Essentials of Health Information Management

Mary Jo Bowie, M.S., B.S., A.A.S., R.H.I.A., R.H.I.T., is the owner of Health Information Professional Services in Binghamton, New York. Her organization provides consulting services for all aspects of health information management. Previously, Ms. Bowie served as director of the Health Information Management and Medical Coding program at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Massachusetts. Widely respected in the field, she has consulted with health facilities for more than 40 years, conducted national training seminars on coding and health information management topics and regularly speaks at regional and national professional events. In addition to creating content for Cengage, Ms. Bowie develops instructional content for ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT®/HCPCS and health data courses. She also teaches a variety of health information technology courses and is an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). In addition, she is a registered health information administrator, an accredited health information technician and was an AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS-approved trainer. Her education credentials include associate, bachelor's and master's degrees.

• Preface.1. Healthcare Delivery Systems.2. Health Information Management Professionals.3. Health Care Settings.4. Introduction to the Patient Record.5. Electronic Health Records.6. Patient Record Documentation Guidelines: Inpatient, Outpatient, and Physician Office.7. Numbering and Filing Systems, and Record Storage and Circulation.8. Indexes, Registers, and Health Data Collection.9. Legal Aspects of Health Information Management.10. Introduction to Coding and Reimbursement.Glossary.Bibliography.Index.

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