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LIFE BEYOND HUFFMAN: future directions for health information management

LIFE BEYOND HUFFMAN: future directions for health information management. Catherine Garvey, Erin Holmes & Diana Cheng. Edna and her legacy. Hello Possums!. Edna Huffman. Huffman’s Legacy – Basic principals of health information management.

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LIFE BEYOND HUFFMAN: future directions for health information management

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  1. LIFE BEYOND HUFFMAN: future directions for health information management Catherine Garvey, Erin Holmes & Diana Cheng

  2. Edna and her legacy

  3. Hello Possums!

  4. Edna Huffman

  5. Huffman’s Legacy – Basic principals of health information management • The ideal concept of the medical record as a single repository of information on a patient’s health – the who, what, where, why and how. • Effective utilisation of resources • Advancement of the HIM profession • High standard of documentation: • accurate and objective • authenticated • contain correct use of abbreviations and symbols • timely • legible • be correctly amended if required • verified as being for the correct patient

  6. The current and upcoming health information environment

  7. Current environment May not be adequate for information demands of modern health care delivery Disparate systems – between and within hospitals and states Paper-Based records with electronic PMIs Hybrid Systems – Paper, Scanning, EHR

  8. Major problems • Lack of uniformity • Proliferation of medical record forms • Standards and guidelines within individual hospitals • Disparate systems • Issues with the changeover of the medical record format • The need for constant reliable access the information • Keeping the Health Information Management profession at the forefront of these discussions

  9. Future directions for Health Information Managers

  10. Performance Indicators for Health Information • Highlight the need for complete and accurate clinical documentation • Greater recognition amongst clinical staff • Continuous monitoring and auditing of clinical documentation

  11. Education • Ongoing updating of relevant skills and knowledge: • High level coding and auditing • Casemix/Data Collections • Data analysis/reporting for hospital management

  12. Education • Ongoing updating of relevant skills and knowledge: • Health Informatics • Freedom of Information – Legal/Ethical • Mechanism of Activity Based Funding Model

  13. Goodbye Darlings!

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