AHIMA shows value of data governance

Healthcare IT News: This past summer, AHIMA launched what it calls the first major survey taking stock of healthcare's information governance practices. Its verdict? There's lots of work to do, with huge troves of data but not much strategy for using it all wisely.

Barely one-third of healthcare organizations – some 35 percent – have comprehensive plans in place for information governance, according to poll. AHIMA officials say that's not good enough for a healthcare industry that, now more than ever, depends on the lifeblood of data for its clinical and financial health.

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