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Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames (2012 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: August 2012
Editor’s note: This update replaces the June 2010 practice brief “Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames.”
It is important for a healthcare facility to review and understand all applicable federal and state laws and accreditation standards when de....
Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames (2010 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: June 2010
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Physician Order Entry Goes Online: the Effect on Records and HIM Operations
Author: Curtis, Elizabeth
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2005
As CPOE turns from vision to reality, what impact is it having on HIM? And what impact is HIM having on it?
Installing an order entry system in a busy hospital environment can be a huge undertaking for administration, information systems, nursing, ancillary departments, and the medical s....
AHIMA Comments on the Proposed Rule Changes to the Medicare and Medicaid Hospitals Conditions of Participation (COP)
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: May 23, 2005
May 23, 2005
Mark McClellan, MD, PhD
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-3122-P
PO Box 8010
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
Dear Dr. McClellan:
The purpose of this lett....
Verbal Orders Compliance and How We Achieved It
Author: Curry, Mary Pat; Trask, Lisa; Liederman, Eric; Hutchinson, David; Zeboski, Alice
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2004
Thoughtful software design and good communication are fundamental ingetting physicians to sign verbal orders within the 48-hour mandate. Fines help a lot, too.
What hospital in the United States hasn’t struggled to comply with mandates from their state and the Joint Commission on....
Joint Commission: How to Be a Survivor!
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames (2001)
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Verbal/Telephone Order Authentication and Time Frames (State regulations)
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: February 2001
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Journal Q&A (5/00)
Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team
Source: AHIMA Q and A
Publication Date: May 02, 2000
Q: Within what time frame are verbal orders required to be authenticated?
A: The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' standard IM.7.7 for hospitals requires that "each verbal order must be dated and identified by the names of the individuals who gave it and....
To Sign or Not to Sign Verbal Orders
Author: Clark, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 1998
The value of obtaining physician signatures on verbal orders after the patient's discharge from care is a concept that has been debated for several years. Typically, state regulations require that verbal orders be signed or authenticated. In some states a specific time frame—such....