Worth a Read: Articles of Interest to the Healthcare IT Field

The State of State RHIO’s
By: Greg Goth
HealthCare Informatics, October, 2006

Initial findings for developing Regional Health Information Organizations show that what works for one state may not work for another and that’s okay. Groups tasked with the creation of RHIO’s can share guiding principles and ideas to streamline development of electronic health records across a region.
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ICD-10 On The Way
By: Kathryn Foxhall
Healthcare Informatics, October, 2006

Amid much controversy over the newest revision of the The International Classification of Diseases (Revision 10) – the healthcare industry may be forced to transition from the ICD-9 codes that have been in use for the last thirty years to the ICD-10 codes as early as October 1, 2010. What can you do to prepare for this transition?
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E-Discovery and HIM: How Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Will Affect HIM Professionals
By: Kim Baldwin-Stried, MBA, MJ, RHIA, CPHQ
AHIMA Web Site

How new federal rules on evidence gathering and medical records management which take effect in December. This article discusses the changes in federal rules and how the role of the HIM professional will change.
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