Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach creates a blueprint for success in the field, with particular emphasis on the movement toward the electronic health record (EHR). This fourth edition of the most widely used health information management technology textbook in the United States is updated to include current health information content and practices.

"AHIMA product no. AB103112"--Title page verso.\Previous edition of textbook for:\HIT 101 Introduction to Health Information\HIT101\Class uses 5th ed.

Introduction to the HIM profession -- Purpose and function of the health record -- Content and structure of the health record -- Healthcare data sets and standards -- Clinical vocabularies and classification systems -- Reimbursement methodologies -- Health information functions -- Secondary data sources -- Healthcare statistics and productivity -- Clinical quality performance improvement and management -- Healthcare delivery systems -- Ethical issues in health information management -- Appendix A: ethical standards for Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) professionals -- Legal issues in health information -- Fundamentals of electronic information systems -- Introduction to electronic health information systems -- Electronic health records -- Information security -- Principles of organization and work planning -- Envisioning the future of the health information management profession -- Sample HIM position descriptions -- Sample notice of health information practices -- Check your understanding key.