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Performing a Breach Risk Assessment - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2013
On August 24, 2009, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information; Interim Final Rule to implement the breach notification provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Cl....
Personal Check: Patients the New Ally in Data Integrity Management
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2013
When Deborah Kohn recently logged onto her healthcare provider's patient portal to view her X-ray reports, she immediately knew something wasn't quite right. She'd undergone one X-ray of her left hand and another of her right hand. The problem?
Both X-ray reports were identi....
Personal Health Records: Is Rapid Adoption Hindering Interoperability?
Author: Studeny, Jana; Coustasse, Alberto
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: July 2014
Abstract
The establishment of the Meaningful Use criteria has created a critical need for robust interoperability of health records. A universal definition of a personal health record (PHR) has not been agreed upon. Standardized code sets have been built for specific entities, but....
Pick One: Comparing the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2011
Approximately 77,000 healthcare providers had registered for the meaningful use EHR incentive programs through July, program officials told the Health IT Policy Committee at its August 3 meeting. That is a significant number, but it leaves plenty of eligible providers and hospitals still to re....
popHealth Primer: ONC Funds Open-Source Software to Streamline Clinical Quality Measures Reporting for Meaningful Use Program
Author: Cottington, Sarah
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2011
Reporting clinical quality measures from an electronic health record (EHR) system is new territory and can be challenging for providers. However, that is just what eligible professionals must do to participate in the meaningful use EHR incentive program.
Recognizing the challenge, t....
Prepare Now for Meaningful Use Attestation and Compliance Audits
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2014
A warning issued in 2013 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has come to pass. “Meaningful use” Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program audits have begun. The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) reported that out of their 1,400 member organizations, almost 100 received audit notices in October 2013, totaling six percent of membership. In order to protect incentive payments earned through the meaningful use program, organizations need to be prepared for every audit contingency and know exactly what to expect. Organizations also need to avoid common mistakes that could lead to an audit and follow best practices for staying compliant to meaningful use standards.
Preparing for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow
Author: U.S. Executive Office of the President. Council of Economic Advisors
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 16, 2009
Preparing to Implement HITECH: a State Guide for Electronic Health Information Exchange
Author: State Alliance for E-Health
Source: External web site
Publication Date: August 04, 2009
Privacy After Death
Author: Hofman, Judi
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2013
Due to new HIPAA rules, HIM must strike an appropriate privacy balance when releasing decedent records
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