title: HIM breakup. Changing times pull HIM and coding apart.
abstract: Benefits can follow when coding packs its bags and moves to the revenue cycle. But all realignments have their opportunities and risks.
authors.affiliation: chris.dimick@ahima.org
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dimick
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States