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: Orlova, Anna; Salyards, Kenneth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2016

Today, both clinicians and health information management (HIM) professionals have been experiencing overwhelming challenges with the usability of electronic health record (EHR) systems due to shortcomings in supporting user needs.1,2,3,4 A five-year study recently published by the US Nati....

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: Labow, Kim

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2016

Interoperability and integration within the health IT landscape remain high priorities for providers, patients, and technology firms. Interoperability in health IT holds the promise of more satisfied patients, providers, and health information management (HIM) professionals. But approachi....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2016

As the sun begins to set on the Obama administration, Vice President Joe Biden has been leveraging the weight of his office to speak out on the health IT interoperability quagmire in which the nation currently finds itself. During a speech at the industry’s Health Datapalooza in May,....