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Renewing HIM's Commitment to Privacy and Security
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2007
If the thousands of pages of analysis from the RTI reports on privacy and security practices could be boiled down to just one phrase it would be “we’ve only just begun.” As reported in articles throughout this issue, the RTI research confirms that privacy and security regulat....
New Ways to Work
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2007
The demand for competent HIM professionals is at an all-time high. That’s true for traditional employers as well as for organizations that didn’t even employ HIM professionals 20 or even 10 years ago. Remember, about 50 percent of HIM professionals now work for hospitals, down....
AHIMA Testimony to the House Committee on Science and Technology
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: September 26, 2007
AHIMA Comments on AHIC Successor White Paper
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: September 10, 2007
Spotlight on Education and Training
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2007
It’s September, and students are back in school. Therefore the first Journal issue of the fall focuses on education. When we discuss education at AHIMA, we always think in two dimensions: the academic preparation of HIM experts and continuing education for those already in the field. The....
Accuracy Imperative: New Stakes for Coded Data
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2007
The requirements for coding accuracy have always been high, even before coding became the basis for reimbursement. HIM professionals have championed improvements to medical record documentation and classification systems essential to accurate coding, and the profession has also led the wa....
EHR Progress: Reaching the Tipping Point?
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2007
There are many forecasts about how long it will take for EHRs to be the norm across healthcare. There is talk of a tipping point where penetration and momentum are great enough to move the rest of the industry. But just when will EHRs truly be mainstream technologies, and what are the stages f....
Legal EHR: New Practices, New Skills
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2007
Defining the legal EHR is a key strategy that AHIMA has been working on for several years. The FORE Library: HIM Body of Knowledge is growing on this important topic thanks to the work of HIM, legal, and IT experts serving on AHIMA’s e-HIM® work groups. In addition, an HIM-led Health Level S....
Personal Health Information: Reframing the Dialogue
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2007
We all believe that healthcare can be more effective when people are armed with trusted information about their needs and best options. This premise is driving the urgent push for personal health records (PHRs) and quality and cost transparency.
Information Views and....
AHIMA Testimony to American Health Information Community (AHIC) Quality Workgroup on Health Care Data Collection and Reporting
Author: Jessee, William; Kloss, Linda L
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 27, 2007
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