5 results.
Business Associates and Satisfactory Assurances: A Simple Security Tool
Author: DeMasters, Dana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2019
By Dana DeMasters, MN, RN, CHPS
Covered entities are sharing vast amounts of electronic protected health information (ePHI) with business associates (BAs)—from outsourcing entire information technology and patient billing departments to participating in health information ex....
Healthcare Privacy Considerations of Body-Worn Cameras
Author: DeMasters, Dana; Deanna, Peterson
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2016
A police officer with a body-worn camera records video of an altercation in an emergency department involving a patient who has become violent. During the recording another patient not involved in the altercation has their image captured. The officer leaves the facility wit....
Implementation and Management of Patient Portals
Author: Baldwin, Kevin; Burton, Benjamin W; Cothran, Carey L.; DeMasters, Dana; Grady, Reginald; Halpert, Aviva M.; Hofman, Judi; Kadlec, Lesley; O'Dell, Rosann M; Pearson, Sandra; Deanna, Peterson; Rode, Dan; Rose, Angela Dinh; Schmidt, Peg
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2015
The advancement of technology has changed the practice of medicine. It has evolved the physician-patient relationship from solely a face-to-face interaction into real-time online encounters, from e-mails to virtual appointments. Patient portals represent such a technological advancement, leadi....
Navigating the Waters of HIPAA Regulations and Resources: the Basics
Author: Marting, Richelle; DeMasters, Dana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2017
Despite its codification under the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), those responsible for compliance often agree HIPAA is anything but administratively simple. Even the plethora of resources offering HIPAA guidance....
Responding to Requests from Law Enforcement Officials for Release of PHI
Author: DeMasters, Dana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2015
A police officer arrives in the emergency department of a hospital at 2 a.m. seeking information about a patient who was recently admitted following a motor vehicle accident. The officer suspects the patient was intoxicated while driving and assertively asks the nurse to tell him the resul....