Data Governance And Best Practices To Building A Complete Legal Health Record

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.

Darice Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, president, HIMentors and Karla Sartori, marketing director, ChartMaxx from Quest Diagnostics shared their conversation on the floor of AHIMA in this video. Grzybowski discussed how the lessons from her book, Strategies For Electronic Document And Health Record Managment, can be used to improve data governance and build legal health record while Sartori relayed how those concepts are being applied today.