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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461694403321

Titolo

Health information management [[electronic resource] ] : principles and organization for health information services / / Margaret Skurka, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass

Chicago, : Health Forum, 2003

ISBN

1-280-67358-3

9786613650511

0-470-42956-9

Edizione

[5th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

J-B AHA Press ; ; v.19

Altri autori (Persone)

SkurkaMargaret Flettre

Disciplina

651.5/04261

Soggetti

Medical records - Management

Information storage and retrieval systems - Hospitals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Health information management / Margaret A. Skurka. Rev. ed. c1998.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Health information management and the health care institution -- Content and structure of the health record / Faye Pickett -- The emergence of electronic patient record systems / Linda Kiger -- Information-capture design and principles / Desla Mancilla -- Health record analysis / Linda Kiger -- Numbering and filing systems / Nancy Coffman-Kadish -- Secondary health data / Nancy Coffman-Kadish -- Coding, compliance and reimbursement / Nancy Coffman-Kadish -- Health care databases and statistics / Elizabeth Contant -- Quality management and performance improvement / Nancy Coffman-Kadish -- Preservation of health records / Linda Kiger -- Location, space, and equipment requirements / Linda Kiger.

Sommario/riassunto

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.