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Improving performance and agreement in injury coding using the Abbreviated Injury Scale: a training course helps.
This study emphasises the benefit of training in injury coding. Training improves the ability to assign correct codes and it reduces inter-observer variability. We advise all who are involved in injury coding to follow a dedicated training course. PMID: 24948662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] (Source: Health Information Management Journal)
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

How do patients respond to violation of their information privacy?
Authors: Kuo KM, Ma CC, Alexander JW Abstract The introduction of electronic medical records (EMRs) can expose patients to the risk of infringement of their privacy. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between patients' concerns about information privacy and their protective responses. A questionnaire survey conducted in a Taiwanese hospital revealed that, regarding information privacy, patients' concerns about the collection of information about themselves, the secondary use of this information and the possibility of errors in the recorded information were associated with their infor...
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

Impact of documentation errors on accuracy of cause of death coding in an educational hospital in Southern Iran.
Authors: Haghighi MH, Dehghani M, Teshizi SH, Mahmoodi H Abstract Accurate cause of death coding leads to organised and usable death information but there are some factors that influence documentation on death certificates and therefore affect the coding. We reviewed the role of documentation errors on the accuracy of death coding at Shahid Mohammadi Hospital (SMH), Bandar Abbas, Iran. We studied the death certificates of all deceased patients in SMH from October 2010 to March 2011. Researchers determined and coded the underlying cause of death on the death certificates according to the guidelines issued b...
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

The concept of 'intent' within Australian coronial data: factors affecting the National Coronial Information System's classification of mortality attributable to intentional self-harm.
Authors: Dodds L, Robinson KM, Daking L, Paul L PMID: 25065341 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Health Information Management Journal)
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

Lifting the weight of a diagnosis-related groups family change: a comparison between refined and non-refined DRG systems for top-down cost accounting and efficiency indicators.
Authors: Zlotnik A, Alfaro MC, Pérez Pérez MC PMID: 25065383 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Health Information Management Journal)
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

Do electronic discharge summaries contain more complete medication information? A retrospective analysis of paper versus electronic discharge summaries.
Authors: Lehnbom EC, Raban MZ, Walter SR, Richardson K, Westbrook JI PMID: 25065418 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Health Information Management Journal)
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

The role of information and communication technology in the transformation of the healthcare business model: a case study of Slovenia.
Authors: Stanimirovic D, Vintar M PMID: 25425446 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Health Information Management Journal)
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research

Stakeholder analysis for adopting a personal health record standard in Korea.
Authors: Kang MJ, Jung CY, Kim S, Boo Y, Lee Y, Kim S, Choi Y, Lee EK, Kim S PMID: 25425501 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Health Information Management Journal)
Source: Health Information Management Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: HIM J Source Type: research