Foundations of Health Information Management, 6th Edition: A Comprehensive Guide for HIM Professionals

By Nadinia A. Davis MBA RHIA CHDA CCS FAHIMA, this esteemed textbook is an absolute must-have for anyone starting a career in Health Information Management (HIM). With a focus on healthcare delivery systems, electronic health records, and the processing, maintenance, and analysis of health information, this engaging and easy-to-understand text presents a realistic and practical view of technology and trends in healthcare.

Prepares You for the Role of a Registered Health Information Technician

This comprehensive guide readies you for the role of a Registered Health Information Technician, who not only maintains and secures accurate health documentation but serves as a healthcare analyst, translating data into useful, quality information that can control costs and further research.

Organized for CAHIIM Competencies

This edition is organized according to the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) competencies, ensuring that you are well-prepared to sit for the RHIT credentialing exam. The text features:

• EHR samples
• Critical-thinking exercises
• Expanded coverage of key issues in HIM today

Enhanced Learning Features

The clear writing style and easy reading level make reading and studying more time-efficient. Additional features include:

• Competency Check-in Exercises at the end of every main section in each chapter to review and apply key concepts
• Competency Milestone feature at the end of each chapter with ample assessments to ensure comprehension of the CAHIIM competencies
• Ethics Challenge links topics to professional ethics with real-world scenarios and critical-thinking questions
• Critical-thinking questions to apply learning to professional situations
• Mock RHIT exam to practice taking a timed, objective-based exam

In-Depth Learning with Specialized Chapters

The text features specialized chapters on:

• Legal and ethical issues in HIM
• Statistics and data analysis
• Coding and reimbursement
• Performance improvement and project management

Real-World Applications and Career Insights

The text includes:

• Professional Profile, highlighting key HIM professionals represented in chapter discussions
• Patient Care Perspective, illustrating the impact of HIM professionals on patients and patient care
• Career Tip boxes, instructing on courses of study and work experience required for HIM positions

New and Enhanced Content

This 6th edition features:

• Expanded leadership content on career planning and development
• Expanded management narrative with exercises in policies and procedures, job descriptions, and evaluations, meetings, and minutes
• Coverage of emerging issues, including information blocking, persistence of hybrid records, and EHR documentation
• Expanded content on data analytics and secondary uses of data
• Enhanced discussion of registries
• Updated content reflecting new ICD-10 codes and organization
• Expanded content on reimbursement and revenue cycle, including Chargemaster and non-acute care settings
• Additional critical-thinking exercises to apply knowledge
• Downloadable, customizable glossary indexed to the chapters
• Enhanced and expanded real-world scenarios demonstrating key concepts in professional practice

Publisher: Elsevier; 6th edition (August 25, 2023)

Language: English

Format: Paperback, 512 pages

ISBN-10: 0323882188

ISBN-13: 978-0323882187