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That\u2019s the basis of an educational session scheduled for the AHIMA Convention & Exhibit in September; it aims to assist newer HIM professionals get a grounding in the industry today.

Valerie Fernandez, a clinical documentation improvement specialist at Duke University Health System, will walk through how to discover important nuances in data types, formats and analytical processes, as well as how to interpret visual presentations of HIM data and building a best practice plan to optimize analytics.

Fernandez will cover issues such as case mix index, occupancy rate and reviewing dashboards used by leadership to make decisions on budgets for various departments.

She\u2019ll also emphasize the need to take advantage of the wealth of data within electronic health records. \u201cThe EHR offers opportunity for assessing the vast amount of information using ad hoc reports that are readily available to more complex reporting that compiles information across a time continuum,\u201d Fernandez notes.

EHR information can provide insights into patient outcomes, payments and denials, and research, she adds. \u201cIt is not only the hospitals that make use of this data, but also insurance carriers and federal and state government entities,\u201d she contends.

Fernandez also will remind attendees that today\u2019s patients are savvy consumers and are using readily available tools to assess the quality of services. \u201cPatient satisfaction in this patient-centric environment will determine the ongoing viability of a practice or organization,\u201d she cautions.

The session: \u201cData Analytics 101: Mastering the Basics in HIM,\u201d is scheduled at 2 p.m. on September 23 in Room 202 of the Miami Beach Convention Center.
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That\u2019s the basis of an educational session scheduled for the AHIMA Convention & Exhibit in September; it aims to assist newer HIM professionals get a grounding in the industry today.

Valerie Fernandez, a clinical documentation improvement specialist at Duke University Health System, will walk through how to discover important nuances in data types, formats and analytical processes, as well as how to interpret visual presentations of HIM data and building a best practice plan to optimize analytics.

Fernandez will cover issues such as case mix index, occupancy rate and reviewing dashboards used by leadership to make decisions on budgets for various departments.

HIM newcomers to get a crash course at AHIMA

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