Author: Martin, Melissa

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2016

Back in June I had the opportunity to represent both AHIMA members and the HIM profession while testifying at a National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) hearing on the need for a better definition of the minimum necessary standards. I would like to share with you some hig....

Author: Landsbach, Grant

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2016

For years, many in the health information management (HIM) industry have been aware of the dangerous patient misidentification problem known as an “overlay.”


This situation occurs when the incorrect patient is registered/admitted/documented on another patient&rsq....

Author: Bowen, Rita K.; Hofman, Judi; Lucci, Susan; McLendon, Kelly

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2016

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made it abundantly clear through numerous communications that providing individuals easy access to their own health information is one of OCR’s most important mandates. Giving patients and their personal representatives access to their own information....

Author: Goodell, Suzanne

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: August 24, 2016

In early 2016, Suzanne Goodell, co-chair of AHIMA’s Information Governance Practice Council and director of meaningful use in a large regional health system, invited our blog readers to accompany her on her IG Journey. This is the third blog post describing how the journey is going.....

Author: Monga, Kapila

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: August 17, 2016

“It’s a beautiful day to save lives. Let’s have some fun,” so says Dr. Derek Shepherd (of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame) and with a smile on his face, gets on with his day’s activities—to help patients heal. I haven’t seen many doctors work, except in “Grey’s Anatomy,” but I have interacted w....

Author: Hedges, Ron

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: August 16, 2016

Several of my posts have addressed sanctions for the loss of electronically stored information (ESI) through AHIMA’s Information Governance Principles for Health CareTM (IGPHC). I have also referred on several occasions to the December 1, 2015 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil....

Author: AHIMA Advocacy and Policy Team; Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: August 15, 2016

Comments to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Author: Goodell, Suzanne

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: August 11, 2016

In early 2016, Suzanne Goodell, co-chair of AHIMA’s Information Governance Practice Council and director of meaningful use in a large regional health system, invited our blog readers to accompany her on her IG journey. At that time, she stated, “I feel like I am Dorothy taking the f....

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2016

The clues are subtle but critical: Perhaps you get a bill for urgent care services you never received. Or upon reviewing your medical record through a patient portal, you see a diagnosis of back pain and multiple prescriptions for narcotic pain relievers.


Though not definiti....

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2016

In May the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released a Data Brief describing the state of interoperability among non-federal acute care hospitals in 2015.1 The report looks specifically at four “domains” of interoperability: the ability for health systems....