Essentials of Health Information Management: Principles and Practices

by Michelle A. Green, Mary Jo Bowie

A comprehensive resource for the academic and professional learner, this book presents both theoretical and practical applications throughout. The authors' dynamic and unique approach to health information management targets students who respond to hands-on and visual learning. The book has been written for the first-semester learner; however it can be a useful resource for various health care organizations and medical offices.

386 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2004

About the author

Michelle A. Green, MPS, RHIA, FAHIMA, CPC is an Adjunct Professor in the Health Information Management Department at Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts. Ms. Green has also held the position of SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Physical and Life Sciences Department at the State University of New York, College of Technology, Alfred, from 1984 through 2016. An active member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Ms. Green has been recognized both for her excellence in teaching and for her significant contributions to the Health Information Management profession. She has earned numerous awards, including the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Alfred State College's Alumni Association Teacher of the Year, Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and the FORE Triumph Educator Award from the AHIMA. Ms. Green is a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), a Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (FAHIMA), and a Certified Procedural Coder (CPC). She earned a BS from Daemen College and an MPS degree from Alfred University. Ms. Green has authored three successful books related to coding and health information.

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Strongly disliked this book. It is riddled with errors, suffers from extremely poor layout and editing, and much of the information is outdated. Chapters 1 & 10 are exceptionally overloaded with lengthy tables with solid text and small type that run multiple pages. There is literally more text in the tables than in the chapter content, making it VERY user UN-friendly. If you are evaluating texts for use in an HIM course, I strongly advise you to look elsewhere. If you are required to read this text for a course, I am sorry. Allow a LOT of extra time for reading.

Disclaimer: I am a former college instructor in Education and Psychology.