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Getting a Grip on the Importance of Data
Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
As I write this column, a new federal administration is taking shape in Washington, DC, and its future impact on healthcare regulation is unclear. In uncertain times, it’s helpful to remember a bright spot: We are beginning to get a grip on the importance of data.
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Information Asset Inventory for Information Governance - Retired
Author: Downing, Kathy; Fahy, Kristi; Foster, MeShawn; Hermann, Michelle; Meehan, Ann M.; Washington, Lydia; Woebkenberg, Jami
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
When an organization begins to implement an enterprise information governance (IG) program, one of the major initial tasks is to understand the scope and types of information in its possession. An inventory of an organization’s information is necessary in order to facilitate decision maki....
Three Practical IG Projects You Should Implement Today
Author: Butler, Mary
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
Between 2015 and 2016, information governance (IG) went from being an esoteric concept to a new way of life for some healthcare professionals. In 2015, AHIMA recruited 11 healthcare organizations, including vendors, hospitals, physician practices, and regional health information organizat....
Transitioning to Electronic Clinical Quality Measures in the Informatics Era
Author: Houser, Shannon H.; Meadows, Jean M
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
There are a number of recent factors driving changes to how healthcare quality is being measured. First, there’s the rapid adoption of healthcare information technology (HIT) due to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) “meaningful use” Electronic Health Re....
HIM Students Help Build an Innovative Path to Information Governance
Author: Downing, Katherine; Taylor, Christine
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
Getting started with information governance (IG) requires research, documentation, and understanding what information and applications need to be included in the IG program. There are times when students can be used to help with this IG preparation, an act that benefits the healthcare faci....
Does Your Forms Committee Need a Facelift? Standardizing Best Practices for HIM-focused Committees—A Case Study in the Physician Practice Setting
Author: Chou, Edgar; Montroy, Tami
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
In most healthcare settings, health information management (HIM) initiatives are led by HIM professionals with collaboration from other organizational leaders. At Drexel University College of Medicine, it is no different. Representatives with expertise in risk management, privacy, complian....
Advancing HIM and Privacy Roles Through Information Governance
Author: Downing, Katherine
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2017
Healthcare organizations are under constant attack from cybercriminals due to the richness of information they collect, store, and disseminate that can also be used for multiple types of fraud and identity theft. Stolen credit card information only lasts until the victim cancels the card,....
Why Unstructured Data is Still Important to Healthcare Providers
Author: Dunagan, Betty
Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website
Publication Date: January 19, 2017
We have arrived in the era of Big Data in healthcare, where digital transformation is a major driving factor. A variety of healthcare settings are currently using their electronic health record (EHR) systems to their full capacity, using databases that are just as large as their onsit....
Working with an Electronic Medical Record in Ambulatory Care: A Study of Patient Perceptions of Intrusiveness
Author: Rizer, Milisa K; Sieck, Cynthia J; Lehman, Jennifer S; Hefner, Jennifer L; Huerta, Timothy R; McAlearney, Ann Scheck
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: January 2017
Abstract
Objective: To assess patient perceptions of electronic medical record (EMR) intrusiveness during ambulatory visits to clinics associated with a large academic medical center.
Methods: We conducted a survey of patients seen at any of 98 academic medical cente....
Mobile Device Security: Perspectives of Future Healthcare Workers
Author: Hewitt, Barbara; Dolezel, Diane; McLeod, Alexander
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: January 2017
Abstract
Healthcare data breaches on mobile devices continue to increase, yet the healthcare industry has not adopted mobile device security standards. This increase is disturbing because individuals are often accessing patients’ protected health information on personal mobi....
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