<p>**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Health Information Management**<br> <br> <b>Foundations of Health Information Management, 6th Edition</b> is an absolute must for anyone beginning a career in HIM. By focusing on healthcare delivery systems, electronic health records, and the processing, maintenance, and analysis of health information, this engaging, easy-to-understand text presents a realistic and practical view of technology and trends in healthcare. It 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 who translates data into useful, quality information that can control costs and further research. This edition is organized by CAHIIM competencies to prepare you for the RHIT<b>®</b> credentialing exam, as well as EHR samples, critical-thinking exercises, and expanded coverage of key issues in HIM today.</p> <ul> <li><b>Clear writing style and easy reading level</b> make reading and studying more time efficient</li> <li><b>Organized for CAHIIM competencies</b> to assure that you are prepared to sit for the exam</li> <li><b><i>Competency Check-in Exercises</i> at the end of every main section in each chapter</b> encourage you to review and apply key concepts</li> <li><b><i>Competency Milestone</i> feature</b> at the end of each chapter hosts ample assessments to ensure your comprehension of the CAHIIM competencies</li> <li><b><i>Ethics Challenge</i></b> links topics to professional ethics with real-world scenarios and critical-thinking questions</li> <li><b>Critical-thinking questions</b> challenge you to apply learning to professional situations.</li> <li><b>Mock RHIT® exam</b> provides you with the opportunity to practice taking a timed, objective-based exam</li> <li><b>Specialized chapters</b>, including legal, statistics, coding, and performance improvement and project management, support in-depth learning</li> <li><b><i>Professional Profile</i></b> highlights key HIM professionals represented in chapter discussions</li> <li><b><i>Patient Care Perspective</i></b> illustrates the impact of HIM professionals on patients and patient care</li> <li><b><i>Career Tip</i> boxes</b> instruct you on a course of study and work experience required for the position</li> <li><b>Chapter summaries and reviews</b> allow for easy review of each chapter's main concepts</li> <li><b><i>SimChart®</i> and <i>SimChart® for the Medical Office</i> EHR samples</b> demonstrate electronic medical records in use</li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>NEW! Expanded leadership content</b> discusses career planning and development</li> <li><b>NEW! Expanded management narrative</b> includes exercises in policies and procedures; job descriptions; and evaluations, meetings, and minutes</li> <li><b>NEW! Coverage of emerging issues</b> addresses information blocking, persistence of hybrid records, and EHR documentation</li> <li><b>NEW! Expanded content on data analytics</b> explores secondary uses of data</li> <li><b>NEW!</b> Enhanced discussion of <b>registries</b></li> <li><b>NEW!</b> Updated content reflects <b>new ICD-10 codes and organization</b></li> <li><b>NEW! Expanded content on reimbursement and revenue cycle</b> includes Chargemaster and non-acute care settings</li> <li><b>NEW! Additional critical-thinking exercises</b> challenge you to apply your knowledge</li> <li><b>NEW! Downloadable, customizable glossary</b> is indexed to the chapters</li> <li><b>NEW! Enhanced and expanded real-world scenarios</b> demonstrate how key concepts apply to professional practice</li> </ul>

Details

• Author: Nadinia A. Davis
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Published: 2023-08-11
• Edition: 6
• Pages: 512
• Format: Paperback
• Language: en

ISBN: 9780323882187