Author: Hoben, John

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 1996

Editor's note: This article is an adaptation from The 1996 Guide to Health Care Resources on the Internet, edited by John Hoben and published by Faulkner & Gray's Healthcare Information Center. Internet Background and Value Analysis

History
Long familiar to scientists and aca....

Author: AHIMA

Source: AHIMA position statement

Publication Date: January 02, 1998

[Note: This statement was replaced in part in July 2006 by Statement on Health Information Confidentiality: A Joint Position Statement from AHIMA and AMIA.]
Background
The Internet, a network of several million computers, serves as a global information highway. Applications available....

Author: Jimison, Holly Brugge; Sher, Paul Phillip

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

Patients now have access to a wide variety of health-related educational material via computers and other sources. To ensure quality, security, and data integrity, it is likely that these databases of patient health information will become part of the information that HIM....

Author: Martin, Elaine Russo

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 1998

Growing consumer interest in health-related information has created a need for professionals to manage, provide, and interpret such material. In preparing for the new demands of the market, HIM professionals can learn from the example of medical librarians, who are already ....

Author: Welch, Julie J.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: February 1999

Telemedicine is "the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications for the health and education of the patient or healthcare provider and for the purpose of improving patient care."1 According to a recent report to Congress by the US Departments of....

Author: Dixon-Lee, Claire

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: October 1999

The healthcare consumer is emerging as a strong force in today's healthcare industry. On a national level, current efforts for new and improved patients' rights legislation in the wake of complaints about access and rising costs, is placing the patient in a position of strength unlike....

Author: McLendon, Kelly

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2000

It's a big thing, this e-commerce revolution. The Internet has changed the way the world conducts business and many agree its influence will only grow more pervasive. HIM will not remain on the sidelines; it will certainly be drawn into the fray. What Is E-commerce?

E-commerce is a e....

Author: Baker, Dixie B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2000

Can the Internet support a system that gives both providers and patients safe access to clinical data? That's the goal of the PCASSO project. Here's how this real-life trial of an Internet patient information system works.
In recent years, the rapid development of Internet technology has....

Author: Murphy, Gretchen

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2000

Patients and providers are increasingly communicating via e-mail. But healthcare organizations are slow in adopting policies to address important issues and manage this new communication form. Here's what you can do to develop some measures.
Like most industries, healthcare is undergoing....

Author: Zender, Anne

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: March 2000

Consumers go to healthcare Web sites to get information, keep track of their health, or connect with others. Behind the scenes at one such site, Barbara Demster, MS, RHIA, is working to make sure everything is legal.

Demster is corporate compliance officer for Healtheon/ W....