement, and I even got a bit of a cardio workout in-with all the walking to and from the various meetings and sessions. This place is huge! After a ...