Author: Westat

Source: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Publication Date: July 15, 2009

The purpose of this project was to investigate how health care consumers believe that they should be involved in the design and deployment of health IT, to influence the effects of its expanding use.

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA recognition week resources

Publication Date: April 13, 2009

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: February 2009

Author:

Source: AHIMA Today

Publication Date: October 14, 2008

Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Medical Identity Theft

Source: AHIMA web extra

Publication Date: July 02, 2008

Printable checklist consumers may follow for proactive guidance and quick action when confronted with medical identity theft.

Author: Connecting for Health

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: June 25, 2008

This document is part of The Connecting for Health Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information, which is available in full and in its most current version here.

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2008

The Internet, cell phones, and other technologies have forever changed how we communicate and gain access to information. We manage and track our finances and medical and other benefits online. Some are even fortunate enough to be able to communicate with their physicians through secure e-mail....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2007

As noted in the article “Confusion Continues over HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standards,” (J AHIMA, Nov-Dec 2007) the state-level research under the HISPC project identified a number of privacy and security barriers to health information exchange (HIE). Several reports came from this p....

Author: Arar, Nedal H.; Wang, Chen-Pin; Pugh, Jacqueline A.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: April 2006

Abstract


Objective: The growing importance of electronic medical records (EMRs) to healthcare systems is evident, yet the debate concerning their impact on patient-provider communication during encounters remains unresolved. For this study, we hypothesize that providers’ us....

Author: May, Roger; MacCornack, Rick

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction

Community connectivity, interoperability, and disease management are increasingly becoming hot topics at regional, state, and national level. There is a lot of talk in the government and the industry regarding the need to connect all healthcare stakeholders, including patient....