Author: Waller, Adele A.; Alcantara, Oscar L.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1998

The question "Who owns health information?" has no simple answer. The authors examine problems related to traditional ownership in the age of aggregated information and offer suggestions as to how some of these issues can be clarified and resolved. A sidebar examines the ....

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: October 1998

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Larson, Joan C.

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: January 1999

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Brandt, Mary D.; Rhodes, Harry B.

Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 1999

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author:

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: June 1999

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Welch, Julie J.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: June 2000

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: February 2001

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Fuller, Barbara P.; Jeffries, Jane

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2001

Genetic research is revolutionizing healthcare by predicting diseases and revealing cures. At the same time, the information presents new challenges to HIM professionals charged with keeping this vital data from the wrong hands. Here's a look at the role genetic information is playin....

Author:

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: June 2002

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Dougherty, Michelle

Source: AHIMA Q and A | Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 2003

Q: I recently heard a group of HIM professionals discussing record completion policies. One professional was discussing her organization’s newly adopted policy of defining a delinquent medical record as a record that was missing any one of five items: discharge summary, final diagnoses wi....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA

Publication Date: May 21, 2003

Welcome to the AHIMA State Privacy Law Resource tool. This tool provides AHIMA members with web links to sites with specific information regarding the final HIPAA privacy rules and their interaction with state laws and regulations. On many of these sites, you will find access to HIPAA preemptio....

Author: AHIMA Task Force

Source: AHIMA practice brief attachment

Publication Date: October 2003

This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Rhodes, Harry B.; Brandt, Mary D.

Source: AHIMA practice brief

Publication Date: November 2003

This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.

Author: Legislative Council of California

Source: Government (State)

Publication Date: February 28, 2008

Author: California Office of Administrative Law

Source: Government (State)

Publication Date: March 02, 2008

Author: Birnbaum, Cassi L

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2009

Several well-publicized medical record breaches in California, including the unauthorized access of the governor’s wife’s record, led to sweeping changes in the oversight, reporting, and enforcement of penalties for privacy breaches in the state. Two new laws signed by Governor Sch....

Author: California HealthCare Foundation; Manatt Health Solutions; Mittman, Robert

Source: External web site

Publication Date: May 15, 2009

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: August 2009

In California, teasing apart state and federal breach notification laws highlights the challenges organizations everywhere face in determining their responsibilities under ARRA’s new privacy regulations.

Within healthcare organizations, the temptation for some staff can be great: wh....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: April 2010

Effective January 1, 2009, California healthcare providers were required to report every breach of patient information to the state. They have sent a flood of mishaps and a steady stream of malicious acts.

While some people go to great lengths to gain unauthorized access to medical r....