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: Lewis, Sharon; McDonald, Kevin B

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

As data is made more readily available through a growing number of public and private channels, understanding the risks is critical. Patients expect organizations to take the steps required to protect their sensitive and personal information as it is being produced, processed, shared, and....

Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

From the year 2009 through 2014, nearly 42 million people had their protected health information (PHI) compromised, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Each passing year brings into sharper focus the challenges associated with....

Author: Datskovsky, Galina; Hedges, Ron; Empel, Sofia; Washington, Lydia

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of four articles that discuss the eight Information Governance Principles for Healthcare.


AHIMA’s new Information Governance Principles for Healthcare (IGPHC) provides a framework for healthcare organizations to enhance their ab....

Author: Zeiour, Collette; Twiggs, Mariela

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2015

With more than 1,000 large breaches of protected health information (PHI) on record, it’s not surprising that PHI disclosure management is currently top of mind for healthcare leaders.1 Many of these breaches have cost organizations between $1 million and $5 million in penalties, not to m....

Author: Hedges, Ron

Source: AHIMA blog post | Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: March 12, 2015

Legal consequences flow from the use or abuse of EHR. This monthly column presents examples of what those consequences can be.



Healthcare providers receive and respond to subpoenas on a regular basis. Providers routinely produce personal health information (PHI) when doing so....

Author: Beckett, Barb; Downing, Kathy; Gillespie, Joe D; Waugh, Traci

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

Since its initial adoption the HIPAA Privacy Rule has granted individuals the right to request restrictions on the use or disclosure of their protected health information (PHI) for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations (TPO), as well as for disclosures to family members and certai....

Author: Backman, Cecilia; Kadlec, Lesley; Kirby, Annessa; Leonard, Mary Ann; Ward, Maria; Westhafer, Kathy J

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2015

Health Information Management's (HIM) role in care coordination involves much more than ensuring records are collected and disseminated for reporting purposes. HIM ensures that patient needs are met through availability of patient information along the continuum of care.


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Author: AHIMA Staff

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2015

The tension between data privacy and consumers’ demand for their health information will become more strained in 2015, a new report predicts. As the number of privacy breaches in the healthcare sector has grown in recent years, so too has the desire of consumers to be one click away from....

Author: Don, Hardwick; Twiggs, Mariela; Braden, James H

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2015

A mere two decades ago, healthcare providers didn’t face significant penalties for improperly disclosing protected health information (PHI). Since then, regulations surrounding the privacy and security of PHI have evolved to include strict requirements and corresponding steep financial pe....