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Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2004

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

Author: Amatayakul, Margret

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2004

An unfortunate result of the HIPAA privacy rule is the emerging use of HIPAA as a gatekeeper, restricting the appropriate fl ow of protected health information (PHI). HIPAA is being cited as a reason not to disclose information without patient permission when needed for treatment, payment, or....

Author: Friedman, Beth; Pierson, Ed

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Introduction

Do you remember the "good old days"--as in do you remember when all we had to worry about was modems.

In a recent article, Gary Hamel wrote, "The world is becoming turbulent faster than organizations are becoming resilient." And this affects both individuals and t....

Author: Harman, Laurinda B.; Mullen, Virginia L.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

The complexities of protecting patient privacy, across the continuum of global healthcare systems, raise new ethical challenges for health information management (HIM) professionals. This session will address the importance of ethical principles, professional values, and cultural differences t....

Author: Busch, Rebecca S.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Organized crime is defined by The Oxford English Dictionary as: "of or pertaining to a coordinated criminal organization directing operations on a large or widespread scale."1 The term was first used and noted in a book called Organized Crime in Chicago , published by the Illinois Association....

Author: von Grey, Michael L.; Iwinski, David Jr.

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Presentation Overview
The demand for Health information management staff to fill coding and transcription roles outstrips current or projected supply. At the same time, cost pressures continue to mount on healthcare providers. In the longer run, productivity-enhancing technologies such as spe....

Author: Mikels, Debbie

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

Abstract

This article reviews successful strategies in preparing for HIPAA Privacy compliance. There are ongoing challenges organizations will face after the compliance date, such as managing research issues, identifying all business associates, and managing the accounting of disclosures....

Author: Gross, Bradley

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 15, 2004

The Past

One of the most basic tenets of freedom is the right to privacy. Indeed, Americans can trace their privacy rights back to colonial times, when the framers of the Constitution declared that American citizens had the "right to personal security and security in [their] documents."....

Author: Haines, Pamela T.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2004

According to the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 22 million Americans age 12 and older were classified with substance dependence or abuse; that is 9.4 percent of the total US population. A new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (....

Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team

Source: AHIMA Q and A

Publication Date: November 02, 2004

Q: As a covered entity, do I need to have satisfactory assurance (as required by HIPAA) that an individual has been notified when I am served with a search warrant for a patient's protected health information (PHI)?
A: No. A search warrant is issued by a judge and is considered the same a....