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How an Integrated Delivery System Organized, Approached, and Monitored HIPAA Privacy Compliance: a Case Study
Author: Miller, Judith A.
Source: In Confidence (newsletter)
Publication Date: November 02, 2003
Advocate Health Care is a large, fully integrated not-for-profit healthcare delivery system in metropolitan Chicago. Many months prior to the April 14, 2003, deadline, Advocate began preparing for the HIPAA privacy compliance deadline.When April 14 arrived, Advocate’s associates and physician....
Electronic Medical Records: Lessons from Small Physician Practices
Author: Miller, Robert H.; Sim, Ida; Newman, Jeff
Source: External web site
Publication Date: October 21, 2003
This project provides solo and small group physicians with practical information on electronic medical records (EMRs) implementation and use.
New Accreditation Survey: One Health System's Transition
Author: Miller, Judith A.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2003
The accreditation survey changes launched with the Joint Commissions 2002 Shared Visions - New Pathways program will soon be a reality. Every client hospital should be preparing for this new approach to demonstrating quality patient care.
Advocate Health Care....
Online Records Serve Patients, Clinicians, and HIM
Author: Foster, Erica; Martin, Holly; Partin, Mary; Lockshaw, Jim; Fogelman, Adam; Folz-Murphy, Nancy; Harris, C Martin
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2003
Patients want online access to their health information but clinicians and HIM professionals dont need any more work. The solution? An online medical record driven by the EHR. Heres one organizations success story.
If your own increasing Internet usage isnt p....
When Healthcare and Law Intersect: a Primer on Common Legal Actions
Author: Russell, Lynda A.
Source: AHIMA book excerpt | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: April 2003
This excerpt from AHIMAs textbook, Health Information Management: Concepts, Principles, and Practice, offers a basic look at the legal actions most commonly affecting the healthcare industry.
To understand the role of the HIM professional in protecting confidential health informatio....
Protecting Verbal PHI: a Plan
Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: February 2003
Does your organization have a policy in place for protecting patient health information (PHI) over the phone?
This article will discuss how a workgroup at Childrens Hospital and Health Center (CHHC) in San Diego, CA, implemented a policy to protect verbal PHI and how your....
In-house Coding Education Program Pays off for Faculty, Staff
Author: Choate, Dana M.; Rudd, Jessica
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: November 2002
Faced with a severe coder shortage, Baylor University Medical Center of Dallas, TX, decided to do something radically different. With the support of administration and financial backing of the center, we developed the Coding Education Program (CEP).
The program targets existing empl....
Turning Production Data into Management Tools
Author: Dunn, Rose T
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2002
Staring down another backlog in your HIM department? Use routine data collection activities to strengthen your case for additional staff, increased budget dollars, or an incentive program.
Daily challenges in an HIM department include increasing workloads and accumulating backlogs withou....
Implementing a Document Imaging System
Author: Myjer, D'Arcy; Madamba, Roderick
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2002
The benefits of a document imaging system are myriad once it's installedit's the implementation that you need to prepare for. In this article, get a bird's eye view of one facility's implementation and the many lessons learned along the way.
Healthcare has been inching toward....
Tackling Tough Management Issues: Advice From the Top
Author: Squazzo, Jessica
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2002
Wondering how your peers across the country are managing the myriad challenges that confront HIM professionals? We assembled a panel of experts to address common problems and concerns.
With changing technology on the horizon, HIPAA deadlines fast approaching, and staff shortages at....
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