Overcoming The Fragmentation Of Medical Records

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.

OnBase healthcare managers Tim Tegeder, and Dan Slates, Healtchare Manager had a conversation touching on best practices to overcome the fragmentation of medical records and other lessons learned from work done with thousands of clients helping serve the broad needs of the enterprise, from HIM to Human Resources.