Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill; Friedman, Beth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 2005

AHIMA’s Community Education Campaign for personal health records (PHRs) is in full swing, and the response among AHIMA members has been enthusiastic. Demand for the campaign’s training programs has been so high that several states have waiting lists of those who want to be trained.....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2005

As part of the Markle and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Connecting for Health collaborative, a working group on policies for electronic information sharing between doctors and patients was formed. The working group comprised 25 industry leaders, including AHIMA former past president Barb....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2005

As health information moves online, a debate has developed about whether patient access to medical information improves outcomes and patient satisfaction. Two recent studies indicate that patient access can both boost satisfaction and empower patients to take greater control of their healthcar....

Author: Burrington-Brown, Jill

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2009

HIM professionals involved in patient advocacy and the personal health record will have an interest in information therapy: getting patients the information they need to better manage their health.

Information therapy (Ix) is of interest in health information management, particu....

Author: Blobel, Bernd; Pharow, Peter

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2005

Smart cards help keep consumers and their health data in the same place. In Germany, a national project enters the test phase.
It’s a major challenge getting patients and their data in the same room. As consumers increasingly receive their care from a variety of providers, their hea....

Author: Bipartisan Policy Center Health Information Technology Initiative

Source: External web site

Publication Date: December 15, 2012

Author: Bernstein, William

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 2008

Providing consumers access to their health information seems like a simple concept. In reality, it is fraught with challenges. Records are still largely in paper form, and gaining access to them means contacting multiple parties and paying significant fees. Even when records are in electronic....

Author: Beach, Joan

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 17, 2008

Introduction

Are you ready to tackle the use of the Personal Health Record (PHR) and its integration into the Legal Health Record? Be prepared to find the point of integration and how to use the information provided by the patient. Learn how the “proxy” relationship impacts th....

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: AHIMA Work Group

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2008

What is the difference between personal health information and a personal health record?

Personal health information is any and all of the data that relates to an individual’s health; while a personal health record is the organized collection of that information maintained in suc....