Author: Choy, Angela; Pritts, Joy; Goldman, Janlori

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: May 2002

E-health—from basic health information Web sites to online consultations—is flourishing. And though the government is trying to protect consumers under the HIPAA privacy rule, many Web sites aren’t covered. In this article, privacy experts explain which Web sites are covered an....

Author: Pearsaul, Sara

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: June 2002

Healthcare grows safer and more effective all the time, due in part to Internet-based technology. In this article, learn how healthcare facilities are using the electronic medical record, telemedicine, personal digital assistants, and more to transform healthcare delivery.

Hardly a....

Author: Friedman, Beth

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2003

The power of the Internet combined with our evolution toward e-HIM is driving HIM toward the next plateau—providers connecting with consumers on the Internet through consumer-based health information. This article will discuss the consumer-based health record and its place in the future o....

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 don’t need any more work. The solution? An online medical record driven by the EHR. Here’s one organization’s success story.

If your own increasing Internet usage isn’t p....

Author: Baker, Dixie B.

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: September 2003

If you've ever played phone tag with your doctor, you can appreciate the benefits of e-mail. But for all its advantages, provider-patient e-mail is not without challenges. Here's how to protect your organization.
The majority of Americans now consider e-mail and instant messaging preferred....

Author: MacDonald, Keith; California HealthCare Foundation

Source: External web site

Publication Date: November 17, 2003

Author: Quinsey, Carol Ann

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: January 2004

Healthcare consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for information about services critical to their health. An estimated 80 percent of adult American Internet users (approximately 93 million people) have searched the Internet for information on at least one of 16 major health topics....

Author: Car, Josip; Sheikh, Aziz

Source: External web site

Publication Date: August 21, 2004

In the first of two articles considering the potential for email consultations, Car and Sheikh summarize the evidence about their use for preventive health care, health education, and managing non-urgent conditions.  (British Medical Journal 2004;329:435-438 (21 August))

Author: Car, Josip; Sheikh, Aziz

Source: External web site

Publication Date: August 21, 2004

In the second of two articles considering the potential for email consultations, Car and Sheikh summarize the evidence about public and professional attitudes to them and discuss how to ensure their safe use.  ((British Medical Journal 2004;329: 439-442 (21 August))

Author: Wang, Tiffany; Pizziferri, Lisa; Volk, Lynn A; Mikels, Debra A; Grant, Karen G.; Wald, Jonathan S; Bates, David W

Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management

Publication Date: December 2004

Abstract


In 2001, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) emphasized the need for patients to have greater control over their health information. We describe a Boston healthcare system’s approach to providing patients....