Management of Health Information: Functions & Applications

Newly revised for the information age, MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION: FUNCTIONS & APPLICATIONS, 2E prepares you for a fast-paced career in health information management today by creating firsthand experiences in decision making, team building, and managing new technologies. Each section of the text focuses on one of four key health information management principles―planning, organizing, leading, and controlling―to meet the information needs of health care organizations. Chapters also include realistic examples, case studies, review questions, web links, and a variety of exercises to help you learn essential HIM skills in data capture, analysis, integration, and information dissemination. More than a general allied health text, MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION: FUNCTIONS & APPLICATIONS, 2E is tailored specifically for HIM coursework, and even offers career guidance for your future as an HIM professional.

Leah Grebner, PhD, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA has more than 25 years of experience in Health Information Management. Her background includes inpatient and outpatient acute care, home health, skilled nursing, and medical office work, in addition to professional consulting. She shares her passion for educating the public on personal health records and health literacy in the classroom and with professional organizations at the regional, state, and national levels. A member of the AHIMA Consumer Engagement Task Force and the Council on Excellence in Education PPE Workgroup, Dr. Grebner received the Literary Legacy Triumph Award by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) in 2012. In addition to MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION: FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS, 2E, she published Ethics Case Studies for Health Information Management (Cengage Learning) in 2008.

Rozella Mattingly, EMBA, RHIA is the former Department Chair and Assistant Professor of Health Information Management at Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professions in Loma Linda, CA. Ms. Mattingly established the school’s first Coding Specialist Program in 1987.