Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: 2006

Author: Garvin, Jennifer Hornung; Odom-Wesley, Barbara; Rudman, William J.; Stewart, Rachelle S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2009

The Institute of Medicine defines disparities in healthcare as racial or ethnic differences in the quality of healthcare that are not due to access-related factors or clinical needs preferences, and appropriateness of intervention.1 Geographic isolation, poverty, lack of trained healthcare....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2008

There is a gold rush in personal health records. Or at least on paper.

Over the last two years, a wave of companies not typically associated with health information exchange have rounded up their technological wagons and headed out into the PHR frontier looking for profit and a chanc....

Author: Kloss, Linda L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2005

Through its request for information, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) showed that it was exploring how its extensive claims and benefits data could be of value to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and how, as the single largest healthcare purchaser in the US, it could he....

Author: Campbell, Robert James

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: November 2005

Linking PHRs and provider Web sites can connect consumers to relevant and reliable health information online. HIM professionals can help.
Each day more and more consumers are using the Internet to locate Web-based healthcare information. This activity has led to the rise of a new field o....

Author: Hagland, Mark

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2001

Personal health records online are flourishing, but every setup is different. Here’s a look at how organizations and patients are managing personal health records.
Last spring Eugene Ernest “Ernie” Somera found out that he had elevated blood sugars, a sign that he was slid....

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....

Author: Witry, Matthew J.; Doucette, William R.; Daly, Jeanette M.; Levy, Barcey T.

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: January 2010

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine family practice physician and staff views on the benefits of, barriers to, and use of personal health records (PHRs). Four focus groups were conducted at four family medicine practices in Iowa and included a total of 28 pr....

Author: U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Source: Government (U.S.) | U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for HIT

Publication Date: July 2016

As more and more health information is digitized with tools like wearables, fitness trackers and even health social media, the need to make sure identifiable health information is private and secure increases. ONC looks at the challenges of protecting this information.

Author: Cassidy, Bonnie S.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2008

Preparing for HIPAA implementation created a new level of excitement and focus on privacy and confidentiality as healthcare organizations developed appropriate compliance programs. New positions and roles for security and privacy officers were created; new enterprise privacy and security educa....