The CHIA Journal  is intended to educate its readers on topics pertaining to health information management and related health care technology.

The CHIA Journal  is peer-reviewd. Articles, other than standing features and articles written by the Coding and Data Quality Committee members, undergo blind review by the Editorial Advisory Board (EAB). Each peer-reviewed article is evaluated in terms of its timeliness and appropriateness in relation to the CHIA mission and membership. Upon submission of the article, CHIA assumes copyright, contingent upon publication of the article.

The Edictorial Advisory Board (EAB) encourages submission of articles on a variety of subjects which represent the expansiveness of health information management roles and health care settings. Please share what you are doing with your fellow peers.

All articles accepted for publication, including non-peer-reviewed articles, are subject to proofreading and copyed for grammar, structure, punctuation, etc., by the CHIA Journal Copy Editor. Additionally, peer-reviewed articles are subject to substantive editing with suggested revisions. The author may receive proofs reflecting the EAB’s editing and suggested revisions prior to publication. The author has the right to suggest alternative editing or revisions or to withdraw an article from publication following EAB review, if s/he does not agree with the editing or suggested reviews.

The CHIA Journal accepts original articles and research that have not been published previously. Query letters from potential authors are welcome, but not required. The article must also be submitted with the understanding that it has been, nor will it be, submitted to any other journal prior to final consideration for the CHIA Journal.

CHIA looks forward to seeing many very interesting, enlightening, thought-provoking, and informative articles.

PUBLICATION GUIDELINES
Review these Publication Guidelines: Everyone’s an Author that encompasses peer review, editing, style, titles, sub-titles and sub-headings, figures and citations, CEUs, Corporate corner.

The article should have a title page including the article title, author’s name and credentials, a brief biographic statement in italics, and an abstract of 40 words or less. An abstract is not required, but desired.

CHIA Journal COVER LETTER

CHIA requires that articles be submitted to electronically to Articles@CaliforniaHIA.org. The author should provide day and evening telephone numbers and an e-mail address for correspondence. A CHIA Journal Cover Letter should accompany the article. Click here to obtain.


DEADLINES

The deadline for most issues is the 1st of each month. Articles should be typed in a common word processing program. A common font (CG Times, Universe, Arial, Courier) and common font size (10, 12) should be used. The author should include the article title at the top of each page. The author’s name should NOT be included on the pages of the actual article. If the article is time-sensitive, please note that on the Cover Letter transmission.

NEED CEUs

Two CEU credits can be earned by having an article published in the CHIA Journal.