HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND ORGANIZATION FOR HEALTH RECORD SERVICE, FIFTH EDITION

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.

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.

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
The Editor.
The Contributors.
1 Health Information Management and the Health Care Institution (Faye Pickett).
2 Content and Structure of the Health Record (Linda S. Kiger).
3 The Emergence of Electronic Patient Record Systems (Desla R. Mancilla).
4 Information-Capture Design and Principles (Linda S. Kiger).
5 Health Record Analysis (Nancy Coffman-Kadish).
6 Numbering and Filing Systems (Nancy Coffman-Kadish).
7 Secondary Health Data (Nancy Coffman-Kadish).
8 Coding, Compliance, and Reimbursement (Elizabeth A. Contant).
9 Health Care Databases and Statistics (Nancy Coffman-Kadish).
10 Quality Management and Performance Improvement (Linda S. Kiger).
11 Preservation of Health Records (Linda S. Kiger).
12 Location, Space, and Equipment Requirements (Linda S. Kiger).
AHIMA Position Statement: Privacy Officer.
AHIMA Sample: (Chief) Privacy Officer Job Description.
Index.