Author: Rosenbaum, Arnold S.; Nelson, Gina A.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson released the Final Regulations for Security Standards in final form in February 2003. The security standards were developed to help safeguard confidential health information, which is being processed increasingly by computers.

The mandates require covered ent....

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: Abbott, Debbie

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Presentation Overview
Data security is becoming an important issue for all facilities due to the inherent risks of securing data externally with the transference of information over the Internet and internally from unauthorized access. We will identify the risks to facilities, present example....

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: 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....

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....