HIMentors in the News

ChartWise Medical Systems Partners With H.I.Mentors, LLC Read the Yahoo Business News press release announced on April 6, 2011. (Click here for Clinical Documentation Improvement Partner Fact Sheet)

HIMetrix Web-based Operational Data Analytics and Consulting to be announced at AHIMA National Convention. HIMetrix will be rolled out at the AHIMA National Convention, Sept 26-30, (booth 2421), in Orlando, FL.   (Click here for press release)

Frequently Requested Articles and Presentations

Changes coming for HIM in wake of healthcare reform bill Read the article from HIM Connection, March 30, 2010.

Don't let work flow become 'worry flow' Read the article by Darice Grzybowski, President, HIMentors from HIM Connection March 30, 2010.

Congratulations Darice Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA named by Advance Magazine for HI Professionals as one of Top 10 2010 HIM Professionals of the Year.

Download Darice’s latest presentation on Navigating the Murky Waters of the Hybrid Medical Record, presented at the TEPR Annual Conference in Palm Springs, CA, on February 3rd, 2009.

Download the presentation Darice Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA made at the 2008 HIMSS Midwest Regional Conference entitled, "The Virtual HIM Department - The eHIM Storefront Model"

When transitioning from paper to electronic records, confidentiality of the records often becomes a hot debate.  See the Health Management Technology article titled, “Patient Privacy: The Right to Know Versus the Need to Access” authored by Darice Grzybowski which is often cited as a landmark reference in this issue. (Note that this is three page article; you must click page numbers at bottom to continue.)

Click here to read “It’s a Tall Order” (Jan 21, 2008), an interview with Darice Grzybowski in For the Record.  Darice discusses long-term archive record management and the advantages and disadvantages of various storage options for hospital medical records.

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Did you miss the 2007 AHIMA convention?  Click here to download a Powerpoint file of the exciting slide presentation from the breakout section on Legal Health Records. You can also download the paper that accompanied the presentation.

Other Recent Articles and Interviews with industry expert and president of HIMentors, LLC, Darice M. Grzybowski, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA:

  • The EHR 'spin zone': Separating fact from fiction
     
  • "CMS Proposes switch to MS-DRGs in 2008,” Medical Records Briefing, June 2007, Volume 22, Nol. 6, p. 1-2.

  • "EHR Selection Suggestions: Experts Weigh in on choosing the best vendor for your facility's needs," ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, May 7, 2007, p. 19-22.