Layman, E. J. and Watzlaf, Valerie (2009). Health Informatics Research Method: Principles and Practice American Health Information Management Association.
Watzlaf, Valerie (2009). "Chapter 3: Survey Research," Health Informatics Research Method: Principles and Practice, American Health Information Management Association, 55-94.
Watzlaf, Valerie (2009). "Chapter 4: Observational Research," Health Informatics Research Method: Principles and Practice American Health Information Management Association, 95-113.
Watzlaf, Valerie (2009). "Chapter 5: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research," Health Informatics Research Method: Principles and Practice, American Health Information Management Association, 113-127.
Watzlaf, Valerie (2009). "Chapter 6: Epidemiological Research," Health Informatics Research Method: Principles and Practice, American Health Information Management Association, 127-159.
Watzlaf, Valerie(2009). "Chpater 12: The Grant Process and Proposal Writing," Health Informatics Research Method: Principles and Practice, American Health Information Management Assocaition, 269-332.
Watzlaf, Valerie (2007). “Chapter 12: Research and Epidemiology,” Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource, 3rd Edition, Elsevier 402-431.
Watzlaf, Valerie and Rubinstein, Elaine (2007). “Chapter 11: Statistics” Health Information: Management of a Strategic Resource, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, 370-392.
Watzlaf, V., Garvin, J., Firouzan, P., and Moeini, S. (2007). The effectiveness of ICD-10-CM in capturing public health diseases. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 4:6.
Watzlaf, V., Garvin, J., Firouzan, P., and Moeini, S. (2006). The effectiveness of ICD-10-CM in capturing public health reporting. Proceedings of the American Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting.
Watzlaf, V. (2006). Automatic coding software: Development and use to enhance anti-fraud activities. Technical paper for CAC workshop.
Garvin, J., Watzlaf, V., and Moeini, S. (2006). Automated coding software: Development and use to enhance anti-fraud activities. Abstract for Proceedings of American Medical Information Association Annual Meeting.
Watzlaf, V., Garvin, J., Firouzan, P., and Moeini, S. (2006). ICD-10-CM and public health reporting. Abstract for Proceedings of American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.
Garvin, J., Watzlaf, V., and Moeini, S. (2006). Fighting fraud automatically: How coding automation can prevent health care fraud. Journal of the American Health Information Management Association. Vol. 77, No. 3, 32 – 36.
Watzlaf, V. and Hyde, L. (2005). Strategic HIT Framework and Research Possibilities. Proceedings from the American Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting.
Garvin, J., and Watzlaf, V., (2004). Current coding competency compared to projected coding competency. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 1:2, 2004.
Poole, J., Watzlaf, V., and D’Amico, F., (2004). Hand risk factors for the development of disability in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Journal of Hand Therapy, 17(4), 407-411, 2004.
Watzlaf, V., and Zeng, X., (2004). Standards for the content of the EHR. Perspectives in Health Information Management, 1:1.
Valerie J. M. Watzlaf, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA is an associate professor within the Department of Health Information Management in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She also holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Health Services Administration in the Graduate School of Public Health. In those capacities, she teaches and performs research in the areas of health information management, epidemiology, quality improvement, and statistics.
Watzlaf received her Bachelor of Science degree (BS ‘79) in health records administration from the School of Health Related Professions; her Master of Public Health (MPH ‘85) and doctorate (PhD ’90) in epidemiology from the Graduate School of Public Health; all from the University of Pittsburgh.
Watzlaf has worked and consulted in several health care organizations in health information management, long-term care, and epidemiology.
She is very active in professional and scientific societies having served on the Data Quality Task Force of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the chairperson of the Coding, Policy, and Strategy Committee of AHIMA, the Research Committee of AHIMA, the Council on Accreditation of AHIMA and most recently as a board member on the Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) of AHIMA. She is also on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of AHIMA (JAHIMA) and for Perspectives in Health Information Management, a national peer-reviewed online journal within AHIMA. Watzlaf has published extensively in the field of health information management. She received the AHIMA Research Award in October 2001. She also became a fellow of AHIMA in April 2003. She was nominated for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1993 and in 1990 was elected to Delta Omega, the national public health honor society. She was recently elected to the AHIMA Board of Directors and her term will run from January 2009 - December 2012.
Watzlaf’s research has focused on classification systems, epidemiology and quality of health care, developing standards for the content of the EHR, and developing the EHR for use by health professionals.
Faculty Fellow Achievement Award, Geriatric Education Center of Pennsylvania, April 1989
Elected Member of Delta Omega Honor Society, Graduate School of Public Health, April 1990
Identified as Health Information Management Champion by the American Health Information Management Association, January 1992
Nominated for Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh, January 1993
Honorable Mention, Mercy Poster Day - research entitled, Obesity and Breast Cancer Recurrence in Post Menopausal Women, June 1993
SHRS Faculty Development/Research Award – "Development of a Population-Based Disability Registry", September 1995
Research Award -- American Health Information Management Association, October 2001
Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (FAHIMA), April 2003
Distinguished Alumni Award, SHRS, HIM, May 2005
Watzlaf, V. (P.I.), “An On-line Interdisciplinary Course on Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technology,” Advisory Council of Instructional Excellence (ACIE), May 2005–April 2006, $14,384
Watzlaf, V. (Co-P.I.) “Automated Coding Software: Development and Use to Enhance Anti-Fraud Activities,” ONCHIT contract with American Health Information Management Association, April 2005–July 2005, $54,000
Watzlaf. V. (P. I.) “Effective & Efficient Public Health Reporting Using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS,” American Health Information Management Association, June 2005–November 2006, $30,000