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Clinical Quality Measures for Providers
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: February 17, 2010
Feb 17, 2010 01:25 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 6a
Papers 5a and 5b in this series reviewed the functionality measures for providers and hospitals described in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, publish....
Qualifying for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 2010
Feb 24, 2010 04:21 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 7
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed the requirements in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in....
Access, Use, and Disclosure: HITECH’s Impact on the HIPAA Touchstones
Author: Miaoulis, William M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act significantly changes how organizations will address the access, use, and disclosure of protected health information (PHI). It also establishes a national breach notification requirement when information is accesse....
Hectic Year on the Hill: The Healthcare Legislative Actions and Achievements of 2009
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
In order to understand what Congress accomplished in 2009, one needs to examine the 2008 election results. The results favored the Democrats as they gained the presidency, a super majority (60 votes) in the Senate, and an increase in their majority in the House. This advantage gave the Democra....
Year of the Audit
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
The healthcare forecast for 2010 includes a strong chance of audit. HIM professionals in many organizations will be busy responding to a shower of external record requests and internal compliance checks.
Stormy systems of audit programs, compliance initiatives, and fraud preventi....
Compliance in Practice: Mitigating Risk in Clinics and Physician Practices
Author: Emery, Steven; McDavid, Jan P; Robb, Deborah
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2010
Managing compliance can be a challenge for physician practices short on staff and budget.
Reducing risk and capturing benefits begins with a focus on the areas of greatest concern.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) first issued guidance for physician practices on compliance....
Overview of AHIMA’s Comments on Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 2010
Mar 03, 2010 03:59 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series Paper no. 8
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed the requirements in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Janua....
Overview of AHIMA’s Comments on Certification Standards
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: March 10, 2010
Mar 10, 2010 10:29 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 9
Preceding papers in this series have reviewed the requirements in the notice of proposed rulemaking on meaningful use, published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....
AHIMA Comments on the Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services‘ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 12, 2010
AHIMA Comments on the Standard for Accounting of Disclosures
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: March 12, 2010
Consumer Consent Options for Electronic Health Information Exchange: Policy Considerations and Analysis
Author: Goldstein, Melissa M.; Rein, Alison L.
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: March 23, 2010
Smart Training on Privacy and Security (expanded version)
Author: Bacik, Sandy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
There is plenty of privacy and security training to be done, and many trainers struggle to get resources from their organizations and attention from their audiences. Sandy Bacik, CISSP, ISSMP, CISM, CGEIT, is a principal consultant at EnerNex and a former chief security officer. Here she o....
Copy That? Meeting the Meaningful Use Objectives for Electronic Copies, Part 1
Author: McLendon, Kelly
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
Hospitals and providers seeking to receive payments under ARRA’s “meaningful use” incentive program must prove their eligibility by meeting objectives and associated measures for the use of their EHR systems. Some of the requirements of most interest to HIM professionals are related to a provi....
ARRA in Flux: Healthcare Industry Awaits Rules on Several ARRA Provisions
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
The series of snow storms that hit Washington, DC, in February shut down Congress and the federal government for several days. The storms only added to delays that have kept the healthcare industry in a state of flux, awaiting several rules from provisions in the American Recovery and Rein....
Electronic Medical Record Systems in Critical Access Hospitals: Leadership Perspectives on Anticipated and Realized Benefits
Author: Mills, Troy R.; Vavroch, Jared; Bahensky, James A.; Ward, Marcia M
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: April 2010
Abstract
The growth of electronic medical records (EMRs) is driven by the belief that EMRs will significantly improve healthcare providers’ performance and reduce healthcare costs. Evidence supporting these beliefs is limited, especially for small rural hospitals. A survey that focused on....
Workflow for Breach Notification
Author: Walsh, Tom
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2010
Federal regulations that took effect in September 2009 require HIPAA covered entities and their business associates to notify individuals if their protected health information (PHI) was accessed or disclosed in an unauthorized manner or by unauthorized individuals. Certain exemptions apply, su....
AHIMA Comments on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Proposed Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology
Author: Mon, Donald T.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 08, 2010
Comments on Health IT Strategic Framework
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments | AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: April 11, 2010
Access + Understanding: The Role of Health Literacy in Patient-Centric Health IT
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2010
Improving the ability of patients to understand and apply health information goes hand in hand with designing systems that deliver it. Both are needed to improve outcomes and reduce disparities.
Recent federal initiatives to promote health IT, including the “meaningful use” EHR incen....
Copy That? Meeting the Meaningful Use Objectives for Electronic Copies, Part 2
Author: McLendon, Kelly
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2010
Hospitals and providers seeking to receive payments under ARRA’s “meaningful use” incentive program must prove their eligibility by meeting objectives and associated measures for the use of their EHR systems. Some of the requirements of most interest to HIM professionals are related to a provi....
Health IT for the People: An Increasing Movement—but No Road Map—for Patient-centered Health IT
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2010
There is increasing recognition that health IT should work for patients, too, providing them with information they need in ways that are convenient to them. But although the journey is beginning, no one has a map.
The health IT landscape is still uncharted territory for most US provi....
HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act; Request for Information
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: May 03, 2010
AHIMA Response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s Proposed Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology
Author: Mon, Donald T.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: May 05, 2010
AHIMA's Response to the Office for Civil Rights’ Request for Information Regarding the HITECH Requirements for the Establishment of an Expanded Accounting of Disclosures
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: May 16, 2010
HITECH Revisited
Author: Manatt Health Solutions; California HealthCare Foundation
Source: External web site
Publication Date: June 2010
Accrediting HIEs
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: June 01, 2010
Health information exchange (HIE) networks have always understood the importance of gaining patient and provider trust. However, beyond describing the privacy and security policies and procedures they establish to protect the information they exchange, they have largely had to ask pat....
NHIN Direct: ONC Keeps It Simple in Effort to Jumpstart Data Exchange
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
The federal government is creating a stripped-down version of the nationwide health information network to aid the meaningful use program. What does it mean for HIEs?
Simple is not a word typically associated with electronic health information exchange. For years, the act of sending....
Many Roads to Data Exchange
Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
Federal dollars are spurring efforts for health information exchange, but to say there is more than one approach is an understatement. Providers and payers are taking local, state, regional, and federal routes in search of connected healthcare.
The last year has seen tremendous excit....
Strong State Role in HIE: Lessons from the South Carolina Health Information Exchange
Author: Lee, Lorraine; Whitcomb, Kathleen; Galbreth, Michael; Patterson, David
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
Backed with fresh ARRA funding, SCHIEx blends business models with a strong state role and a belief that HIE is a public good.
The field of health information exchange is littered with examples of failed or defunct efforts, such as those in Santa Barbara (CA), Seattle, Cle....
Putting It in Writing: Updating BA Agreements to Cover Breach Notification
Author: Hjort, Beth M.; Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2010
When ARRA extended sections of the HIPAA privacy and security rules to cover business associates (BAs), it created a seismic shift in their contractual relationships with covered entities (CEs). Further, the changes became effective simultaneous with other ARRA amendments that require CEs and....
Establishment of the Temporary Certification Program for Health Information Technology; Final Rule
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: June 24, 2010
Smart Training on Privacy and Security
Author: Bacik, Sandy
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2010
ARRA's modifications to the HIPAA privacy and security rules are setting off a new round of training in facilities large and small. Trainers must fit the new training into existing schedules that already include organizational policies and procedures, HIPAA, and other regulations such as the R....
Missing Pieces: Healthcare Waits on Regulations That Will Fill in the ARRA Puzzle
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2010
As this issue goes to press, healthcare remains unsettled, waiting on the publication of key rules related to ARRA and the HITECH Act.
Until these rules appear, providers cannot assess with any certainty their willingness and ability to apply for the meaningful use incentive program....
Outline of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (Meaningful Use) Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). Final Rule
Author: AHIMA Staff
Source: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: July 2010
Stage 1 Meaningful Use Objectives, Measures, and Corresponding Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: July 27, 2010
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Final Rule
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 28, 2010
Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 28, 2010
DOQ-IT Déjà vu
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: August 2010
Chris Dimick
Aug 01, 2010 07:15 am
The regional extension center program might have some people experiencing déjà vu.
Granted, the REC program is an unprecedented attempt by the federal government to transition American healthcare to electronic health record sy....
ARRA_Timeline PDF
Author:
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Pacing the ARRA Changes: Tackling the ARRA Rules and Regulations as They Come
Author: Featheringham, Meg
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Through the winter and spring healthcare waited for the next round of ARRA-related regulations. Now they are here, and organizations are tagged with implementing compliant programs.
How do you get started when it seems that everything needs doing at once?
Over the past year and....
Certified Meaningful
Author: Costa, Kerry F
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
This month providers will begin seeing the first EHR products approved for use in the "meaningful use" incentive program. Another piece of the ARRA puzzle is falling into place.
In March 2010 the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) proposed two programs to test and approve EHR p....
Meaningful Use—Final at Last: Final Rule Adds Flexibility to Objectives, Eases Measures
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The final rule on the EHR incentive plan offers more "flexibility and choice" than the daunting proposed rule, adjusting the objectives and scaling back some of the measures. Now interested providers just need to figure out how to get with the program.
After perhaps the longest six m....
United RECs of America
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Most of the 60 regional extension centers have officially launched operations and begun helping providers implement health IT.
The RECs were created under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which provided $642 million in grants for the centers' first two....
ARRA Timeline
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
ARRA arrived with a bang in February 2009, but the regulations enabling the law's healthcare provisions have inched forward since then. Much of the responsibility for drafting regulation fell to the Department of Health and Human Services, which had a tall order to fill within deadlines mandate....
Bold New World of ARRA: ARRA’s Provisions Are Redefining the Healthcare System and HIM Practice
Author: Dowling, Alan F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Imagine yourself as a well-trained professional with an active role in the air travel industry in the early 1950s-the dawn of commercial jet travel. Until now, commercial air travel meant propellers and piston-powered engines. The technology that seemed so impressive just a few years before wa....
No Harm Done? Assessing Risk of Harm under the Federal Breach Notification Rule
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
Provisions within the HITECH Act require that covered entities notify individuals if their protected health information is breached. However, the current regulation allows an exemption if the risk of harm is slight. Assessing risk can be subjective, and privacy officers have been working to cr....
A First Peek at the Privacy Regulations
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The office for Civil Rights got a late start on the HITECH privacy regulations (due last February), and it's clear from the draft rule it released in July that the office still has almost as many questions as answers on how to enact the HITECH provisions. However, the release does offer a good....
Aligning HIE: Model to Organize Networks on Core Principles, Collaborative Activities
Author: Finn, Zach; McNeill, Marjorie H; Cooper, Lontejuana S; Kaelin, Lawrence Dan; Byington, Allen
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
An HIE model developed in Florida leverages local and regional networks and offers a flexible, scalable framework that aligns them with national health IT and exchange priorities.
By Zach Finn; Marjorie H. McNeill, PhD, RHIA, CCS; Lontejuana S. Cooper, MSHA, RHIA, CPM; L....
$58 Billion to Go
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services received approximately $146 billion in funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It was tasked with disbursing that money through programs or objectives specified within the act's healthcare-related provisions.
Over the year....
Overview of the Meaningful Use Final Rule
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: August 25, 2010
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