Author: Kohn, Deborah

Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Keywords

Actors, Domains, Electronic Health Records, Implementation Guides, Integration
Profiles, Interface, Interoperability, Longitudinal Health Records, Portability, Protocols,
Standards Development Organizations, Technical Frameworks, Transactions
Introduction

Author: Kleinbeck, Susan V.M.; Dopp, Annette

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Adoption and use of an electronic health record (EHR) holds the promise of improving the quality of patient care, promoting patient safety, controlling healthcare costs, and enhancing clinical research. Transforming healthcare documentation to an electronic format depends on the availability o....

Author: Sembritzki, Juergen

Source: IFHRO Congress | AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

Several European countries already have nationwide card systems in place, some even containing medical data. Some of those which are merely administrative are going to be replaced during the coming years, for example, in Germany.
The only health card project funded cu....

Author: Pan, Eric

Source: External web site

Publication Date: September 30, 2004

presentation at the HIT Summit West, San Francisco, CA

Author: Wark, Cynthia G.; Insley, Marcia L; Tillery, Laura S; Orvis, Nancy J

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2004

The Consolidated Health Informatics initiative has given federal agencies a common language for exchanging health data. Now it is standard issue for new initiatives in agencies like the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
With millions of health records t....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2004

An unfortunate result of the HIPAA privacy rule is the emerging use of HIPAA as a gatekeeper, restricting the appropriate fl ow of protected health information (PHI). HIPAA is being cited as a reason not to disclose information without patient permission when needed for treatment, payment, or....

Author: Connecting for Health

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: July 14, 2004

This report calls for all stakeholders from across the healthcare industry to work together to build a health information infrastructure that would improve patient care, reduce medical error and lower costs while protecting patient privacy.

Author: Mon, Donald T.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2004

Thus far, 2004 is turning out to be a remarkable year for health information management. The electronic health record draft standard for trial use (EHR DSTU) was approved and published by the EHR technical committee within Health Level 7 (HL7). The Continuity of Care Record (CCR) data specifi....

Author: Zach, Henry

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

Sharing data electronically rather than verbally or on paper benefits healthcare by reducing medical errors, improving the quality of routine and emergency care, and lowering administrative costs. Capturing and transmitting information digitally also ensures patients and providers are able to....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

Encryption is an addressable implementation specification under HIPAA’s access control and transmission security standards. Many providers are grappling with just how to address these specifications:
Is there a difference between the two specifications, and if so, what is the diff....