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: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2010

Last year saw movement on major HIM issues, starting in January with the publication of the ICD-10-CM/PCS final rule. This was quickly followed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which has dominated healthcare discussions all year, matched only by the healthcare reform d....

Author: Walsh, Tom

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

The race to security compliance is a marathon, not a dash. Here’s how to gauge your progress.
With implementation of the HIPAA security rule next month, many organizations are preparing to sprint toward the deadline. However, compliance is more like a marathon than a 100-meter dash....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2005

As healthcare organizations put the finishing touches on their HIPAA security compliance plans, many are finding that updating access controls is not easy. Clinicians often scoff at the word “control” in general and at “access control” in particular. Not all products ar....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA newsletter

Publication Date: February 13, 2003

HHS to Release Final HIPAA Security Rule February 20; HIPAA Transaction and Code Set Standards Modifications Announced

Author: Rode, Dan; Prophet-Bowman, Sue

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: October 03, 2002

October 3, 2002

 
Thomas A. Scully
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1206-P
PO Box 8018
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8018
 

Re: File Code CMS-1206-P<....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: January 06, 2003

January 6, 2003

Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary
Department of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000

Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
Room 615-F, Hubert H Humphrey Building
200 Independ....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: May 17, 2001

Thursday, May 17, 2001

Good morning, I am Linda Kloss, chief executive officer of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). On behalf of the Association, I thank you for this opportunity to provide input on replacing the ICD-9-CM procedural coding system with ICD-10-....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2011

The theme of this month's Journal is very timely on two accounts. First, the process for implementing ICD-10-CM/PCS is heating up as the industry is now six months from what many consider the first national milestone: the January 2012 compliance deadline for the HIPAA 5010 transaction upgrade.....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: January 25, 2013

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: February 02, 2009

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: February 02, 2009

Author: Wiedemann, Lou Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2017

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the new “External HIPAA Audit Readiness Toolkit” developed by AHIMA. The full toolkit is free for AHIMA members.


THE HITECH OMNIBUS Rule mandated that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) condu....

Author: Brostoff, George

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2000

What if a healthcare workstation could automatically recognize who was requesting access to its information and resources? What if users could be positively identified by simply approaching the workstation, or if workstations “knew” when authorized employees walked away, instantly closing con....

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2012

There has been a lack of enforcement of the privacy and security rules ever since HIPAA's inception. As such the adoption of comprehensive HIPAA compliance programs has lagged behind EHR development and implementation.

This in turn has caused little funding to be budgeted by provide....

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: August 18, 2005

Author:

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2014

Many health information management (HIM) experts have wondered whether there is protected health information (PHI) on the black market. In short, the answer is “yes.” According to a 2012 Ponemon Institute study, 90 percent of healthcare organizations surveyed have had at least....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: July 02, 2003

Part five in a 10-part series.
This article is the fifth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of security architecture and models speaks to computer architectures, security....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1999

Considerable attention has been paid to the development of organizationwide information security policies—especially what they should contain and how they should be put in place. But enforcing these policies isn't always easy. We asked four information security experts to give us....

Author: Dinh, Angela K.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2009

In 2008 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted 10 HIPAA security assessments in covered entities (CEs) nationwide. CMS’s stated purpose was not to identify flaws but to gain a true understanding of industry compliance with the HIPAA security rule.

CMS co....

Author: Brooks, Patricia E.

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
Code Sets
Presented by Pat Brooks, RHIA
HCFA Standards for Electronic Transactions
HCFA-0149-P Published May 7, 1998 Final not yet published To be enacted 2 years after final notice (3 years for small plans)
Proposed Initial Standards for....

Author: Prophet, Sue

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
Code Sets: Improving the Quality of Coded Data
The Healthcare Provider Perspective
Sue Prophet, RHIA, CCS
Director, Classification and Coding, AHIMA Current Problems with Use of Code Sets
Lack of acceptance of valid codes (e.g., V and E co....

Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
Code Sets: Improving the Quality of Coded Data
Presented by Claire Dixon-Lee, PhD, RHIA Future of Code Sets
Data Content Standardization Data Elements including formats and definitions Code Sets and values
Maximum defined data set Computer-....

Author: Bonnell, Claudia

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
Code Sets: Improving the Quality of Coded Data
The Insurance Industry Perspective
Presented by Claudia Bonnell, RN, MLS
Project Manager, Medical Information, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association What Do You Want to Know?
The potential p....

Author: Klein, Jim

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

Introduction

Organizations covered under the Proposed Security Standards1 (the Draft Standard) are facing important regulatory compliance decisions for operational, technical, clinical, and administrative components of their enterprise. With the promulgation of the final Security Stand....

Author: Beebe, Michael

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: October 2003

In 1998, the American Medical Association (AMA) initiated the CPT-5 Project. This project was a broad-based and comprehensive effort to make needed and practical enhancements to the CPT code set that would address challenges presented by emerging user needs and HIPAA. One of the initiatives tha....

Author: Butler, Mary

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

In movies and on television lately, Hollywood has made encryption and decryption look exciting, glamorous, and world-saving. The film The Imitation Game and the BBC show The Bletchley Circle chronicle how British code breakers decrypted military strategy codes from the Nazi encryption tool....

Author:

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: August 09, 2002

Author: Lucci, Susan; Walsh, Tom

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2015

One of the most alarming statistics in the news, which is growing with intent and severity, is the prevalence of cyber-attacks, particularly in healthcare. It is an alarming trend that has gained a good deal of attention. For example, in July 2015, UCLA reported that up to 4.5 million pati....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret; Bisterfeldt, Joan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2001

If you have been focusing primarily on HIPAA’s privacy and security regulations, not transactions requirements, this "HIPAA on the Job" is a must-read. Ensuring that you have all the required data content in your electronic systems is key to your organization’s compliance with the t....

Author: Nulan, Craig A.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2002

This is the first article in a two-part series. Look for part two in the June issue of In Confidence.
Healthcare has an interesting quandary in the areas of HIPAA privacy and security compliance. First, there is the unarguable tension between minimum necessary information access and use....

Author: Nulan, Craig A.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: June 02, 2002

Part two in a two-part series.
Part one of this article from the May 2002 issue of In Confidence focused on finding a balance between the needs of the information systems department and the requirements of HIPAA. The article offered tips on conducting an administrative certification as....

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: Keating, Angie Singer

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2005

The unauthorized use of confidential or sensitive information contained on computer hard drives is a serious problem facing most healthcare organizations. Organizations that do not require proper hard-drive sanitation as part of their total information destruction program face regulatory viola....

Author: Parisien, Darryl

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: September 02, 2001

Is your organization taking the necessary actions to comply with the security regulations of HIPAA? Do you believe you have more time to comply? If you think you do, you might want to do a little more research. Take note that United States Code Title 42 Section 1320d-2 states:
Each pers....

Author: Becker, Joanne

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: February 2003

Sometimes starting small can mean big results. A few months ago, I joined Iowa’s regional HIPAA Strategic National Implementation Process (SNIP) workgroup. The goal of local and regional SNIP workgroups is to create as much collaboration as possible to ensure compliance by all covered ent....

Author: Scichilone, Rita A

Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes

Publication Date: July 2002

The future of coding systems in healthcare transactions is brighter than many might think. Because of the rapid changes in healthcare services, technology, and the industry as a whole, there are more coding systems emerging that may affect the work of clinical coding professionals in the futur....

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2001

If we could look into a crystal ball and see into the future, it would be much easier to prepare for HIPAA, particularly the electronic transaction standards. Because of the rarity of crystal balls these days, we must rely on other predictors at our disposal, such as the white paper issued by t....

Author: Hagland, Mark

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2004

New technologies are enhancing the ability to protect patient information. But there’s more to successful implementation than just what’s inside the box.

Melanie Schattauer, RHIA, Jack Obert, and their colleagues at Mercy St. John’s Health System in Springfield, M....

Author: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: December 19, 2007

Author: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS)

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: April 24, 2008

Author: Lewis, Sharon; McLendon, Kelly

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2015

HIPAA uses the term “satisfactory assurances” four times in the text of its Privacy and Security Rules. Each time the statement is used it describes a covered entity’s (CE) responsibility to obtain satisfactory assurances from a business associate who creates, receives, maintains, or tran....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: U.S. National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics

Publication Date: July 11, 2010

Author:

Source: AHIMA Advantage

Publication Date: April 2002

What if...a single entity oversaw all of the coding systems in use today? What if...all payers and providers were required to adhere to code set rules and guidelines in the same way? What if...there was one definitive set of coding rules, definitions, and guidelines that all users could easily....

Author: Gallagher, Lisa; Yale, Ken

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: August 02, 2003

The HIPAA privacy rule requires that a covered entity (CE) institute appropriate administrative, technical, and physical measures to reasonably safeguard the privacy of protected health information (PHI). In order to keep information “private,” it must be kept safe or secure. Therefore, logic....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: March 02, 2003

Part one in a 10-part series.


This article is the first of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. This first domain of security management practices is the most general and introduces some topics t....

Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: September 02, 2000

The long-anticipated final rule for healthcare electronic transactions and code sets was released on Thursday, August 17, 2000. This final rule (Rule) is the first of several anticipated for release by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over the next four month....

Author: AHIMA Policy and Government Relations Team

Source: AHIMA regulation analysis

Publication Date: February 28, 2003

Impact | This Analysis Includes | General Rules | Administrative Safeguards | Physical Safeguards | Technical Safeguards | Organizational Requirements | Policies, Procedures, and Documentation | Matrix | Introduction

After a wait of some four and one-half years, the Department of He....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2003

With the release of the final HIPAA security regulations in February, HIM has taken yet another step toward the transition from paper to the electronic health record (EHR). This article discusses key areas of security compliance and how your organization can be prepared.

When PHI Go....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2004

Many of us struggled to understand the HIPAA privacy rule and initially had few resources to turn to for help. As your organization begins planning for security rule compliance, however, many of you may be finding that you’re overwhelmed with the volume of potential resources available.....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

HIPAA's administrative simplification regulations appear to be anything but simple. Part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, these provisions are intended to achieve efficiency and effectiveness and promote use of information systems. There are definite....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2000

What do the proposed privacy regulations mean to HIM professionals—and what can you do now to begin to prepare? The author takes an in-depth look at the proposed rules.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 is bringing significant changes to the ma....

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: July 24, 2003

Author: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 2016

This update supersedes the November 2013 practice brief, Guidelines for a Compliant Business Associate Agreement.



The Privacy Rule portion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) defines a "business associate (BA) as a person or entity that performs....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2013

This 2013 practice brief version has been retired and is retained here for historical purposes. Read the 2016 updated version of this Practice Brief here.



The Privacy Rule portion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 defines a "business....

Author: Gradle, Brian D.

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: August 02, 2003

If you were to ask health information managers for a one-word response to HIPAA, the majority of the replies would likely be “privacy.”However, simply because the compliance date for the final security rule (which was published by the government in February and applies to electronic informati....

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: March 25, 2004

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: February 20, 2003

Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: August 22, 2008

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: February 20, 2003

Author: Frawley, Kathleen A.; Asmonga, Donald D.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1998

On August 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published the notice of proposed rule making on standards for the security of individual health information and electronic signature use by health plans, healthcare clearinghouses and healthcare providers. These standards are part....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2000

HIM professionals have new HIPAA challenges to prepare for: this summer, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the highly anticipated final rule for certain transaction sets and codes.1 The rule was effective on October 16, 2000, and under HIPAA legislation, most....

Author: Greene, Adam H

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2011

Now Is the Time to Review Security Policies and Procedures

In June 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services awarded KPMG a $9.2-million contract to create an audit protocol and audit organizational compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security requirements.1 The co....

Author: Rollins, Gina

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2003

What will it take to get the much-needed national health information infrastructure (NHII) up and running? Plenty of support from HIM professionals is vital, plus renewed attention to standards and information technology. Learn how each of these factors contribute to making the NHII a reality.....

Author: WebMD

Source: External web site

Publication Date: November 24, 2004

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: AHIMA testimony and comments

Publication Date: January 20, 2006

January 20, 2006
Honorable Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
CMS-0050-P
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Room 445-G
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
Re: HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standards for E....

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: September 23, 2002

Author: Fodor, Joseph

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2004

As electronic health records (EHRs) become more commonplace in healthcare, changes, adjustments, and improvements will be inevitable. When designing, implementing, upgrading, or remediating an EHR system, your organization’s implementation team should consider the impact of complying wit....

Author: Hofler, Linda D.; Hardee, Joy; Dildy, Kenneth; Burleson, Deeanna; Grady, Jamie

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

The privacy and security rules require audits and system activity reviews. Here is one health system's process, a systematic approach that focuses on areas of greatest risk.
Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of patient information is fundamental to HIM, but it has taken on a new le....

Author: Cacciatore, Victoria; Downing, Katherine

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2014

Criminal attacks on healthcare systems have risen 100 percent since 2010, according to a recent Ponemon study.1 This makes it obvious that the privacy and security of patient health information is vulnerable and highly susceptible to data breach. The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule became e....

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2002

Under the terms of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, February 2002 would mark the second anniversary of administrative simplification for all but the smallest of health plans, and one year of rules related to claims attachments. Instead, Congress just approve....

Author: Greene, Adam H

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2012

The HIPAA privacy and security rules need not act as an obstacle to efficient communications, but keeping texting compliant requires planning and diligence.

Text (or SMS) messaging has become nearly ubiquitous on mobile devices. According to one survey, approximately 72 perce....

Author: Having, Karen; Davis, Diane C.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: November 2005

Abstract


In January 2004, a random sampling of 1,000 U.S. hospitals was surveyed by researchers at a midwestern university to determine perceived level of compliance with the security requirements of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Exa....

Author: Miller, Susan A

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
HIPAA Electronic Transactions
Presented by Susan A. Miller, Esquire, Corporate Regulatory & Compliance Manager, IDX Systems Company HIPAA Summary
Title II, Subtitle F—Administrative Simplification of the Health Insurance Portability and Accoun....

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: March 27, 2002

Author: WebMD

Source: External web site

Publication Date: July 19, 2004

Author: Rode, Dan

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2005

HIPAA has taught us that standardization is hard. When the act was signed into law in 1996, the optimists among us believed that within four years the healthcare industry would be using a variety of uniform national administrative transactions, most associated with what we now call the revenue....

Author: Solove, Daniel J

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2013

How HIPAA has performed overall as a privacy law is open to interpretation, but most agree it has had a wide-reaching impact on the healthcare industry. In comparison to the dozens of federal privacy laws for various industries, HIPAA is one of the most comprehensive and detailed. 

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2002

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

Author: Hjort, Beth M.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

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

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2010

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

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2003

Shadow charts, independent databases, or “orphan systems,” as they are sometimes called, are among the most controversial and difficult to manage forms of protected health information (PHI) that exist. Yet some providers are having success using HIPAA’s privacy and security stan....

Author: Rosenbaum, Arnold S.; Nelson, Gina A.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson released the Final Regulations for Security Standards in final form in February 2003. The security standards were developed to help safeguard confidential health information, which is being processed increasingly by computers.

The mandates require covered ent....

Author: Ballam, Holly

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1999

A recent notice of proposed rule making for an electronic signature standard, if adopted, will affect the way health information is managed for years to come. Here's what you need to know about electronic signature and what the proposed standard may mean for HIM.
The Health....

Author: Dinh, Angela K.

Source: External - used with permission

Publication Date: May 02, 2008

This article, written by an AHIMA HIM Practice Director and published in the Journal of Healthcare Compliance (May/June 2008) offers six tips to help organizations stay current, strive for compliance, and prepare for the future.

Author: Baker, Dixie B.

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

Author: Brown, Stephen C.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2005

By now, every healthcare organization has faced the initial security compliance responsibilities associated with HIPAA. However, the compliance road has not yet been fully traveled. The nature of the rule makes compliance a recursive effort of reassessment, continual auditing, regular educatio....

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: August 16, 2004

Please be advised that these FAQs were generated from a database that is updated frequently. For the most up-to-date information, please visit http://questions.cms.hhs.gov.

Date: 9/30/2004

Question #1889: Are covered entities protected when they make disclosures t....

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

Source: Government (U.S.)

Publication Date: January 03, 2007

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: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2010

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

Author: Miaoulis, William M

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2013

Editor’s note: This update replaces the April 2004 and the November 2010 practice briefs titled “A HIPAA Security Overview.”


The HIPAA security rule has remained unchanged since its implementation more than a decade ago. However, the Health Information Technology for Economic a....

Author: Adler, M. Peter

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2007

Remember the mad scramble to create a compliance plan before the HIPAA security rule deadline? It’s time to revisit that plan.



Publication of the HIPAA security rule created a flurry of discussions, debate, and activity as healthcare professionals grappled wi....

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: Parmigiani, John

Source: HIPAA Conference 2000

Publication Date: March 14, 2000

2000 HIPAA Conference Presentation
HIPAA Security Standards Update
Presented by John Parmigiani, Practice Director, Healthcare Computing Strategies Industry + Government = HIPAA Security Standards
Objectives
Establish a Healthcare Data/Systems Security Framework Identify Require....

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 10, 2001

"Information security? I don't need to worry about that. My information technology (IT) vendor will take care of it."

You probably haven't made this comment, but I've heard it many times. It would certainly be convenient if we could delegate responsibility for secur....

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: External web site

Publication Date: 2003

Author: Abraham, Prinny

Source: AHIMA community resource

Publication Date: July 24, 2003

Most Home Health Agencies bill Medicare electronically for skilled care provided to beneficiaries. OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) is the standard instrument used to determine correct case mix assignment under Medicare prospective payment system regulations. The diagnoses used on....

Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2000

(Editor's note: This is the first in a series of special inserts intended to help HIM professionals educate themselves about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act [HIPAA] of 1996. In this installment, we take a look at this groundbreaking legislation from a nuts-and-bolts pe....

Author: Ruano, Michael

Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: November 02, 2003

Part nine in a 10-part series.
This article is the ninth of a 10-part series that introduces the domains of information security and relates them to federal HIPAA regulations. The information security domain of law, investigation, and ethics covers these topics in depth and provides a p....