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Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions have a Profound Impact on the need for IG
Author: White, Jim
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: April 20, 2017
One of the more significant healthcare trends we see today is the consolidation (mergers and acquisitions) of hospitals, physician groups, and insurance companies into larger integrated systems. The goal of this activity have been focused on: increased market share, increased financia....
Letter Supporting Inclusion of Patient Matching Report Language in the FY18 Labor, HHS, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Author: AHIMA; et al.
Source: AHIMA testimony and comments
Publication Date: April 05, 2017
A letter of support from a number of health organizations concerning the inclusion of patient matching report language in the FY18 budget.
Standards for Safety, Security, and Interoperability of Medical Devices in an Integrated Health Information Environment
Author: Williams, Patricia A.H
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Information sharing between healthcare organizations increasingly includes the use of electronic health records (EHRs) as well as data from medical devices that have been integrated into existing networks. When exchanging such data, providers should be mindful not only of the interoperabil....
IG Case Study: Utah Health Information Network’s Information Asset Inventory
Author: Fahy, Kristi
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Many healthcare organizations that implement an information governance (IG) program have difficulties deciding which projects to prioritize first. Often, organizations will target the “low hanging fruit” projects, such as establishing an IG committee or advisory group or the pr....
Making Amendments to Health Records (2017 Update)
Author: Burton, Ben; Downing, Katherine
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
Editor’s Note: This Practice Brief update supplants part of the 2013 Practice Brief “Patient Access and Amendment to Health Records.”
Before April 2003, a patient’s legal right to amend his or her health records was limited to those patients treated at hea....
Is HIPAA Outdated? While Coverage Gaps and Growing Breaches Raise Industry Concern, Others Argue HIPAA is Still Effective
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, let’s call him Dr. Hollywood, has a thriving business—an impeccable office, gracious and welcoming staff, and top of the line equipment and devices. His clientele is primarily celebrities and other wealthy socialites who can afford to pay out of....
Turning Your HIM Expertise Into a Resource
Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
In 1941, author Edna Huffman, writing about the management and storage of medical records, introduced readers to “the newest development in storage methods and the method that will conserve the greatest amount of space, known as microphotography.” She described how medical reco....
Things Privacy Officers Can Do Today to Defend Against a Cyberattack
Author: Arvin, Marti
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2017
One might ask why a privacy officer even needs to worry about defending against a cyberattack—isn’t that the role of the chief information security officer and the chief information officer? The answer is no. Cyberattacks are not always about technology. The privacy officer is not generall....
Long Term Digital Preservation and IG: The Evolving When, Where, and How Strategy
Author: Palkie, Brooke
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: March 16, 2017
As I begin digging into the intricacies of long-term digital preservation (LTDP) of electronic healthcare data, I am realizing how little I knew. The ever-changing formats and standards for accessing personal health information (PHI) come to mind. Once obsolete, how will this information b....
Becoming a Data Master
Author: Eramo, Lisa A
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2017
As an independent contractor and data analytics subject matter expert (SME), Lisa Brooks Taylor, RHIA, spends most of her time working with professional associations and large insurers developing machine-computable algorithms to analyze healthcare data. She works closely with data scientis....
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