The Updated and Extensively Revised Guide to Developing Efficient Health Information Management Systems

Health Information Management is the most comprehensive introduction to the study and development of health information management (HIM). Students in all areas of health care gain an unmatched understanding of the entire HIM profession and how it currently relates to the complex and continuously evolving field of health care in the United States.

This brand-new Sixth Edition represents the most thorough revision to date of this cornerstone resource. Inside, a group of hand-picked HIM educators and practitioners representing the vanguard of the field provide fundamental guidelines on content and structure, analysis, assessment, and enhanced information. Fully modernized to reflect recent changes in the theory and practice of HIM, this latest edition features all-new illustrative examples and in-depth case studies, along with:

• Fresh and contemporary examinations of both electronic and print health records, data management, data privacy and security, health informatics and analytics, and coding and classification systems
• An engaging and user-friendly pedagogy, complete with learning objectives, key terms, case studies, and problems with workable solutions in every chapter
• Ready-to-use PowerPoint slides for lectures, full lesson plans, and a test bank for turnkey assessments

A must-have resource for everyone in health care, Health Information Management, Sixth Edition, puts everything you need at your fingertips.

MARGARET A. SKURKA, MS, RHIA, CCS is a Professor and Director of the Health Information Technology Program at Indiana University Northwest in Gary. She has served as Assistant Dean and Department Chair of HIM for the past 40-plus years at the university. She has been actively involved in the American Health Information Management Association for her entire career and is a recipient of its highest honor of Distinguished Member. Most recently, she was named a Chancellor's Professor by Indiana University Northwest, one of its highest honors.