Table of Contents

Unit 1: The Environment of Health Care
1. The Health Care Industry
2. Collecting and Storing Health Care Data

Unit 2: Content, Structure, and Processing of Health Information
3. Sources of Data
4. Data Quality and Management
5. Coded Data

Unit 3: Use and Analysis of Data
6. Financial Management
7. Statistics and Data Analytics

Unit 4: Administration and Operations
8. Confidentiality and Compliance
9. Management and Leadership
10. Performance Improvement and Project Management

About the Author

Nadinia Davis has over 18 years of full-time teaching experience, encompassing both the associate and baccalaureate HIM levels. She has held program director-level positions in two associate programs, both of which she successfully led to timely accreditation. Nadinia has worked in a variety of capacities, including consultant coding, HIM department management, and revenue cycle director. Nadinia has volunteered for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), including a term on the board of directors.
The first edition of FHIM published in 2001 and won the AHIMA Legacy award. She has also written a reimbursement text for AHIMA.