CHICAGO --The transition from manual processes to implementing an automated health information management (HIM) system was challenging yet rewarding for a multifacility healthcare organization that was profiled in the May issue of the Journal of AHIMA.

The organization wanted a comprehensive, system-wide HIM solution that allowed staff to quickly and accurately access patient records in a cost-effective manner. Their strategic and tactical HIM plan addressed its increasing volume of paper records and the challenges to control the flow, storage and retrieval of new and existing medical records.

The article outlines how the organization developed the right solution before implementing an electronic document management system (EDMS), including bringing in proper mentoring resources and a team that was flexible, knowledgeable and able to work with internal IT and clinical staff, external vendors, and the HIM department so that proper record management principles were upheld and reinforced throughout the project.
Also explained is how evaluating and effectively planning for both a transition to EDMS and long-term storage of all paper medical records helped the company achieve an immediate return on investment by accomplishing its goal.

Read the complete article in the May issue of the Journal of AHIMA or online at www.ahima.org.

About AHIMA

The American Health Information Management Association is America's leading professional society whose mission is to "improve healthcare by advancing best practices and standards for health information management and [serve as] the trusted source for education, research and professional credentialing." AHIMA represents more than 51,000 specially educated HIM professionals who serve healthcare and the public by managing, analyzing and utilizing data vital for health system management.

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