Author: AHIMA Coding Products and Services Team

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2004

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: LaMoureaux, LaVonne

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: March 09, 2004

Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: March 25, 2004

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2004

How many of you have warned your e-mail users about “phishers”—e-mail that appears to come from a trusted source asking the recipient to click on a link to update personal details? But the site is really a fake, and the e-mail is a scam to steal personal information.

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2004

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Thomason, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2004

Yesterday’s privacy compliance preparations can contribute to meeting tomorrow’s security mandates. One organization is tackling risk analysis with both matrix and memories.
The 2003 HIPAA privacy rule implementation is still fresh in many minds throughout healthcare organiza....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA presentation | AHIMA recognition week resources

Publication Date: April 12, 2004

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: April 12, 2004

The results of a survey conducted by AHIMA to assess the current state of HIPAA privacy within the healthcare industry. These results are being released in conjunction with the first annual National Health Information Privacy and Security Week.

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2004

Many information security officials are barraged with requests for the latest security tools. Such shopping lists often do not reflect a structured plan or a true risk analysis to justify their cost or human resource requirements. This column describes some of the latest tools, how you can ev....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

Encryption is an addressable implementation specification under HIPAA’s access control and transmission security standards. Many providers are grappling with just how to address these specifications:
Is there a difference between the two specifications, and if so, what is the diff....