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AHIMA Member Exclusive Townhall: Insights and Updates
AHIMA held a Member Exclusive Townhall to provide an update on the organization’s status: financial, membership, leadership, plans for 2025.
Famey Lockwood
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AHIMA Member Exclusive Townhall: Insights and Updates
AHIMA held a Member Exclusive Townhall to provide an update on the organization’s status: financial, membership, leadership, plans for 2025.
Famey Lockwood
3 min read
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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.
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?
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.
Famey Lockwood
2 min read
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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.
Famey Lockwood
3 min read
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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.
Famey Lockwood
3 min read
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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.
Famey Lockwood
1 min read
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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
Famey Lockwood
4 min read
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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.
Famey Lockwood
2 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
3 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
2 min read
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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,...
Famey Lockwood
3 min read
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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,...
Famey Lockwood
3 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
1 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
4 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
4 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
2 min read
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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...
Famey Lockwood
1 min read
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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?
Famey Lockwood
4 min read
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