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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....
Year of Health Information Transformation: Change Comes Quickly in the First Months of 2009
Author: Viola, Allison F.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2009
The first several months of 2009 brought sweeping changes, some surprises, and a renewed support for healthcare reform. This article provides an overview of the latest HIM developments in Washington.
Jumpstarting Health IT Implementation
Just wee....
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....
When to Send a Breach Notification: New HIPAA Rules Revise “Harm” Standard
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2013
The HITECH Act’s omnibus HIPAA modification final rule, released January 25, 2013, finalized sweeping changes to privacy and security regulations. Though much of the proposed rule was adopted, the omnibus rule included major changes made to the “harm threshold” standard i....
What to Expect When Phase 2 HIPAA Audits Begin
Author: Rose, Angela Dinh
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2016
The HITECH Omnibus Rule mandated that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conduct periodic audits on the privacy and security compliance of covered entities and business associates. It was during the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) update session on March 21, 2016 at the 20....
What’s New in 2: Top Changes in the Stage 2 Rule
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
There are few surprises in CMS's proposed rule on stage 2 of the meaningful use program. The provisions generally reflect the recommendations of the Health IT Policy Committee made last year, and in the case of the intended change to the timeline, an announcement was made last December.
....
What California Stands to Gain: the Impact of the Stimulus Package on Healthcare
Author: California HealthCare Foundation; Manatt Health Solutions; Mittman, Robert
Source: External web site
Publication Date: March 23, 2009
Using the C-CDA Standard to Meet Meaningful Use
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2010, 35 million patients were discharged from non-federal short-stay hospitals in America.1 Vitally important not only to those discharges—but to every discharge that takes place—is whether important information about the pa....
Using CDI to Meet Federal Quality Measures
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2013
Clinical documentation is the foundation of every health record, specifically outlining the reasons for treatment and the quality of care provided to the patient. The lack of consistent and standard clinical content within the health record has been an ongoing challenge to health informati....
Update on the Adoption of Health Information Technology and Related Efforts to Facilitate the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: June 26, 2013
Update on the Adoption of Health Information Technology and Related Efforts to Facilitate the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: January 17, 2012
Untangling HIE: Patchwork Regulations, Standards Complicate Health Information Exchange
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program has dramatically increased the number of health information exchanges (HIEs) throughout the United States. An HIE is the exchange of health information electronically between providers and others with the same level of interoperability accor....
Unprecedented Opportunity: Using Federal Stimulus Funds to Advance Health IT in California
Author: California HealthCare Foundation; Manatt Health Solutions; Mittman, Robert
Source: External web site
Publication Date: February 23, 2009
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....
Understanding the Meaningful Use Vocabulary Standards
Author: Ulmer, Stephen E.; Fuller, Jan C.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2010
The vocabulary standards adopted in the meaningful use final rule provide the language to capture primary health data required for the meaningful use objectives. It is through these standards that health information will be captured and transmitted. Knowing the vocabulary standards and underst....
Understanding the HIE Landscape. Appendix A: State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: September 2010
On May 13, 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded approximately $550 million in grants to State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Programs and State Designated Entities as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.....
Understanding Patient Access and Amendments
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA, 45 CFR, section 164.524 and 164.526) and subsequent privacy rule revisions under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act changed how covered entities approach a patient’s right to ac....
Treating Healthcare with Health "I"T
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
Patient-Centric Stage 2 Meaningful Use Measures Considered Treatment for Ailing US Health System
The US healthcare system is ill. Higher costs, sicker patients, and struggling providers are the symptoms of the disease that has sent industry stakeholders scrambling t....
Transforming the Health Care Delivery System: Proposals to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Health Care Costs
Author: U.S. Congress. Senate Finance Committee
Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Congress
Publication Date: April 29, 2009
Top HITECH-HIPAA Compliance Obstacles Emerge: Analyzing lessons learned from six months of Omnibus Privacy Rule implementation efforts
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2014
Have a spare 32.8 million hours? The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sure hopes so.
As noted in the Federal Register, that figure is the total number of hours the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) estimated it would take all HIPAA-covered entities combined....
Time to Focus on “HIE, the Verb” HIE Industry Moves from Development to Information Transfer
Author: Dooling, Julie A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2013
Health information exchange (HIE) continues to evolve and change, thanks in part to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), which has been encouraging new ways of exchanging and sharing health information that foster trust, drive efficiencies, and ultimately place the i....
The Standards Value Chain: Where Health IT Standards Come From
Author: Marshall, Glen F
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2009
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains clear requirements for actively using healthcare IT standards. But where do standards come from? And how can IT implementers and users contribute to the st....
The Problem List beyond Meaningful Use: Part I: The Problems with Problem Lists
Author: Holmes, Casey
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2011
The meaningful use program requires that problem lists in the EHR use a common dictionary through coding. It is a good first step in boosting the usefulness of problem lists, but getting to the next level will be a harder challenge-agreeing on standardized content and use.
Last mont....
The Problem List beyond Meaningful Use: Part 2: Fixing the Problem List
Author: Holmes, Casey
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
Yesterday's problem lists aren't suited for tomorrow's electronic systems. Standardizing the content and use of problem lists will help leverage new tools, and new tools can help improve problem list accuracy.
The problem list, that cheat sheet to patient health, originated with Law....
The New Privacy Officer
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
It has been a decade since the first privacy officers took their jobs in response to the HIPAA privacy rule. A slew of changes since then have added more responsibility, required more skills, and demanded more time of them than anyone could have imagined.
When Nancy Davis, R....
The Health Data Analyst’s To-Do List: Demand for Analytics Fueled by ARRA, PPACA, and ICD-10
Author: Hyde, Linda A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2010
In October 2008 a Journal article titled "HIM Jobs of Tomorrow" profiled 11 new and revised jobs representing changes in HIM.1 One of the jobs highlighted was health data analyst.
Data analysis is not a new role in HIM, but it has been evolving appreciably. In the two years since th....
The Five Rights of Clinical Decision Support: CDS Tools Helpful for Meeting Meaningful Use
Author: Campbell, Robert James
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2013
A 75-year-old man sits uncomfortably on an examination table as his physician informs him that he needs to get a colonoscopy. The patient, an ex-cop, barks at the physician, “Why after all these years do I need to get a colonoscopy?” The physician coolly responds, “With a....
The 63rd REC: http://healthit.gov
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2012
In a January 6 blog post, Farzad Mostashari, MD, national coordinator for health IT, summarized a busy year at his office, highlighting 10 of 2011's "most notable developments in the world of health information technology and ONC."
Among these were 62 regional health IT extension ce....
Telling the HIM Story in Meaningful Use
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
The term "meaningful use" is used freely within Washington and throughout the healthcare industry. For HIM professionals it is not a new concept, but the term has proliferated in the last few years with the creation of the ARRA-funded EHR incentive program.
At some point the talk wi....
Technical Assistance Call for:Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers Cooperative Agreement ProgramFunding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and Grant Application Instructions
Author: Mostashari, Farzad
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: August 27, 2009
Taking a Stand on Sanctions
Author: Rulon, Vera
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 2009
The Journal of AHIMA kicks off our Health Information Privacy and Security Week series with a post from AHIMA president Vera Rulon, MS, RHIT, CCS, FAHIMA. Rulon is director of strategy and communications in the chief medical office of Pfizer, Inc.
So I get this communication that my c....
Tackling ARRA’s Privacy Provisions: How One Organization Is Addressing the New Requirements
Author: Wieland, LaVonne R.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2009
Although many have focused on its health IT provisions, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) also includes significant privacy provisions. HIM professionals should read through the various provisions and outline how each is going to affect their organization and what they need....
Swiped, Not Hacked: After a Year of Reporting, Theft Remains Main Cause of Breach
Author: AHIMA
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2011
With one year of breach reporting on the books this month, theft remains the most common cause of data breach in healthcare. Of the 217 large-scale breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services by mid-January 2011, 121 (56 percent) involved theft. Of those, 89 involved a lapt....
Summer Reading: Skimming the New ARRA-HITECH Regulations
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
In July the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ended the waiting game for the HITECH privacy and security regulations, the meaningful use final rule, and the final rule on standards and certification.
HIM professionals and their organizations, anxious to familiarize thems....
Summer Healthcare Forecast: Reform, ARRA Make for an Unsettled Season in DC
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2009
The summer forecast calls for heat and activity—at least in Washington, where Congress and the Obama administration continue to work on healthcare reform, ARRA’s healthcare provisions, and privacy and security issues.
Summary of Health Privacy Provisions in the 2009 Economic Stimulus Legislation
Author: Center for Democracy & Technology
Source: External web site
Publication Date: April 29, 2009
Structuring the Spoken Word: The Role of Transcription in Meaningful Use
Author: Carnrite, Michael; Sumner, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2012
The latest data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report that Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments for the meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) have reached more than $5 billion. Medical transcription has played a role in providers’ attainment of these incen....
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....
State Opportunities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Health Information Technology (Title XIII)
Author: National Governors Association
Source: External web site
Publication Date: February 25, 2009
State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Information Recovery Web Sites
Author:
Source: Government (U.S.) | External web site
Publication Date: July 01, 2009
Standardized Testing: HIT Pro Exams Test Competencies in Health IT Roles
Author: Crawford, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2011
Healthcare needs more than EHRs, it needs people who can implement and maintain them. New federally sponsored health IT exams set workforce competencies, helping job seekers demonstrate knowledge and employers benchmark qualifications.
As the US moves toward industry-wide adoption of....
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
SNOMED CT Integral Part of Quality EHR Documentation
Author: Kostick, Karen M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: October 2012
The use of many distinct standardized clinical vocabulary terminologies and classifications is integral to the development of a nationwide health IT infrastructure that allows for electronic use and exchange of health information. SNOMED CT is one of the key clinical terminologies designated f....
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....
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....
Set Your Sights on ICD-10 and Meaningful Use in 2015
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
Now that the new year is well underway, most of us have probably settled on our resolutions and are working hard to achieve them. Hopefully both ICD-10-CM/PCS preparation and the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program are high on the list of priorities for healthcare providers.
....
Setting the Standard: EHR Quality Reporting Rises in Prominence Due to Meaningful Use
Author: Dolin, Robert H; Goodrich, Kate; Kallem, Crystal; Alschuler, Liora; Holtz, Patrice
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2014
Federal quality reporting initiatives are expected to improve our ability to measure the quality of care provided to patients. As Scottish mathematician and physicist Lord Kelvin said more than 100 years ago, “If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it.” Measurement, in tu....
Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Violations (2013 update) - Retired
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief
Publication Date: October 2013
Editor's note: This practice brief supersedes the October 2011 practice brief "Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Violations."
The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires healthcare providers, health plans, and other HIPAA covered entities (CEs) to notify individuals whe....
Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Violations (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2011
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Sanction Guidelines for Privacy and Security Breaches (2009)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Rules of Spring: Reviewing the Upcoming Regulations on HIPAA Privacy Rule Modifications
Author: Heubusch, Kevin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2011
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act came out with a bang in February 2009. The rules enacting its privacy and security provisions, however, have trickled out over the subsequent two years. Many of the provisions have the potential for significant impact on HIM operations, and the slow p....
Role of Meaningful Use Director Emerges and Evolves
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 2014
In this web series, HIM professionals working in emerging roles give advice on tackling difficult HIM problems.
The HIM Problem
Developing roles for HIM professionals specializing in the “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program
The Pro....
Road Map to 2013: A Guide through Exciting but Unfamiliar HIM Territory and Times
Author: Rollins, Genna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: January 2013
The preparation for any great journey usually begins with reflection on lessons learned and research on just how those lessons can be utilized down the unpredictable road. The paradigm shift of electronic health records has caused HIM professionals to steer their work and career into promi....
Reviewing the New HIPAA Rules
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2013
At 138 fine-print pages, the final rule detailing the HITECH Act’s modifications to HIPAA privacy and security requirements is not a quick or easy read. But it is an important read since the content of the Federal Register post drastically impacts HIM professionals and their business....
Restrictions in Action: Three Case Studies
Author: Beckett, Barb; Downing, Kathy; Gillespie, Joe D; Waugh, Traci
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
Since its initial adoption the HIPAA Privacy Rule has granted individuals the right to request restrictions on the use or disclosure of their protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations (TPO), as well as for disclosures to family members and certai....
Resolving Problem List Problems: HIM’s Role in Maintaining an Effective EHR Problem List
Author: Kadlec, Lesley
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2013
Prior to the widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHRs), problem lists were usually maintained by physicians through a simple documentation tool in the paper record, such as a "front sheet" or by copying a diagnosis list to a specified area within the paper chart and pla....
Report to Congress: Update On The Adoption Of Health Information Technology And Related Efforts To Facilitate The Electronic Use And Exchange Of Health Information
Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Source: Government (U.S.) | External healthcare industry report
Publication Date: February 2016
2015 Report To Congress on Health IT Adoption, Use, and Exchange
Reports And Other Submission Requirements Public Law 111-5,
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: March 10, 2009
Release or Not? Patients’ Rights to Health Records Becoming Increasingly Complex
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2016
It is a dark and stormy night at a mid-sized regional trauma center when an EMS team brings in a 30-year-old man who is suffering from a prescription narcotics overdose. The patient is conscious but disoriented when he arrives on a gurney. When he wakes up, his loved ones, dutifully at his....
Release of Information: When to Call a Healthcare Compliance Attorney
Author: Herrin, Barry S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2016
The HIPAA-HITECH modifications to the Privacy and Security Rules have made the management of the release of information function even more complex for providers. Add in state law and other protections, and it can be difficult for health information management (HIM) professionals to know ju....
Regional Extension Centers (RECs): Building Resources, Achieving Efficiency, Economy and Sustainability through Collaboration
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: December 13, 2010
Regional Extension Centers Offer New Jobs for HIM
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA Today
Publication Date: October 06, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) set aside $500 million for healthcare workforce development in professions like HIM. ARRA also expanded and even created new HIM jobs through the act’s $19 billion investment in the national transition to electronic health record systems.
....
Regional Extension Centers and Health Information Management
Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
In today’s complex healthcare environment the challenge for many providers is the rapid deployment and implementation of electronic health records (EHR). The ongoing national initiative to provide Americans with an EHR, and federal programs designed to assist providers in EHR adoption ha....
RECs on a Mission: Assessing the Regional Extension Center Program
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2011
A year after opening their doors, the federally sponsored health IT regional extension centers have nearly met their recruitment goals. Now the hard part starts…
The Regional Extension Centers (RECs) faced a near impossible mission.
Develop from scratch 62 RECs nation....
Recovery and Privacy: Why a Law about the Economy Is the Biggest Thing since HIPAA
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
When Congress passed the final stimulus bill in February, healthcare received more than just money. Among the billions were major new privacy and security requirements.
Those who followed the Congressional debates on the stimulus bill in the mainstream press probably were surprised t....
Recommendations by the Certification and Adoption Workgroup
Author: HIT Policy Committee
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: July 16, 2009
Reassessing Privacy and Security Compliance: ARRA Provisions Require Organizations Re-examine Procedures and Training
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2009
Training and Retraining Needed
The addition of new federal privacy and security provisions does not relieve covered entities of their ongoing HIPAA training requirements. Entities must continue to provide HIPAA training to “employees, volunteers, trainees, and other perso....
Rapid Release of Rules Means Work Ahead
Author: Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2012
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), formally released three final rules around the the time of the Labor Day holiday. Appropriately enough, the arrival of these final rules spells out much work ahead for t....
Raising the Bar on Healthcare Data: Meeting Requirements Is a Complicated Challenge
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2009
The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act means that American taxpayers are now directly funding the adoption of electronic health records and the investment in health information exchange. Yes, you and I are writing the checks that defray some of the cost of this important tra....
Quality Check: An Overview of Quality Measures and Their Uses
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2010
Meaningful use and pay-for-performance are shining a spotlight on quality measures. There are hundreds of measures in use, but most fall within three broad categories.
Just performing a healthcare service may not be enough to receive payment anymore. Increasingly, payers are ty....
Qualifying for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
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....
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....
Pursuit of Meaningful Use
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2010
On January 13 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a notice of proposed rulemaking containing the stage 1 criteria for meaningful use of certified electronic health records. As this is the prerequisite to receiving incentive payments provided through the American Recovery a....
Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Author: Asmonga, Donald D.
Source: AHIMA regulation analysis
Publication Date: April 12, 2009
Problem Lists in Health Records: Ownership, Standardization, and Accountability
Author: AHIMA HIE Practice Council
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: December 09, 2012
Privacy and Security for All: Building the "Model Clinic" for Healthcare Security and Compliance
Author: Rogers, Anne M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2015
HIPAA-HITECH regulations have imposed many important compliance requirements on US healthcare organizations, large and small. However, the reality is that many small- and medium-sized healthcare organizations, private practitioners, and non-profit clinics often struggle to comply with the....
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
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
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 for Meaningful Use
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: September 2010
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.
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....
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....
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....
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....
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....
Payout: Reviewing Meaningful Use Payments
Author: Viola, Allison F.; Rode, Dan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2010
CMS will pay meaningful use bonuses through three programs: Medicare Fee for Service (FFS), Medicare Advantage (MA), and Medicaid programs.
FFS Payments to Providers
For eligible professionals (EPs), understanding the payment system is especially important, because they must ch....
Patient Portals and Meaningful Use: Using Portals to Meet the Patient Access Objectives
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2011
The stage 1 meaningful use criteria do not require that eligible providers (EPs) and eligible hospitals (EHs) create patient portals, but portals may be the best option for meeting certain stage 1 patient access and electronic communication-related provisions. Portals may also be mandatory in....
Patient-Centered Care: Looking ahead to Stage 2
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: February 2011
Editor’s note: In the cover story to this month’s print issue, Journal writer Chris Dimick explores the patient-centered measures in the meaningful use EHR incentive program. As experts tells him, the current stage 1 measures are a good start to getting patients more informatio....
Path to Security Breach Notification Regulation
Author: Rhodes, Harry B.
Source: AHIMA
Publication Date: August 24, 2009
Forty-four states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands enacted data breach notification and reporting laws well before the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) set the first f....
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....
Overview of the Meaningful Use NPRM
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: January 20, 2010
Jan 20, 2010 08:42 pm
AHIMA Meaningful Use White Paper Series
Paper no. 1
On January 13, 2010, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the “meaningful use” EHR incentive program. On....
Overview of the Meaningful Use Final Rule
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: August 25, 2010
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....
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
Optimizing PHI Disclosure Management in the Age of Compliance
Author: Don, Hardwick; Twiggs, Mariela; Braden, James H
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2015
A mere two decades ago, healthcare providers didn’t face significant penalties for improperly disclosing protected health information (PHI). Since then, regulations surrounding the privacy and security of PHI have evolved to include strict requirements and corresponding steep financial pe....
Optimizing Data Representation Through the Use of SNOMED CT
Author: Bronnert, June; Daube, Julie L; Jopp, Gretchen; Peterson, Kathleen; Rihanek, Theresa; Scichilone, Rita A; Tucker, Vanna
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2014
Electronic health records (EHR) have changed the landscape for data representation. For many years health information management (HIM) professionals have relied on classifications for data representation and the support of clinical documentation. SNOMED CT is a data standard frequently used in electronic systems and has been included in the requirements for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “meaningful use” EHR Incentive Program. SNOMED CT is maintained and distributed by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). SNOMED CT is recognized throughout the world, and the terminology is available at no cost. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) serves as the US release center and the IHTSDO member country representative.
Open for Business: Private Networks Create a Marketplace for Health Information Exchange
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2012
Large health systems and their IT vendors are creating private information exchange networks at a time when federally funded state operations are gearing up for launch. Is there room for private and public offerings in the new HIE marketplace?
Many state level health information....
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