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Health Information Management 5e: Principles and Organization for Health Information Services 5th Edition
Author(s): Margaret A. Skurka
- Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
- Publication Date: 24 Jan. 2003
- Edition: 5th
- Language: English
- Print length: 286 pages
- ISBN-10: 0787959774
- ISBN-13: 9780787959777
Book Description
This is the fifth edition of the definitive reference source on the management of health records. “Health Information Management” provides the basic guidelines on content and structure, analysis, assessment, and improvement of information critical to every health care organization. This thoroughly revised and updated edition reflects the significant changes in the field, and the most current and successful practices- most notably, the computerization of record operations and systems, and of the record itself.
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From the Back Cover
This is the fifth edition of the definitive reference source on the management of health records. Health Information Management provides the basic guidelines on content and structure, analysis, assessment, and improvement of information critical to every health care organization. This thoroughly revised and updated edition reflects the significant changes in the field and the most current and successful practices most notably, the computerization of record operations and systems, and of the record itself.
This updated edition is a collection of chapters from leading health information management educators and practitioners. In addition to new chapters that cover concepts of the electronic patient record, as well as privacy and confidentiality, there is substantial new information on HIPAA and ambulatory payment categories. The book also includes new information about topics such as
- Accreditation standards and regulatory standards
- Coding changes
- Compliance
- Data quality management
- E-health as part of the e-patient record
- Information security
- Quality management
- Reimbursement and payment systems
- And much more
About the Author
Margaret A. Skurka, MS, RHIA, CCS, is professor and director of the Health Information Management Programs at Indiana University Northwest in Gary. Skurka is actively involved in the American Health Information Management Association, having served as national president in 2000.
