HIM-Interchange

Introduction

The aim of this Virtual Special Issue is to bring together a collection of articles published in the Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ) and HIM-Interchange* (HIM-I), which highlight some of the most significant historical developments that have taken place alongside the history of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) and the profession. This Collection, a sample of published articles from each decade, selected by the guest editors, contributes a scholarly perspective to the Association, reflecting on its past and planning for the future. These articles are a record of historical developments in health information management through the eyes of researchers and authors; they are embedded in the context of their time and address the challenges faced by the profession over the decades. As beautifully described by Phyllis Watson in her editorial celebrating the 75th Anniversary of HIMAA (Watson, 2026), articles published in the Association’s two journals have been at the forefront of communicating and disseminating contemporary knowledge and developments in health information management since its earliest inception. Unfortunately, many of the earliest contributions are no longer available, but thanks to SAGE Publications, publisher of HIMJ, contributions from the 1980s and 1990s have been preserved and are published on the Journal’s website.

We acknowledge the editorial contributions of Elizabeth Morrison, Managing Editor of HIMJ, to this Virtual Special Issue.

* Until 2010, both research and professional practice articles were published in HIMJ. In 2011, HIMAA’s new professional practice journal, HIM-Interchange (HIM-I) was launched and professional practice articles have since been published in HIM-I.

Articles

The 1980s and 1990s

Watson P (1987) Guest Editorial. Where have we been? Where are we going? Health Information Management Journal 17(2): 5. DOI: 10.1177/183335838701700203

Westbrook J (1988) Patient access to medical information: Part 1, A review of the issues. Australian Medical Record Journal 18(1): 11-14. DOI: 10.1177/183335838801800105

Watson PJ (1989) MRA education: Changes in the ‘80s, challenges in the ‘90s. Australian Medical Record Journal 19(4):165-169. DOI: 10.1177/183335838901900408

Westbrook J (1993) Redefining the boundaries of health information management. Australian Medical Record Journal 23(3): 76-77. DOI: 10.1177/183335839302300302

Wilson LL (1998) Key principles of quality management for health information departments and their managers. Health Information Management Journal 28(4): 189-191. DOI: 10.1177/183335839902800411

The 2000s

Reid B, Palmer G and Aisbett C (2000) Under-coding in Australia limits the performance of DRG groupers. Health Information Management Journal 29(3): 113-117. DOI: 10.1177/183335830002900307

Nadathur S and Groom A (2006) Coding and DRG relationships in stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA). Health Information Management Journal 35(1): 38-44. DOI: 10.1177/183335830603500106

Williams K, Robinson K and Toth A (2006) Data quality maintenance of the Patient Master Index (PMI): A ‘snap-shot’ of public healthcare facility PMI data quality and linkage activities. Health Information Management Journal 35(1): 10-26. DOI: 10.1177/183335830603500104

Alderton M and Callen J (2007) Are general practitioners satisfied with electronic discharge summaries? Health Information Management Journal 36(1): 7-12. DOI: 10.1177/183335830703600102

Santos S, Murphy G, Baxter, K and Robinson KM (2008) Organisational factors affecting the quality of hospital clinical coding. Health Information Management Journal 37(1): 25-37. DOI: 10.1177/183335830803700103

McKenzie K, Chen L and Walker S (2009) Correlates of undefined Cause of Injury coded mortality data in Australia. Health Information Management Journal 38(1): 8-14. DOI: 10.1177/183335830903800102

The 2010s and 2020s

Rowlands S, Callen J and Westbrook J (2012) Are general practitioners getting the information they need from hospitals to manage their lung cancer patients? A qualitative exploration. Health Information Management Journal 41(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/183335831204100201

Ehnbom EC, Raban MZ, Walter SR, Richardson K and Westbrook JI (2014) D electronic discharge summaries contain more complete medication information? A retrospective analysis of paper versus electronic discharge summaries. Health Information Management Journal 43(3): 4-12. DOI: 10.1177/183335831404300301

Holt C (2015) Portland District Health. Driving towards the EHR: Our journey so far. A regional rural perspective. HIM-Interchange 5(3): 10-13. Portland District Health.Driving towards the EHR: our journey so far. A regional rural perspective – HIM-Interchange

Davis J, Morgans A and Burgess S (2016) Information management for aged care provision in Australia: Development of an aged care minimum dataset and strategies to improve quality and continuity of care. Health Information Management Journal 45(1): 27-35. DOI:10.1177/1833358316639453

Jylhä V, Bates D and Saranto K (2016) Adverse events and near misses relating to information management in a hospital. Health Information Management Journal 45(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/1833358316641551

Holcombe K (2018) Clinical documentation improvement: Where to start? HIM-Interchange 8(1): 4-7. Clinical documentation improvement: Where to start? – HIM-Interchange

Campbell S and Giadresco K (2020) Computer-assisted clinical coding: A narrative review of the literature on its benefits, limitations, implementation and impact on clinical coding professionals. Health Information Management Journal 49(1): 5-18. DOI: 10.1177/1833358319851305

Dimitropoulos V, Lean N, Butler-Henderson K and Shepheard J (2019) Supporting clinical coders: Identifying the value proposition. HIM-Interchange 9(3): 8-11. https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article-volume/2019/9-2

Georgiou A and Prgomet M (2019) e-Health: Developing trust, confidence, quality and sustainability. HIM-Interchange 9(2): 37-39. https://him-i.himaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/9-2-8-Georgiou.pdf

Walker S and Moran L (2019) Morbidity versus mortality coding: How are they different? HIM-Interchange 9(3): 4-7. https://him-i.himaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/9-3-2-Walker.pdf

Carter J (2020) Health information manager opportunities in the digital transformation of the aged care sector. HIM-Interchange 10(3): https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2020/10-3/health-information-manager-opportunities-in-the-digital-transformation-of-the-aged-care-sector/

Kwan H, Riley M, Prasad N and Robinson K (2020) Health Information Management Journal 51(2). An investigation of the status and maturity of hospitals’ health information governance in Victoria, Australia. Health Information Management Journal 51(2). DOI.10.1177/1833358320938309

Searson C and Harris L (2020) A comparison between Urgency Related Groups and the Australian Emergency Care Classification. HIM-Interchange 10(1): 9-14. https://him-i.himaa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/10-1-3-Searson.pdf

Wapper J (2020) The many roles of a remote Health Information Manager. HIM-Interchange 10(3). Available at: https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2020/10-3/the-many-roles-of-a-remote-health-information-manager/

Henderson J (2021) Patient privacy in the COVID-19 era: Data access, transparency, rights, regulation and the case for retaining the status quo. Health Information Management Journal 50(1-2): 6-8. DOI: 10.1177/1833358320966689

Le S, Ah Yick N and McDonald J (2021) Health information governance: A framework across a Melbourne metropolitan health service. HIM-Interchange 11(1): https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2021/11-1/health-information-governance-a-framework-across-a-melbourne-metropolitan-health-service/

Lucas A (2021) The role of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital health information management team in COVID-19 disaster management. HIM-Interchange 11(2): https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2021/11-2/the-role-of-the-royal-brisbane-and-womens-hospital-health-information-management-team-in-covid-19-disaster-management/

Robinson K and Lee C (2021) Editorial. Light the candles! Happy 50^th birthday HIMJ!  Underpinning an agile, future-facing health information management profession. Health Information Management Journal 50(1-2): 3-5. DOI: 10.1177/1833358320965711

Sheehan K, Moran L and Torrens E (2021) Coding associated causes of death and psychosocial risk factors as part of the National Mortality Dataset. HIM-Interchange 11(3): https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2021/11-3/coding-associated-causes-of-death-and-psychosocial-risk-factors-as-part-of-the-national-mortality-dataset/

Shepheard J and Groom A (2021) The role of classifications in health information management. HIM-Interchange 11(1). Available at: https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2021/11-1/the-role-of-health-classifications-in-health-information-management/

Crameri K-A, Maher L, van Dam P and Prior S (2022) Personal electronic healthcare records: What influences consumers to engage with their clinical data online? A literature review.Health Information Management Journal 51(1): 3-12. DOI: 10.1177/1833358319895369

Kennedy W (2022) Updating the Queensland Health Standard and Guideline for Managing the Clinical Records of Children available for Adoption. HIM-Interchange 12(1): https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2021/11-3/supporting-clinical-coders-analysis-of-a-free-text-survey-question-exploring-practice-issues-reported-by-australian-clinical-coders/

Lovatt K, Donovan R and Simmons J (2022) Documentation with a digital pencil: Impact of preliminary notes in an electronic medical record. HIM-Interchange 12(2): https://him-i.himaa.org.au/article/2022/volume-12-number-2/documentation-with-a-digital-pencil-impact-of-preliminary-notes-in-an-electronic-medical-record/

Lloyd S, Long K, Probst Y, Di Donato J, Alvandi A, Roach J and Bain C (2023) Medical and nursing clinician perspectives on the usability of the hospital electronic medical record: A qualitative analysis. Health Information Management Journal 53(3):189-197. DOI: 10.1177/18333583231154624

Loggie C and Davis J (2023) The emergence of health information in aged care.Health Information Management Journal 52(2): 59-63. DOI. 10.1177/18333583221128339

Campbell S and Rigden M (2024) Recording clinical consultations. HIM-Interchange 14(1): DOI: 10.1177/1833358319895369

Riley M, Lee J, Richardson S, Gjorgioski S and Robinson K (2024) The applications of Australian-coded ICD-10 and ICD-10-AM data in research: A scoping review of the literature.Health Information Management Journal 53(1): 41-50. DOI: 10.1177/18333583231198592