Data Stewards Play an Important Role in the Future of Healthcare
Data stewards provide many benefits to an organization, from improved data quality to cost efficiencies. Data stewards are essential to ensure standard data sets and definitions are implemented and used for data integrity and quality.
AHIMA Leading the Way on National and International Standardization
The AHIMA Standards Team collaborates with the international community on developing and implementing standards that will help you to share your patient summary with a foreign healthcare provider, as well as electronically send the summary of this encounter to the US-based primary care provider.
AHIMA, IHE Seeking Public Comment on Patient Registration White Paper
The processes outlined in this white paper contribute to the growing body of work in developing standards for HIM practices.
21st Century Cures Act and Information Governance
Regarded as a landmark bill, the 21st Century Cures Act covers a lot of ground, including transparency, breaking down silos in healthcare, interoperability, and an EHR reporting program.
The Role of Standards in IG
What could be done to enable interoperable, standards-based capabilities in HIT systems to support HIM practices?
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