Journal of AHIMA / American Health Information Management Association
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This issue of the Journal of AHIMA contains a Position Statement on advance directives. Here we have included several "tools" or helpful documents to support your organization's ongoing education regarding advance directives. First, we offer a "Sample Policy and Procedure" addressing the administrative process of advance directives. ⋯ Forms specific to each state are available from The Society for the Right to Die/Concern for Dying at 250 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10107, (212) 246-6973. The requirement under The Patient Self-Determination Act became effective December 1, 1991, but the educational requirements of the act are meant to be ongoing. These "tools" are to help you continue to be a regular contributor to the educational process in your organization.
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The need and desire for quality improvements in patient care, coupled with consumer desire to assume increasing responsibility for their own healthcare, signals a strong future for services like the International Implant Registry.
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Registry data related to patient volume, flow, severity, resource use, and reimbursement sources provides valuable information to administrative staff for program management and strategic planning activities.