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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....
Using Data to Improve Healthcare: Translating Publicly Available Data into Quality Improvement Initiatives
Author: Jenkins, Kristin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2012
Data are of no value unless they drive action. Action in healthcare has limited positive impact when it is uninformed or uncoordinated.
Publicly available data can help organizations improve healthcare quality. However, getting the most out of these data requires the right tools. A....
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....
Health Information Exchange – Our Successes and Challenges with the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record
Author: Foley, Teresa; Gillen, Zachary; Teal, Jennifer
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
Background
In the spring of 2009, President Obama announced plans to create a joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) to improve care and services between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense (DoD), and the private sector. President Obama directed the Dep....
Building a Statewide Health Information Exchange in Maine
Author: Culver, Devore
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
Background
The federal HITECH Act sought to improve health care delivery and patient care through an investment of over $40 billion in health information technology. Combined, the various HITECH programs are intended to build the foundation for every American to benefit from an electronic....
The cHIE, the Key to a Better Health Care World
Author: Rivera, Teresa
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: October 02, 2011
Background
The Utah Health Information Network, UHIN, has been exchanging data electronically since 1993. Formed and governed by the community, UHIN, is a solution to the high cost of sending claims and receiving payments electronically. UHIN has been operating as a nonprofit organization....
Protecting Patient Information after a Facility Closure. Appendix A: Sample Notice When Records Will Be Transferred to Another Healthcare Provider (2011 update)
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment
Publication Date: August 2011
Audit Of Information Technology Security Included in Health Information Technology Standards
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Inspector General
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: May 16, 2011
HIE Management and Operational Considerations
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2011
Editor's note: This update supplants the November-December 2006 practice brief "Privacy and Security in Health Information Exchange".
The primary function of a health information exchange (HIE) is to permit access to clinical information on demand at the point of care. HIEs enabl....
Opting for Opt Out: How One HIE Manages Patient Consent
Author: Bass, Deb
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2011
Every health information exchange must determine how it will gain consent from patients to share their information. The Nebraska Health Information Initiative chose opt out and with good communication and management has maintained a high rate of patient participation.
Even afte....
Direct Results: An HIE Tests Simple Information Exchange Using the Direct Project
Author: Voigt, Chris; Torzewski, Susan
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2011
Some HIEs were surprised when the federal government announced a project to enable direct provider-to-provider information exchange. But CareSpark, an HIE piloting the lightweight exchange method, is seeing the benefits for users and a logical integration into the services it offers....
Speeding Decisions: Social Security’s Information Exchange Program
Author: Winter, Kitt; Hastings, Bob
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2011
The Social Security Administration has plenty of reasons to streamline its records request process-more than 15 million reasons each year, in fact. That's why it has been pioneering information exchange projects with the private sector, including use of the Nationwide Health Informa....
Seeking the United State of HIEs: Connecting Information exchange Efforts Is ONC's Next Challenge
Author: Dimick, Chris
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: May 2011
The federal government has been actively encouraging health information exchange through direct grants and leadership. However, its challenge now is keeping focused and getting the multiple efforts aligned.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is attempting to do in a....
Direct Route to Meaningful Use? Health Story Project Offers a Path to Integrate Clinical Documents into EHRs
Author: Alschuler, Liora
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2010
The meaningful use final rule is spurring many organizations to implement electronic health records (EHRs). However, integrating clinical notes into EHRs continues to be a problem for many organizations.
The Health Story Project aims to streamline this process by supporting the deve....
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....
Integrating Medical and Dental Records: A New Frontier in Health Information Management
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....
Next IT Challenge: From Data Acquisition to Harmonized Information Management
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....
Understanding the HIE Landscape
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....
Many Roads to Data Exchange
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....
NHIN Direct: ONC Keeps It Simple in Effort to Jumpstart Data Exchange
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....
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....
Managing Outside Information: Creating an Internal Plan for Externally Generated Information
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....
Few Requests for Today’s Accountings
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....
Preparing for 5010: Internal testing of HIPAA Transaction Upgrades recommended by December 31
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....
Medical Device Deliberations: Data Issues to Consider When Purchasing and Implementing New Devices
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....
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