HIMJ - Health Information Management Journal

Health Information Management Journal is the refereed, journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) Ltd. The HIM Journal is published in hardcopy and electronic formats.

The journal aims to promote the discipline of health information management through the provision of a forum for presentation of original research, short communications, reviews and commentaries.

Topics covered by the journal include:

- health informatics
- confidentiality
- electronic patient records
- management issues
- public health issues
- standards, accreditation and quality assurance in the health sector
- state and national health data issues
- casemix and clinical coding

The HIM Journal is the major health information management journal published in Australia, the pacific and Asia.

The scope of HIMJ covers empirical research, management perspectives, workforce planning, practical experience, product technical reviews and applicable newsworthy commentary.

HIMJ is managed by the HIMAA Editorial Board.

Unsolicited contributions to the Journal are welcome.

Advertising

Your organisation will reach influential health information professionals by advertising in HIMJ. Your advertising can be integrated with other HIMAA media (e.g. www, mailouts, e-mail-outs), to assist you in reaching a highly targeted market in a cost-effective manner.

Commercial advertising for the coming editions of the Health Information Management Journal is invited. The HIMJ 2009 production schedule is found at the end of this section. The 2009 advertising rate card is available here (PDF file).

Advertising enquiries to Eral Goullet on +61 2 9415 3340 or e-mail:
egoullet@bigpond.net.au

Subscription

Subscription to HIMJ is available to individuals and Institutions/Organisations/Libraries.

Subscription provides the HIMJ in hardcopy format as well as providing access to the HIMJ Online (including back copies).

Multiple online access is available to Institutional/Organisational/Library subscribers.

Who should read the Health Information Management Journal?

Health information managers and medical record managers
Health service managers
Data managers
Clinical coders
Casemix coordinators
Quality assurance managers
Clinicians
Health department officers
Health service planners
IT (health) specialists

How do I subscribe?

Subscription to the HIMJ is available by completing the appropriate forms. Available online (here) or by forwarding your details to HIMAA Ltd and requesting further details regarding online subscription.

Institutional Subscriber (for IP-restricted access to Journal via your intranet)
Access to the online version of the HIMJ is via a password provided upon payment of subscription.

Individual Subscription Form click here [Word]
Institutional Subscription Form click here [Word]

Institutional Subscription License (Agreement) click here [Word]
to be completed and returned to HIMAA.

Subscription Rate

Subscription is valid for 12 months from date of receiving full payment. No discounts are available for part year subscriptions. Subscription rates are subject to revision.

Current subscription rates (in Australian dollars) (as at January 2009) are:
(incl GST & postage). A surcharge of 2% applies to payments by credit card.

Subscriber Category	Australia Rate	Overseas Rate (AUD$)	Criteria
Student(Individual Subscriber)*	$115.00	$124.00	*Only HIM student members who opt to pay at this rate would receive the HIMJ in hardcopy format and also have access to the HIMJ online.
Individual Subscriber*	$175.00	$201.00	*(includes online HIMJ access & 1 hard copy per edition )
Institutions/Organisations/Libraries (Primary & Single Site only)*	$575.00	$635.00	*(includes multiple online HIMJ access & 2 hard copies per edition)
Institutions/Organisations/Libraries (Per additional Site)*	$220.00	$ 230.00	*(Multiple site includes 2 copies of HIMJ per edition for Primary site and 1 copy of HIMJ per edition for each additional site)
Additional hard copies of HIMJ*	$30.00	$30.00	*(Allow for existing financial Instituitions/Organisations/Libraries Only)
Purchase Single copy of HIMJ*	$35.00	$45.00	*(Cost includes GST & Postage)

Guidelines for Authors

Click here to view guidelines.
Click here to view guidelines in Acrobat (PDF) Format.

More Information

For more Information please contact:

HIMAA Ltd
Locked Bag 2045
NORTH RYDE NSW 1670 AUSTRALIA
tel: +612 9887 5001
fax: +61 2 9887 5895
e-mail: himaa@himaa.org.au

June 2009
Health Information Management Journal 38(2)
In Press: Mid June
Theme: Applying, Implementing, Assessing and Evaluating Technology.

Specific Topics:

In-house technology;
Document scanning;
Voice recognition;
Mmex referral system;
Birthpac (obstetrics reporting package);
Aged care clinical software application;
Linkage to GPs, pharmacies, pathology labs (ethics, privacy principles);
eHealth;
external technology (HealthSMART; national IDs; unique IDs)

Guest Editor: Dr Dennis Wollersheim
E-mail copy to The Editor: himj@himaa.org.au

October 2009
Health Information Management Journal 38(3)
In Press: Mid October
Theme: Changing HIS Work Environment

Specific Topics:

Training, quality, design, workflow;
HIS Department: briefing an architect; moving departments; scanning records; merging records (e.g. hospital and community health data);
Decision making: in-house or outsourced; impact on staff; staffing levels; mentoring; performance management; succession planning

Guest Editor: Dr Michael Strachan
E-mail copy to The Editor: himj@himaa.org.au

Although each issue will have a distinct focus, it is intended that articles dealing with the following areas will be included on a regular basis:
- Electronic Health Records
- HIM Careers: "alternative" careers, "non-traditional" workplaces
- Classifications and terminology
Contributors are also invited to submit at any time articles that illustrate use of data for understanding the occurrence and impact of diseases in the population, or the effects of population health activities or other (non-hospital) health care delivery.

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