Author: Rudman, William J.; Hart-Hester, Susan; Jones, Warren A.; Caputo, Nadine; Madison, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2010

Integrating records of systemic and oral health would improve patient care. It would also open up a new frontier in health information management.

A fully integrated patient record and care model for both systemic health (medical) and oral health (dental) is needed for health informa....

Author: Fera, William A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2010

Healthcare has made significant progress on capturing data electronically, but it still struggles to leverage it fully. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is making inroads by harmonizing data from different settings and systems into a single view.

Since well before the turn....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: September 2010

The health information exchange (HIE) landscape has changed dramatically over the past five years. More HIEs are available to organizations and providers than ever before. Industry initiatives leveraging technological advances and the call for all Americans to have an electronic health record b....

Author: Fernandes, Lorraine M.; O'Connor, Michele

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

Federal dollars are spurring efforts for health information exchange, but to say there is more than one approach is an understatement. Providers and payers are taking local, state, regional, and federal routes in search of connected healthcare.

The last year has seen tremendous excit....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2010

The federal government is creating a stripped-down version of the nationwide health information network to aid the meaningful use program. What does it mean for HIEs?

Simple is not a word typically associated with electronic health information exchange. For years, the act of sending....

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....

Author: Kohn, Deborah

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2010

Most HIM departments have yet to master the management of patient health information exchanged across healthcare organizations. Typically the well-established processes and standards for managing internally generated information do not address health information that is generated outside the o....

Author: AHIMA

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2010

HIPAA’s Accounting of Disclosure Provisions Led to Few Patient Requests; Now ARRA Is Upping the Ante

Provisions within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act extend HIPAA’s accounting of disclosure regulations for providers who maintain electronic health records. The provisions a....

Author: Moynihan, Jim

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2010

Vendors will bear the brunt of work tied to the industry’s migration to version 5010 of the X12 HIPAA transaction standards. However, providers are responsible for identifying their systems in need of upgrade, getting software installed and tested, and training staff in new functionalities. Wh....

Author: Acker, Beth A.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2009

The term “medical device” covers a wide range of health or medical instruments used to treat, mitigate, diagnose, or prevent a disease or abnormal physical condition. Virtually every care setting captures data from medical devices, including vital signs, blood analysis, ventilator....