AHIMA holds Member Townhall
AHIMA held the first Member Townhall to engage with members and learn their concerns and needs. Changes and updates are expected this year.
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Famey Lockwood
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CHDA first-time testers results for 2023
The AHIMA CHDA exam results for 2023 are published; the pass-rate decreased but the number of first-time testers increased; did we improve?
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Famey Lockwood
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AHIMA delays CEU policy change updates
AHIMA and CCHIIM have made the decision to delay the CEU policy changes; the policy still applies – only delayed implementation Jan 1, 2025.
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Famey Lockwood
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AHIMA updates CHDA Exam starting February 1, 2024
AHIMA has updated the Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) exam and Content Outline with changes to reflect the current state in Healthcare.
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Famey Lockwood
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AHIMA 2024 Recertification Policy Updates
AHIMA has updated the policy to recertify their credentials and now requires that 40% of CEUs come directly from AHIMA events.
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Famey Lockwood
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Celebrating Health Information Professionals - the Medical Record Managers from paper to digital
Celebrate Health Information Professionals April 17 – 21 for their contributions to managing the Medical Record.
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Famey Lockwood
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Certified Health Data Analyst Certification has value for healthcare
The AHIMA CHDA has immense value for Healthcare and the Health Information Professional; we must improve the pass-rate and number of testers
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Famey Lockwood
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Will a Certification Get Me a JOB in Healthcare ... other factors apply.
Certifications add great value to a Medical Coding career … but knowledge and skills obtained from work experience are needed.
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Famey Lockwood
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The Value of a Data Analytics Certification for Healthcare
Transition of the Medical Record from a Paper Record to a Digitized Record has created the Electronic Medical Record with an unending...
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Famey Lockwood
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The Healthcare Disrupters are here ... what it means for you
Amazon recently announced another venture — this time, into the healthcare space. Some people view this venture as doubters, some are...
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Famey Lockwood
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What is a Clinical Data Analyst?
A Clinical Data Analyst is a healthcare professional with broad clinical and technical knowledge including the administrative, revenue,...
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Famey Lockwood
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Who has the Credentials to deny my claim
Do the payer’s credentials match or exceed the clinician’s credentials Dr. Wilbur Lo, Chief Medical and CDI Officer for cdiWorks,...
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Famey Lockwood
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A Hippocratic Oath for data? Risks and Rewards for your health data privacy
The recent news of "Project Nightingale" has brought to light a sensitive topic - privacy of our healthcare data. “Millions of patient...
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Famey Lockwood
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CDI to change and become vastly different from today – are you prepared?
What will the CDI (Clinical Documentation Integrity | Improvement) landscape look like 5 to 10 years from now? For those immersed in...
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Famey Lockwood
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Who denied my claim?
Providers and patients deserve to have an “expert” on the claim payment | denial button The claim was coded correctly – after CDI and HIM...
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Famey Lockwood
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It’s Easier To Donate Your Body To Science Than Your Medical Records
“Leaving your corpse to researchers after you die is a relatively easy process but, donating your medical records to science is still...
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Famey Lockwood
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CMS Advances MyHealthEData with New Pilot to Support Clinicians
Pilot program gives clinicians direct access to claims data, putting patients over paperwork and at the center of their care. CMS is...
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Famey Lockwood
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CDI — RN or HIM? Can AHIMA serve both?
RN or HIM for CDI positions – “Should nurses belong to AHIMA?” Is AHIMA positioned to serve or lead Registered Nurses outside of clinicals?
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Famey Lockwood
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Healthcare workforce development | New strategies for new demands
As hospitals and ambulatory sites grapple with the challenges of quality improvement, value-based care, cybersecurity and more, the size...
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Famey Lockwood
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Death by a Thousand Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong
" EHR” — Electronic Health Record also, known as “Errors Happen Regularly” “The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical...
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Famey Lockwood
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World Health Organization establishing standards – Human Genome editing
WHO expert panel paves way for strong international governance on human genome editing… WHO has established an expert panel to develop...
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Famey Lockwood
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World Health Organization— Releases ICD-11
WHO released the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) 18 June 2018. Adoption by the World Health...
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Famey Lockwood
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Trends and Skills for Healthcare’s Future
The digital age for healthcare Dr. Bertalan Meskó, The Medical Futurist, identifies the most significant trends in healthcare and, the...
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Famey Lockwood
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Our Healthcare Leaders – Burnout and Suicide
Medical literature is increasingly showing healthcare clinicians are suffering from undue stress and burn-out of their profession. In...
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Famey Lockwood
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SNOMED CT Benefits—No, not an avalanche – just adding meaning to your clinical terms
A study undertaken of the SNOMED CT Foundation Course is the basis for writing these benefits. They are the author’s understanding and...
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