The September 2009 issue focuses on clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and how MS-DRGs and RACs are giving organizations the motivation to start CDI programs. Other features examine ICD-10 training in England and the value of professional practice experiences for HIM students.

Members may read all stories online in the AHIMA Body of Knowledge. Select features and practice briefs are also available publicly.

September 2009

Features

• Clinical Documentation Improvement: Gauging the Need, Starting off Right, by Genna Rollins
• ICD-10 Training in England: Greater Access to Education Should Aid US Coders with Transition, by Janis L. Huston, PhD, MEd, RHIA
• Help Wanted: Schools Struggle Placing Students in PPEs, by Chris Dimick

Practice Brief

• Understanding HACs and SREs for Quality Reporting and Reimbursement

Working Smart

• Managing Audit Trails, by Sandra Nunn, MA, RHIA, CHP
• CMS’s 2009 Security Assessment Process, by Angela K. Dinh, MHA, RHIA
• Value-based Purchasing, by Mel Tully, MSN, and Mario A. Perez III, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P
• ARRA FAQs, by Lou Ann Wiedemann, MS, RHIA, CPEHR

Coding Notes

• New ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes for FY 2010, by Lou Ann Schraffenberger, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, FAHIMA
• Assigning E Codes, by June Bronnert, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P