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Seat at the Table: Testimony to NCVHS
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....
Study Analyzes Causes and Consequences of Patient Overlay Errors
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....
OCR Continues to Define Patient Access Guidelines
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....
On the Yellow Brick Road to IG: part 3
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.....
Solving the Documentation Puzzle with Data Analytics
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....
Primer on Avoiding Sanctions for the Loss of Electronically Stored Information
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....
AHIMA's Comments on CMS' Proposed Patient Relationship Categories and Codes
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
On the Yellow Brick Road to IG: Part 2
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....
Stopping Thieves in Their Tracks: What HIM Professionals can do to Mitigate Medical Identity Theft
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....
Taking Up the Interoperability Mantle
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....
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