Practice Briefs

AHIMA Practice Briefs provide practical and evidence-based guidance on traditional health information management principles and evolving e-HIM® functions.  Through research and professional volunteer efforts these best practice standards are offered to AHIMA members and the healthcare industry as resources for achieving our vision for quality healthcare through quality information.

Career Management, Education, and Schools
Clinical Terminologies and Vocabularies
Coding and Reimbursement
Compliance, Regulations, and Accreditation
Data Quality and Data Content Standards
e-HIM® and Electronic Records
Health Information Exchange
Health Information Management Operations
Personal Health Records
Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security

All Current Practice Briefs

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