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Solving the Health IT Interoperability Quagmire
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2016
As the sun begins to set on the Obama administration, Vice President Joe Biden has been leveraging the weight of his office to speak out on the health IT interoperability quagmire in which the nation currently finds itself. During a speech at the industry’s Health Datapalooza in May,....
AHIMA Comments on Request for Information Regarding Measuring Interoperability under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: June 03, 2016
Comment letter to Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Semantic Content in EHR Systems
Author: Bhattacharyya, S. B; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 2016
An electronic health record (EHR) can greatly help the timely delivery of efficient healthcare if the information it contains is adequate, accurate, and accessible in a timely manner. An EHR is a longitudinal record of an individual’s health journey made up of electronic documents from va....
Role of Standards in IG
Author: Warner, Diana
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: May 13, 2016
The use of health information technology (HIT) in the clinical setting brings both opportunities and challenges for health information management (HIM) professionals regarding data capture and exchange; data storage, use and reuse; record ownership and access; e-discovery and e-forens....
Three Keys to Simplifying Interoperability in Healthcare [sponsored article]
Author: INTERFACEWARE
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 15, 2016
There’s no question that healthcare is in the middle of a data explosion. New sources of information like medical devices, wearables, and mobile apps are being introduced all the time.
While more information can do wonders for clinical decision making and improving operationa....
Managing PHI Content Standards
Author: Sawatsky, Elaine; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2016
Interoperability standards and their continuing adoption by e-health programs expand the capacity of information systems to capture, use, and exchange clinical data. For exchange to occur, the majority of data processing decisions need to take place both computationally and automatically.....
Peddling Out of the HIE Peloton: Some Mass HIway Providers Pulling Away from the Pack and Using HIE for True Care Coordination
Author: Belanger, Mark
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2016
The world of health information exchange remains busy in Massachusetts as the Mass HIway, the statewide health information exchange (HIE), enters its fourth year of rolling out Direct messaging statewide. Overall, Mass HIway officials feel things are going very well, with more than 580 or....
HIT Standards for HIM Practices in an Interoperable World
Author: Orlova, Anna; Rhodes, Harry B.; Warner, Diana
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2016
At the 2015 AHIMA Convention and Exhibit, members of AHIMA’s Standards Task Force reported on a ground-breaking white paper they developed called “Health IT Standards for Health Information Management Practices,” a first-of-its-kind white paper that serves as a guide for....
Access to Health Information: It Takes a Village
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: December 2015
Obtaining access to one’s written or electronic medical records in a timely manner is one of the guarantees listed in AHIMA’s “Consumer Health Information Bill of Rights.” Yet, for one consumer, Amanda Michelle Jones, MS, AM, being on a first-name basis with medical records depa....
AHIMA Comments on the ONC 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory
Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L; Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments | AHIMA Advocacy and Policy
Publication Date: November 06, 2015
Letter to Karen B. DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), US Department of Health and Human Services
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