It’s no secret. The Joint Commission’s Information Management (IM) standards have always posed a significant challenge for hospitals. And in its effort to exact excellence, The Joint Commission continues to alter the standards and elements of performance. Staying ahead of the standards demands a serious commitment. You need the right tool to develop strong internal processes and to meet The Joint Commission’s requirements. This book and CD-ROM package is your key to success.
THE SIXTH EDITION OF A BEST SELLING RESOURCE IS HERE
Through five best-selling editions, Information Management has helped guide countless HIM professionals and survey coordinators through the challenges of the survey process. The new, fully updated Information Management, Sixth Edition is a comprehensive guide to the most current Joint Commission standards and elements of performance for information management. This newest edition of our most popular how-to compliance guide provides best practices and tools to help you conduct periodic performance reviews, along with everything you need to ensure compliance at the time of an on-site survey.
Information Management provides all the critical details about the 2007 and 2008 standards, including changes to elements of performance. It also includes a guide to all documentation-related standards and elements of performance in The Joint Commission’s Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals.
EXPERT ADVICE FROM A SOURCE YOU CAN RELY ON …
In this latest edition of an HCPro classic, information management specialist Jean S. Clark, RHIA once again delivers compliance advice in an accessible, easy-to-use format. Information Management, Sixth Edition is an essential partner in your success under the Joint Commission’s standards. This edition:
- Explains and interprets The Joint Commission’s information management standards and elements
of performance in plain English - Clarifies how the new standards will be scored
- Offers case studies to help staff membership understand and prepare for The Joint Commission’s
tracer methodology - Helps keep you continually prepared for a Joint Commission survey and the periodic
performance review - Provides forms, tools, and charts to help you comply with the standards
CD-ROM INCLUDES ALL FORMS AND TOOLS
Your copy of Information Management comes with a companion CD-ROM loaded with all the tools and forms included in the book. You’ll be able to easily modify and print out any of these compliance tools to put to use immediately and customize to fit the unique needs of your facility.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Jean S. Clark, RHIA, is an expert you know and trust. She has authored numerous books with HCPro, including five previous editions of Information Management. She is the director of health information services at Roper St. Francis Health Services in Charleston, SC. She is a past president of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), is AHIMA’s 2000 Distinguished Member, and the current vice president of the International Federation of Health Records Organizations (IFHRO). She is the author of five editions of Ongoing Records Review, The HIM Director’s Handbook and contributing editor to Medical Record Briefings, published by HCPro, Inc.
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