A study by Tierney et al. 2015 in which researchers restrict…

A study by Tierney et al. 2015 in which researchers restricted access to providers from an urban health system’s EHR information, based on patient preferences, was conducted in one clinic setting. Patients could choose to allow or restrict providers’ access to medications, diagnoses, results and reports or only sensitive data such as STDs, HIV, drugs, alcohol use, behavioral health information, and so on. Providers were followed over time to study what occurred when these restrictions to patient information were made. This type of study design is called:

The HIM Manager wants to assess each coder’s perception of t…

The HIM Manager wants to assess each coder’s perception of their coding skills.   A questionnaire utilizing a Likert Scale was distributed to the coding staff asking them to assess how capable they feel regarding all the different type clinical coding systems.    The HIM Manager is performing what kind of research?