Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource

• Well-known and respected authors including former presidents of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• All chapters pay special attention to the electronic health care record to help students learn the electronic methods of organizing, maintaining and abstracting from the patient health care record.
• Follows the new AHIMA curriculum for the four-year bachelor degree program and focuses on electronic health information management or e-HIM.
• Textbook, Student Study Guide and Evolve website all tie content together in one complete package to give students a variety of learning experiences.

• Includes instructional examples from diverse areas of health care delivery, such as long-term care, home health care, ambulatory care, and even large physician practices.
• Privacy and Health Law chapter addresses HIPAA Privacy and Security information based on the new laws and regulations.
• Research and Epidemiology chapter contains content on disease registries.
• Managing Electronic Health Record Systems chapter includes content on the differences between project activities and operational activities.
• Revenue Cycle and Financial Management chapter contains content on the chargemaster; case mix; and reimbursement and the revenue cycle.
• Includes a new chapter on industry viewpoints - presented in a unique, conversational format - where several industry experts discuss such important topics as: the future of the HIM industry, international HIM, and the current state of the HIM professional.