Keep Informed professional resources from AHIMA
New Books
Coding and Reimbursement for Hospital
Inpatient Services
The third edition
of this text offers
both coding professionals and educators a valuable
resource to help
them understand
the complexities
of coding for inpatient reimbursement.
It is a useful guide for those training
for positions in the coding ;eld and
for those seeking to enhance their inpatient coding knowledge as they prepare for certi;cation.
Each chapter is supplemented by
exercises and case studies, and the
book’s appendixes provide a wealth
of additional resources. The book also
comes with a CD-ROM with sample
forms and other useful tools.
The updated text contains new material, including:
; Information on ICD-10-CM and
ICD-10-PCS and how these systems will impact inpatient reimbursement
; The latest on the Recovery Audit
Contractor program
; Updated information on Present
on Admission, coding, MS-DRGs,
and Medicare reimbursement in
other inpatient settings
; New articles and tools to assist
with coding quality, physician queries, and coding compliance
The Legal Health Record: Regulations,
Policies, and Guidance
This book explains
from a record manager’s perspective
how to create and
execute projects
that result in medical records that are
better organized
and offer better legal defensibility. It
offers assistance to those professionals responsible for ensuring EHRs can
meet the requirements of a legal health
record.
To order, visit www.ahimastore.org.
from all areas of health informatics and
information management for a week-long focus on HIM’s global transformation. It will provide a comprehensive
overview of current and emerging HIM
issues and challenges. Enjoy an inspirational, natural backdrop as you learn
how to help implement some of the
most important changes in HIM history.
Save the date! Registration opens
May 2. For more information, visit
www.ahima.org/events/convention.
Upcoming Meetings
83rd AHIMA Convention and Exhibit
October 1–6, Salt Lake City, UT
AHIMA’s 83rd Annual Convention and
Exhibit will draw HIM professionals
Other 2011 Upcoming Meetings
; AHIMA Academy for ICD-10-CM/
PCS, multiple dates and locations
( www.ahima.org/icd10/academy.
aspx)
; Expediting Payment and Increasing Revenue in Physician Practices
(virtual meeting), May 19
The CD-ROM contains:
; Sample audit forms and tools
; Case studies from the text
; Exercises from the text
; The AHIMA practice brief “
Internet Resources for Accurate Coding and Reimbursement Practices
(Updated)”
HIE Reader Resources
AHIMA is committed to developing the knowledge and skills needed by HIM
professionals working in the evolving HIE areas of interoperability, information
exchange, patient identi;cation, provider authentication, consent, consumer
engagement, and network security and privacy. AHIMA strives to track and
advise the membership and industry on national and state HIE initiatives and
industry best practices and develop products and services that keep pace
with industry progress toward building the Nationwide Health Information
Network (NHIN).
AHIMA staff and volunteers are active participants on numerous public and
private HIE standards and policy development and harmonization projects.
AHIMA has provided and continues to provide subject matter expertise to
Health Information Technology Standards Panel, State Level Health Information Exchange Consensus Project, Health Information Security and Privacy
Collaborative, and Health Level Seven.
For more information and a list of HIE resources, visit www.ahima.org/advo-cacy/ healthinformationexchange.aspx.
Books
; Privacy: The Impact of ARRA, HITECH, and Other Policy Initiatives
(AB101710)
; Preparing for a HIPAA Security Compliance Assessment (AB121709)
; HIPAA by Example (AB121107)
; HIPAA in Practice: The Health Information Manager’s Perspective
(AB104004)
; Quality and Performance Improvement in Healthcare (AB102709)
For more information or to order, visit
www.ahimastore.org.
For more information, visit www.ahimastore.org.
