The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule for implementation of ICD-10-CM and -PCS this morning, with an implementation date of October 1, 2013. The [...]

Anita Majerowicz, MS, RHIA, is director of clinical coding and reimbursement at AHIMA. She offers this look at the 2009 CPT updates in the upcoming February print [...]

Physicians seeking to transform their primary-care practices are seeing increasing support for the patient-centered medical home model. Growing recognition from payers and new help with the [...]

For organizations that allow clinicians to carry forward clinical documentation in electronic records, auditing its proper use is key to ensuring document integrity. Copying clinical documentation [...]

What’s the difference between a taxonomy and a terminology? A terminology and a vocabulary? The January “e-HIM Fundamentals” column offers help in differentiating the terms that describe [...]

The January practice brief recommends resources for regulations and standards that apply to HIM practice in a range of settings. See the online version for links [...]

The January Journal examines the HIM issues in healthcare reform and the issues the incoming Obama administration needs to take on in order to move the industry forward. [...]