Health Information Professionals Week
March 22nd-28th, 2015
This week is an opportunity to showcase the
thousands of certified HIM® professionals who
perform their duties masterfully throughout the
year
What is HIM?
Health Information Management encompasses
a wide scope of practice. The key role is to
maintain the integrity and confidentiality of
personal health information within the domains
of practice: Data Quality, Privacy, eHIM and HIM
Standards.
What Do HIMs Do?
• Manage Health Information services and Lifecycle of
the record
• Work with confidential health records: format, content,
quality and use
• Use technologies to capture, manage and analyze data
• Contribute to healthcare delivery as members of the
health care team
• Prepare, analyze and present health information for
use in health care delivery and financial/management
planning
Health Information Professionals Week
This year’s theme is
The Domino Effect of Data Quality
While data quality is everyone’s responsibility,
CHIMA certified HIM professionals are
recognized as the leading source of HIM
knowledge, encompassing the entire Lifecycle of
Health Information.
Poor
Data
Quality
Clinical Documentation
The Domino Effect
Quality Care
The Domino Effect of Data Quality
Quality healthcare depends on the availability of
quality data. Poor documentation, inaccurate data,
and insufficient communication can result in errors
and adverse incidents. Inaccurate data threatens
patient safety and can lead to increased costs,
inefficiencies, and poor financial performance.
HIM Professionals…
Upholding Data Quality
• HIM professionals are recognized as the leading
source of HIM knowledge, encompassing the
entire Lifecycle of Health Information
• HIM professionals apply their knowledge of
biomedical sciences and Canadian coding
standards to capture the appropriate diagnosis
and intervention code(s)…plus much more
Importance of Data Quality
• Premium importance to support the best clinical,
administrative and financial decisions
• HIM professionals are experts in coding classification,
accuracy and data capture
Poor data = poor decision-making
= ↑ risks and inefficiencies
Data Quality Issues
• There are many factors contributing to Data
Quality Issues:
– Missing or incomplete Clinical Documentation and
reports
– Misinterpretation of coding standards
– Insufficient coding staff
– Short turnaround times for coding submission
deadlines requiring coding from incomplete charts
Improving Data Quality
• Leverage the skills and expertise of certified HIM
professionals in all aspects of HIM, including:
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Overall Records Management
Data Quality initiatives
Decision Support
EHR
Coding and Data Capture
Case Mix
Activity Based Funding
Privacy, confidentiality and security
Documentation improvement strategies
HIM Standards
Health Law
Better Health Care Planning
• HIM professionals are experts in clinical documentation
• Good documentation equals:
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Better health care planning decisions
Fewer medication errors
Improved specificity of diagnoses and treatment
More appropriate funding
Enhanced risk reduction
Equitable resource allocation
• All supporting…
Better Health Outcomes
CHIMA Seeking Mandate
CHIMA is seeking a mandate requiring:
• Health care facilities that provide data and
information to the CIHI databases be coded
and abstracted by CHIMA certified HIM
Professionals ONLY
• All HIM Leadership roles be filled by CHIMA
certified HIM Professionals ONLY
As EHR systems get rolled out across the
country, the need for more rigorous data quality
governance, stewardship, management and
measurement is greater than ever.
Certified HIM Professionals…
Upholding Data Quality