Author: AHIMA Professional Practice Team

Source: AHIMA recognition week resources

Publication Date: February 02, 2005

Author: Woloszyn, William

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2005

Two years after the HIPAA privacy compliance date, is it time for your organization to reassess your efforts and recommit to enforcing HIPAA?
Revisiting HIPAA’s Roots

The HIPAA privacy regulation was created in response to public healthcare concerns about the privacy of pa....

Author: Bellenghi, G. Michael

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2005

Governed by state and federal regulations, release of information (ROI) is a time-consuming and sensitive process. Failure to fulfill requests accurately and on time can have painful ramifications, affecting quality of patient care and prompting irate phone calls and legal action or fines. Not....

Author: Davis, Nancy; Lemery, Chrisann; Roberts, Kim

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2005

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

Author: Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA sample form

Publication Date: June 14, 2005

Sample form for sending to patient when critical information missing from the patient-submitted authorization form for release of information.

Author: Patel, Nilay B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2005

With the April 21, 2005, and April 20, 2006 (for small health plans) HIPAA security regulation deadlines, covered entities may question what a revised contract for a business associate (BA) should contain and how it should be executed. Official guidance is scattered in the Federal Register and....

Author: Getgen, Kimberly

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction

The greatest risk for exposing patient-sensitive data will not come from hackers attacking your Web site or computer systems. Instead, it is much more likely that the threat will come from inside your organization, from trusted employees and business partners with access to s....

Author: Klasa, Marge

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 21, 2005

Introduction

Maintaining the privacy and security of patient health information (PHI) is not only best practice, it is a HIPAA mandate for all Covered Entities (CE).1  But how does the CE know if its Business Associates (BA) and vendors agree to protect and secure patients’ PH....

Author: AHIMA e-HIM Work Group on Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs)

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2006

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

Author: Markle Foundation; Connecting for Health

Source: External healthcare industry report | External - used with permission

Publication Date: April 06, 2006

This document is part of The Connecting for Health Common Framework, which is available in full and in its most current version here. The Common Framework will be revised and expanded over time.