Practical Methodologies To Achieve Favorable EHR Implementation Results

The American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) 86th Convention and Exhibit was held September 27 – October 3 in the San Diego Convention Center, and Health IT Outcomes editor John Oncea had the opportunity to speak with a wide range of attendees.

Oncea was able to speak with AHIMA members and presenters about everything from the effective management of health data, to the need for medical records to deliver quality healthcare to the public, to electronic documentation and health record management. In addition, several of healthcare’s leading vendors shared how technology is enabling HIM professionals better manage the ICD-10 transition, save health systems millions of dollars, achieve HIMSS Level 7, and achieve favorable electronic health record (EHR) implementations.

John Dickey, manager consulting services for Parallon, shared highlights from his AHIMA presentation "Leveraging EHR Implementation Hindsight." Dickey spoke about the hot-button HIM issues related to generating documentation in a completely electronic environment, how to grasp practical methodologies and tools specific to HIM used to achieve favorable EHR implementation results, and how to better understand the wide variety of subjects that must be categorized, prioritized, and immediately addressed or mitigated with involvement from HIM to realize the optimal state of the EHR.