Author: Studeny, Jana; Coustasse, Alberto

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: July 2014

Abstract


The establishment of the Meaningful Use criteria has created a critical need for robust interoperability of health records. A universal definition of a personal health record (PHR) has not been agreed upon. Standardized code sets have been built for specific entities, but....

Author: Washington, Lydia

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2014

The purpose of this Practice Brief is to understand the relationship between health information management and consumer/patient engagement, and examine how HIM professionals can advance and support engagement. Its focus is on policies and practices that enable the individual’s access to and use of health information.

Author: Dolan, Marsha; Grebner, Leah A.; Rulon, Vera; Wolter, Julie; Asmonga, Donald D.

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2013

Author: Eramo, Lisa A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2013

Consumers may have been slow to adopt personal health records (PHR) in the past, but experts say this may soon change with the government’s increased focus on consumer engagement.


“The role of the patient is so different now in terms of being an active rather tha....

Author: Taylor, Lisa Brooks

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2013

An engaged patient more effectively communicates with providers, participates in decision-making, manages their own care, and complies with healthcare regimens. "Ensuring that each person and family are engaged as partners in their care" is one of the priorities of the National Quality Str....

Author: Dooling, Julie A

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2013

HIM professionals have a rich and proud history serving as custodians of the health record, with solid experience and knowledge in process, policy, and procedure surrounding the management and disclosure of health information. In the recent past, this information was confined to the inside....

Author: Aschettino, Lucia; Birnbaum, Cassi L; Crocker, Janice; Grebner, Leah A.; McNicholas, Faith C.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2013

Health information management (HIM) best practices state that it is important for HIM professionals to focus not just on the information but also on internal and external customers. Customers have varied, and ever-changing, needs that must be met by HIM professionals. Both internal and ext....

Author: Bipartisan Policy Center Health Information Technology Initiative

Source: External web site

Publication Date: December 15, 2012

Author: University of Utah. Biomedical Informatics Department

Source: External web site

Publication Date: September 05, 2012

This site, part of NLM's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS), connects informal, common words and phrases about health to technical terms used by health care professionals. It includes jargon, slang, ambiguous, and misspelled words as used by consumers and health care professionals. Due to its nature, OAC CHV includes concepts that are not represented by other source vocabularies within the Metathesaurus.

Author: Gordon, Lynne Thomas

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2012

In our profession, it all comes down to trust. Patients place their trust in us as HIM professionals to ensure that their information is safe, secure, and accurate, and that it will be accessible in the right place at the right time.


It’s often an unspoken pact, someth....